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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge[2] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominen…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- The Cosby Show (1984) as Mr. Hampton
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
- Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Bei Bio (1983) as Self
- Jazz Casual (1961) as Self - Trumpet
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) as Self - Musician (archive footage)
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- A Great Day in Harlem (1994) as Self
- The Hole (1962) as (voice)
- Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992) as Self (archive footage)
- El invierno en Lisboa (1991) as Bill Swann
- Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995) as Self
- The Jazz Ambassadors (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- The Cosmic Eye (1986) as The Musicians
- The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best (2009) as Self
- Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Harlem Renaissance (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1989) as Self
- A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba (1989) as Self - Trumpet
- Duke Ellington: Love You Madly (1967) as Self
- Voyage to Next (1974) as Father Time (voice)
- Brownie Speaks (2014) as Self
- A Family Circus Easter (1982) as Easter Bunny (voice)
- The Beginnings of Bebop (1981) as Self
- A Smattering of Spots (1958) Music
- Música para Sempre (1980) as Self
- Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990) as Self
- Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008) as Self
- The Hat (1964) as The First Border Guard (voice)
- All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011) as Self
- The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986) as Self
- Cool as Self
- Slim Gaillard's Civilisation (1989) as Self
- What's Happening as Self
- Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith (1966) as Self
- Improvisation (2004) as Self
- Maurice Baquet, The Accorded (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Jazz: The Only Way of Life (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Jazz Is Our Religion (1972) Cast
- Amazonia (1990) as (voice)
- Dizzy's Dream Band (1982) as Self
- Hello (1984) Original Music Composer
- Jivin' in Bebop (1946) as Self
- Second Chance: Sea (1977) Original Music Composer
- Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 (1998) as Self
- Dizzy Gillespie (1964) as Self
- Date with Dizzy (1956) as Self
- Dizzy Gillespie Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974 (1974) as Self
- Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970 (2022) as Self - trompettiste
- Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal (2002) as Self
- A Supermarket in Californi (2024) Music
- To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life (1990) as Self
- Didn't We Ramble On (1989) as Narrator
- Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) (1985) as Self
- Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70 (2006) as Self
- Things to Come (1953) Music
- Look at Life: Jazz All the Way (1963) as Self
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What are Dizzy Gillespie's most popular films?
Most-watched Dizzy Gillespie films currently: Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018), Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019), Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021), Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024), Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020).
What TV shows has Dizzy Gillespie appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Great Performances (1971), The Cosby Show (1984), The Dick Cavett Show (1968).
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