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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)
Margo Jefferson Self / Self - writer Self / Self - writer See fewer	5	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Jimmy Rowles Self Self See fewer	5	Daddy Nostalgia (1990)
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)
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)
George Wein Self Self See fewer	4	Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
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)
Cassandra Wilson Self Self See fewer	3	The Score (2001)
Studs Terkel Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	3	Eight Men Out (1988)
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)
Milt Hinton Self / Self - Bassist Self / Self - Bassist See fewer	3	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Mercedes Ellington Self Self See fewer	3	Great Performances (1971)
James Maher Self / Self - writer Self / Self - writer See fewer	3	American Masters (1985)
Matt Glaser Self / Self - musician Self / Self - musician See fewer	3	Baseball (1994)
Phil Schaap Self / Self - historian Self / Self - historian See fewer	3	This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
Lester Bowie Self / Self - Trumpeter Self / Self - Trumpeter See fewer	3	Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
Stan Levey Self Self See fewer	3	Who Knows? (2001)
Michael Cuscuna Self Self See fewer	3	New Stars on Blue Note (1990)
Lorraine Gordon Self Self See fewer	3	Motian in Motion (2020)
Matthew Broderick Narrator Narrator See fewer	2	The Producers (2005)
Derek Jacobi Actor Actor See fewer	2	Gosford Park (2001)
Wendy Makkena Actress Actress See fewer	2	Sister Act (1992)
Joe Morton Actor Actor See fewer	2	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Avery Brooks Actor Actor See fewer	2	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Charles Durning Actor Actor See fewer	2	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Tom Bower Actor Actor See fewer	2	Lucky Hank (2023)
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)
Benny Goodman Self / Self - clarinetist / bandleader Self / Self - clarinetist / bandleader See fewer	2	Allied (2016)
Norma Miller Self Self See fewer	2	Malcolm X (1992)
Jon Hendricks Self / Self - singer Self / Self - singer See fewer	2	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Vernel Bagneris Actor Actor See fewer	2	Down by Law (1986)
Paul Whiteman Self Self See fewer	2	Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Hodding Carter III Actor Actor See fewer	2	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Bessie Smith Self / Self - singer Self / Self - singer See fewer	2	Angel Heart (1987)
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)
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)
Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton Self Self See fewer	2	Last Man Standing (1996)
James P. Johnson Self Self See fewer	2	Southland Tales (2006)
Fletcher Henderson Self Self See fewer	2	Barton Fink (1991)
Joshua Redman Self Self See fewer	2	Space Cowboys (2000)
Buddy Bolden Self Self See fewer	2	Bluff Stop (1977)
Joya Sherrill Self Self See fewer	2	Time for Joya! (1970)
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)
Joe Oliver Self Self See fewer	2	Jimmy's Hall (2014)
Jay McShann Self Self See fewer	2	American Splendor (2003)
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)
James Reese Europe Self Self See fewer	2	DCPS Crushing the Game (2022)
Frankie Manning Self Self See fewer	2	Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Adam Arkin Actor Actor See fewer	1	Get Shorty (2017)
Eriq La Salle Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	ER (1994)
Cherry Jones Actress Actress See fewer	1	The Village (2004)
Anthony LaPaglia Actor Actor See fewer	1	Without a Trace (2002)
Amy Madigan Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	Field of Dreams (1989)
Bruce Davison Actor Actor See fewer	1	X-Men (2000)
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)
Ron Carter Self Self See fewer	1	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Lionel Hampton Self Self See fewer	1	Allied (2016)
Dianne Reeves Self Self See fewer	1	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Frances Taylor Self Self See fewer	1	The Party (1968)
M.C. Solaar Self Self See fewer	1	True Blood (2008)
Kevin Ramsey Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	Foreigners' Tales (2018)
Jerry Jerome Self Self See fewer	1	Open the Door Richard (1947)
Keith Lee Grant Actor Actor See fewer	1	The Edge of Night (1956)
Clark Terry Self Self See fewer	1	On the Rocks (2020)
Nat Hentoff Self - writer Self - writer See fewer	1	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Nicholas Payton Self Self See fewer	1	Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Jimmy Cobb Self Self See fewer	1	Dexter (2006)
Richard M. Sudhalter Self - biographer Self - biographer See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Gene Lees Self Self See fewer	1	V for Vendetta (2005)
James Carter Self Self See fewer	1	Great Expectations (1998)
Benny Waters Self - saxophonist Self - saxophonist See fewer	1	Allons au cinéma (1975)
Doc Cheatham Self - trumpeter Self - trumpeter See fewer	1	Remember My Name (1978)
Johnny Collins Self Self See fewer	1	Biography (1987)
John Sanders Self - Former Ellington Trombone Player Self - Former Ellington Trombone Player See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Regina Carter Self Self See fewer	1	These Girls Are Missing (1995)
Dan Morgenstern Self Self See fewer	1	Prohibition (2011)
Albert Murray Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Self Self See fewer	1	The Forbidden Shore (2016)
John Sanders Self - trombonist Self - trombonist See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Eric George Actor Actor 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)