Personal Information

Known ForActing

GenderMale

Born / DiedApr 16, 1919 (Died at 90)

Zodiac Sign♈Aries

Place of BirthCentralia, Washington, USA

Career Span1944 – 2009

Known Credits25 Titles

Official Links

IMDb WWikidata

ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Merce Cunningham

Also known as:Mercier Philip "Merce" CunninghamMercier Philip Cunningham

Total Works

22 movies • 2 shows

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Biography

Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 25 titles featuring Merce Cunningham

6.8

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023•movie

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Cunningham

2019•movie

as Archival Footage

7.4

1 eps

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978•series

as Self

5.6

1 eps

The South Bank Show

1978•series

8.1

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984•movie

as Self

6.0

Appalachian Spring

1944•movie

as The Preacher

6.5

All Star Video

1985•anime

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

John Cage

1966•movie

6.5

Merce by Merce by Paik

1978•movie

10.0

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

2001•movie

as Self

8.0

498 Third Avenue

1968•movie

as Self

8.0

Beach Birds for Camera

1992•movie

Role: Choreographer

5.5

Ocean

2010•movie

Role: Choreographer

Variations V

1966•movie

as Self

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

1979•movie

as Self

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

1990•movie

as Self

Merce Cunningham

1962•movie

as Self

Antic Meet

1964•movie

as Dancer

5.0

Assemblage

1968•movie

Points in Space

1987•movie

as Self

Sistine Chapel

1993•movie

as Self

Nova '78

2026•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Westbeth

1975•movie

Role: Director

August Pace 1989-2019

2023•movie

Role: Choreographer

Merce by Merce by Paik Part One: Blue Studio: Five Segments 1975-1976

1976•movie

Role: Director