TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Dizzy Gillespie.

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Actor Facts

Birth:

October 21, 1917

Death:

January 6, 1993

Biography:

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Be-Bop in the American jazz tradition. He was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children. He began playing piano at the age of four and received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. ...more about Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,252

36,768
All-time Actor

of 38,382

11,340
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 5,357
  
  2,296
- 1980s
  
  of 44,721
  
  24,744
- 1990s
  
  of 71,581
  
  12,986
Genres
- Biography
  
  of 11,939
  
  9,979
- Documentary
  
  of 9,362
  
  393
- Music
  
  of 9,326
  
  930

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1940s

1.5624

1950s

No Reviews

1960s

No Reviews

1970s

No Reviews

1980s

0.5350

1990s

1.5534

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.

Overall Actor Score: Dizzy Gillespie is ranked overall as 1.2215 of of 4 stars

1.2215

Dizzy Gillespie Movie Rankings

Dizzy Gillespie starring in Great Day in Harlem

Great Day in Harlem, A (1994)

2.9193

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. ...more about Great Day in Harlem