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Max Roach

Max Roach

Actor, Composer, Music Department

Born January 10, 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, USA

Died August 16, 2007

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Max Roach was born on 10 January 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Queer (2024), Shining Girls (2022) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). He was married to Abbey Lincoln and Mildred. He died on 15 August 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Filmography

Actor

38

Type

Year

Ferocious Drummers Poster

Ferocious Drummers Feature Film2026Self

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Poster

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Feature Film2024Self

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Poster

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Feature Film2023Self -

Charlie Parker, Bird Songs Poster

Charlie Parker, Bird Songs TV Movie2022Self

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Poster

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Feature Film2021Self - Jazz Musician

Count Me In Poster

Count Me In Documentary2021Self

Grass is Greener Poster

Grass is Greener Documentary2019Self

Beware of Mr. Baker Poster

Beware of Mr. Baker Documentary2012Self

Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley Documentary2011

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2008Self - Honoree

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Poster

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Documentary1997Self

Jazz collection TV Series1996Self

Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band TV Movie1993Self

Behind the Scenes Poster

Behind the Scenes Mini-Series1992

On the Edge: Improvisation in Music - A Liberating Thing TV Movie1992Self

Smoothie Documentary1992Self

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance Poster

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance Documentary1992Self - Drummer

Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey TV Special1989Self

The Bird: Charlie 'Bird' Parker, 1920-1955 Poster

The Bird: Charlie 'Bird' Parker, 1920-1955 Mini-Series1989Self

The Cosby Show Poster

The Cosby Show TV Series1984Dr. Gordon Darton

Åke Hasselgård story Poster

Åke Hasselgård story Documentary1983

Musicourt Video1983Self

A Salute to Duke TV Special1981Self

Ossie and Ruby! TV Series1980Self

The Last of the Blue Devils Poster

The Last of the Blue Devils Documentary1979Self

The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Poster

The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People TV Series1973Self

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Self

Like It Is Poster

Like It Is TV Series1970Self

Black Woodstock Poster

Black Woodstock Documentary1969Self

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self

Soul! TV Series1968Self

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

Release TV Series1967Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self

Jazz on a Summer's Day Poster

Jazz on a Summer's Day Documentary1959Self

Carmen Jones Poster

Carmen Jones Feature Film1954Max

The Hazel Scott Show TV Series1950Drummer

Adventures in Jazz Poster

Adventures in Jazz TV Series1949Self

Composer

5

Type

Year

How to Draw a Bunny Poster

How to Draw a Bunny Documentary2002

Gensyn med Johannesburg Documentary1996

Death of a Prophet Poster

Death of a Prophet TV Movie1981

El marciano Short Film1965

Dilemma Feature Film1962

Music Department

5

Type

Year

Willie Talk Poster

Willie Talk Documentary2018

Dresden Feature Film1999

Death of a Prophet Poster

Death of a Prophet TV Movie1981

Black Sun Poster

Black Sun Feature Film1964

Paris Blues Poster

Paris Blues Feature Film1961

Other Crew

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Atrapados Poster

Atrapados Feature Film1981

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