Max Roach
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Do...
Known For
Great Performances
Self
The Cosby Show
Dr. Gordon Darton
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Scenes
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
Filmography
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self (archival footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
as Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
2014
as Themself
Umbria Jazz Story
1993
as himself
Behind the Scenes
1992
The Cosby Show
1984
as Dr. Gordon Darton
Åke Hasselgård story
1983
Dizzy's Dream Band
1982
as Self
Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley
1981
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
as Self