Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 10, 1924 (83 years old)
Died
August 16, 2007
Place of Birth
Newland, North Carolina, USA
Popular Genres
Music Documentary History
Career Span
– 2024

Max Roach

1 win
72 nominations
1 Oscar
11 credits

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Personal Info

Born
Jan 10, 1924
From
Newland, North Carolina, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2024

Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
as Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
as Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self (archival footage)
Åke Hasselgård story
Åke Hasselgård story
1983
Dizzy's Dream Band
1982
as Self
Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley
1981
as Self
Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990
as Self
Umbria Jazz Story
1993
as himself
Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
2014
as Themself

Frequent Collaborators

Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
3 shared projects
in "Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes"
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Nina Simone
Nina Simone
2 shared projects
in "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
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Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
2 shared projects
in "Jazz on a Summer's Day"
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Questlove
Questlove
2 shared projects
in "Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes"
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
2 shared projects
in "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
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Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
2 shared projects
in "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
2 shared projects
in "Jazz on a Summer's Day"
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Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
2 shared projects
in "Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes"
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
1 shared project
in "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
1 shared project
in "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
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Chris Rock
Chris Rock
1 shared project
in "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
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Tony Lawrence
1 shared project
in "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

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