Actor / Actress
New Release
Career overview
Thelonious Monk is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 16 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Monk & Pannonica: An American Story (2022), Piano Blues (2003), Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019), Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960), Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988), Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019), It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018), Public Speaking (2011).
The recorded credits span 1960 to 2023, including 16 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Songs by Thelonious Monk
- 01 Off Minor (Take 4)From Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 5:17
- 02 NuttyFrom Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 6:39
- 03 Ruby, My DearFrom Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 6:20
- 04 Epistrophy (Alternate Take)From Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 3:09
- 05 Trinkle, TinkleFrom Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 6:41
- 06 Functional (Alternate Take 1)From Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 9:43
- 07 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)From Plays Duke Ellington 5:56
- 08 SolitudeFrom Plays Duke Ellington 3:45
- 09 Black And Tan FantasyFrom Plays Duke Ellington 3:26
- 10 CaravanFrom Plays Duke Ellington 5:55
Profile details
Known forActing
Movies16
TV shows0
Active years represented1960–2023
Place of birthRocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died
Known for
MovieMonk & Pannonica: An American Story
MoviePiano Blues
MovieMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool
MovieJazz on a Summer's Day
MovieThelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
MovieBlue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
MovieIt Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
MoviePublic Speaking
MovieMusic in Monk Time
MovieHeads
MovieThelonious Monk: Paris 1969
MovieThelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969
MovieRewind & Play
MovieMonk
MovieJazz Icons: Thelonious Monk Live in '66
MovieMonk in Europe