Cast & creator
John Coltrane
Best known for Blue Giant, Jazz, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Also known as: John William Coltrane
25
film credits
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television credits
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1959–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
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Blue Giant
Music
2023
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
2001
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Chasing Trane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017Chasing Trane
Music
2017
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Self (archive footage)
1988
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Self (archive footage)
2019
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
2000
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
Himself
2005
The World According to John Coltrane
Himself
1990
The Sound of Miles Davis
Himself
1959
Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
The Cat in the Bag
Original Music Composer
1964
Soul in the Eye
Music
1973
John Coltrane Quartet: Live in Liège
Self
1965
La Piccola Noia
Original Music Composer
1966
John Coltrane Four Tenors
Himself
2002
Jazz Icons - John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65
Himself
2007
Last Date
Self
1991
Jazz Casual: John Coltrane
saxophones
2003John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane
Himself
2007
John Coltrane – Antibes/Baden Baden/San Francisco
Himself
2008John Coltrane: The Coltrane Legacy
Self
Giant Steps
Music
2001