Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 16, 1919
Died
July 26, 2009
Age
90
Place of Birth
Centralia, Washington, USA
Popularity
0.5
Merce Cunningham
Acting
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.
Also known as
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham · Mercier Philip Cunningham
Latest News
Known For
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · TV
6.8
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 · Movie
0.0
Nova '78
2026 · Movie
6.5
Cunningham
2019 · Movie
0.0
Walkaround Time
1973 · Movie
8.0
Changing Steps
— · Movie
0.0
Sistine Chapel
1993 · Movie
0.0
Channels/Inserts
1981 · Movie
0.0
Locale
1980 · Movie
5.5
Ocean
2010 · Movie
6.0
Appalachian Spring
1944 · Movie
0.0
Night Wandering
1964 · Movie
Filmography
2026
Nova '78
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.8
2019
Cunningham
Movie · Archival Footage
6.5
2011
Loops
Movie
0.0
2001
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Movie · Self
10.0
1993
Sistine Chapel
Movie · Self
0.0
1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Movie · Self
0.0
1987
Points in Space
Movie · Self
0.0
1985
All Star Video
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.5
1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Movie · Self
8.1
1979
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
Movie · Self
0.0
1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · Self
7.4
1978
Merce by Merce by Paik
Movie
6.5
1973
Walkaround Time
Movie
0.0
—
Exchange
Movie
0.0
1968
Assemblage
Movie
5.0
1968
498 Third Avenue
Movie · Self
8.0
1966
John Cage
Movie
7.0
1966
Variations V
Movie · Self
0.0
1964
Night Wandering
Movie · Dancer
0.0
1964
Antic Meet
Movie · Dancer
0.0
1962
Merce Cunningham
Movie · Self
0.0
1944
Appalachian Spring
Movie · The Preacher
6.0