Acting
Thelonious Monk
Born 1917-10-10
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Department: Acting
Known For
Prominent works featuring Thelonious Monk
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
TMDB3.5
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Public Speaking
2011
TMDB3.5
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Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
TMDB3.3
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Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
TMDB3.6
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988
TMDB3.6
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Piano Blues
2003
TMDB3.3
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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
2019
TMDB3.4
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Rewind & Play
2023
TMDB3.6
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It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
2018
TMDB4.0
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Little Red Robin Hood
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TMDB0.0
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (17 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rewind & Play | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Monk & Pannonica: An American Story | Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
| Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969 | Himself | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Public Speaking | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Jazz Icons: Thelonious Monk Live in '66 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | Piano Blues | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1988 |
| Heads | Self | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Monk | Self | Movie | 1968 |
 | Monk in Europe | Himself | Movie | 1968 |
 | Jazz on a Summer's Day | Self | Movie | 1960 |
 | Dangerous Love Affairs | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1959 |
 | Little Red Robin Hood | Music | Movie | — |