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112 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Keith David Narrator Narrator See fewer	10	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Wynton Marsalis Self / Self - Trumpet / jazz historian / Self - Trumpeter / Self - trumpeter / composer Self / Self - Trumpet / jazz historian / Self - Trumpeter / Self - trumpeter / composer See fewer	9	A Star Is Born (2018)
Gary Giddins Self / Self - music critic Self / Self - music critic See fewer	8	American Masters (1985)
Delroy Lindo Narrator Narrator See fewer	7	Get Shorty (1995)
Kevin Conway Narrator Narrator See fewer	7	Gettysburg (1993)
Gerald Early Self / Self - writer / Self - Writer Self / Self - writer / Self - Writer See fewer	7	King of Cool (2021)
Samuel L. Jackson Narrator Narrator See fewer	6	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Philip Bosco Actor Actor See fewer	6	The Savages (2007)
Artie Shaw Self / Self - clarinetist / actor / bandleader / composer Self / Self - clarinetist / actor / bandleader / composer See fewer	5	The Rocketeer (1991)
Arvell Shaw Self / Self - bassist Self / Self - bassist See fewer	5	High Society (1956)
Stanley Crouch Self / Self - writer Self / Self - writer See fewer	5	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
Jimmy Rowles Self Self See fewer	5	Daddy Nostalgia (1990)
Margo Jefferson Self / Self - writer Self / Self - writer See fewer	5	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Courtney B. Vance Actor Actor See fewer	4	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Branford Marsalis Self Self See fewer	4	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
George Wein Self Self See fewer	4	Playboy Jazz Festival: Volume II (1984)
Ann Duquesnay Actress Actress See fewer	4	The Cotton Club (1984)
Jackie McLean Self Self See fewer	4	The Forger (2012)
James Lincoln Collier Self / Self - biographer / Self - writer Self / Self - biographer / Self - writer See fewer	4	Danny Jones (1972)
Harry Connick Jr. Actor Actor See fewer	3	Hope Floats (1998)
Ossie Davis Self Self See fewer	3	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Duke Ellington Self / Self - composer / bandleader / pianist Self / Self - composer / bandleader / pianist See fewer	3	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Studs Terkel Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	3	Eight Men Out (1988)
Cassandra Wilson Self Self See fewer	3	The Score (2001)
Dave Brubeck Self / Self - Piano Self / Self - Piano See fewer	3	Inland Empire (2006)
Sidney Bechet Self / Self - composer / clarinetist / saxophonist Self / Self - composer / clarinetist / saxophonist See fewer	3	JFK (1991)
Mercedes Ellington Self Self See fewer	3	Great Performances (1971)
Michael Cuscuna Self Self See fewer	3	New Stars on Blue Note (1990)
Stan Levey Self Self See fewer	3	Who Knows? (2001)
Phil Schaap Self / Self - historian Self / Self - historian See fewer	3	This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
Milt Hinton Self / Self - Bassist Self / Self - Bassist See fewer	3	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Lorraine Gordon Self Self See fewer	3	Motian in Motion (2020)
Matt Glaser Self / Self - musician Self / Self - musician See fewer	3	Baseball (1994)
James Maher Self / Self - writer Self / Self - writer See fewer	3	American Masters (1985)
Lester Bowie Self / Self - Trumpeter Self / Self - Trumpeter See fewer	3	Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
Matthew Broderick Narrator Narrator See fewer	2	The Producers (2005)
Wendy Makkena Actress Actress See fewer	2	Sister Act (1992)
Derek Jacobi Actor Actor See fewer	2	Gosford Park (2001)
Tom Bower Actor Actor See fewer	2	Die Hard 2 (1990)
Joe Morton Actor Actor See fewer	2	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Charles Durning Actor Actor See fewer	2	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Avery Brooks Actor Actor See fewer	2	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
James Naughton Narrator Narrator See fewer	2	Cat's Eye (1985)
Louis Armstrong Self Self See fewer	2	High Society (1956)
Bertrand Tavernier Self Self See fewer	2	A Sunday in the Country (1984)
Ethel Waters Self Self See fewer	2	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Billie Holiday Self Self See fewer	2	Minority Report (2002)
Norma Miller Self Self See fewer	2	Malcolm X (1992)
Vernel Bagneris Actor Actor See fewer	2	Down by Law (1986)
Benny Goodman Self / Self - clarinetist / bandleader Self / Self - clarinetist / bandleader See fewer	2	Allied (2016)
Paul Whiteman Self Self See fewer	2	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Jon Hendricks Self / Self - singer Self / Self - singer See fewer	2	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Bessie Smith Self / Self - singer Self / Self - singer See fewer	2	Angel Heart (1987)
Hodding Carter III Actor Actor See fewer	2	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton Self Self See fewer	2	Last Man Standing (1996)
Bix Beiderbecke Self / Self - cornetist / composer / pianist Self / Self - cornetist / composer / pianist See fewer	2	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Buck O'Neil Self Self See fewer	2	Baseball (1994)
Frankie Manning Self Self See fewer	2	Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Joshua Redman Self Self See fewer	2	Space Cowboys (2000)
Fletcher Henderson Self Self See fewer	2	Barton Fink (1991)
Joya Sherrill Self Self See fewer	2	Time for Joya! (1970)
Jay McShann Self Self See fewer	2	American Splendor (2003)
James P. Johnson Self Self See fewer	2	Southland Tales (2006)
Willie 'The Lion' Smith Self Self See fewer	2	Jazz Party (1958)
Earl 'Fatha' Hines Self / Self - pianist / bandleader Self / Self - pianist / bandleader See fewer	2	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Harry Edison Self Self See fewer	2	Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
Quincy Troupe Self Self See fewer	2	Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2017)
Buddy Bolden Self Self See fewer	2	Bluff Stop (1977)
Joe Lovano Self Self See fewer	2	The Missing Person (2009)
Helen Oakley Dance Self Self See fewer	2	American Masters (1985)
Phoebe Jacobs Self - Publicist / Self - publicist Self - Publicist / Self - publicist See fewer	2	American Masters (1985)
Joe Oliver Self Self See fewer	2	Jimmy's Hall (2014)
James Reese Europe Self Self See fewer	2	DCPS Crushing the Game (2022)
Adam Arkin Actor Actor See fewer	1	Get Shorty (2017)
Amy Madigan Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	Field of Dreams (1989)
Cherry Jones Actress Actress See fewer	1	The Village (2004)
Anthony LaPaglia Actor Actor See fewer	1	Without a Trace (2002)
Bruce Davison Actor Actor See fewer	1	X-Men (2000)
Eriq La Salle Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	ER (1994)
Herbie Hancock Self Self See fewer	1	'Round Midnight (1986)
Abbey Lincoln Self Self See fewer	1	Nothing But a Man (1964)
Allen Ginsberg Self Self See fewer	1	Beginners (2010)
Dianne Reeves Self Self See fewer	1	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
M.C. Solaar Self Self See fewer	1	True Blood (2008)
Lionel Hampton Self Self See fewer	1	Allied (2016)
Ron Carter Self Self See fewer	1	House of Gucci (2021)
Frances Taylor Self Self See fewer	1	The Party (1968)
Clark Terry Self Self See fewer	1	On the Rocks (2020)
Kevin Ramsey Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	Foreigners' Tales (2018)
Keith Lee Grant Actor Actor See fewer	1	The Edge of Night (1956)
Nat Hentoff Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	1	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Gene Lees Self Self See fewer	1	V for Vendetta (2005)
James Carter Self Self See fewer	1	Great Expectations (1998)
Doc Cheatham Self - trumpeter Self - trumpeter See fewer	1	Remember My Name (1978)
Richard M. Sudhalter Self - biographer Self - biographer See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Benny Waters Self - saxophonist Self - saxophonist See fewer	1	Allons au cinéma (1975)
Eric George Actor Actor See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
John Sanders Self - Former Ellington Trombone Player Self - Former Ellington Trombone Player See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Johnny Collins Self Self See fewer	1	Biography (1987)
Dan Morgenstern Self Self See fewer	1	American Masters (1985)
Albert Murray Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)
Nicholas Payton Self Self See fewer	1	Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Regina Carter Self Self See fewer	1	These Girls Are Missing (1995)
Jimmy Cobb Self Self See fewer	1	Dexter (2006)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Self Self See fewer	1	The Forbidden Shore (2016)
Jerry Jerome Self Self See fewer	1	Open the Door Richard (1947)
John Sanders Self - trombonist Self - trombonist See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Richard Nixon Self (presents Duke Ellington with Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969) (archive footage) Self (presents Duke Ellington with Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969) (archive footage) See fewer		Frost/Nixon (2008)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer		The President's Mystery (1936)
Edward R. Murrow Self (interviews Duke Ellington) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (interviews Duke Ellington) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer		Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Charles J. Correll Andrew 'Andy' Brown (from 'Check and Double Check' (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Andrew 'Andy' Brown (from 'Check and Double Check' (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer		Check and Double Check (1930)
Freeman F. Gosden Amos (from 'Check and Double Check' (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Amos (from 'Check and Double Check' (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer		Check and Double Check (1930)