Duke Ellington
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
Known for
Credits
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
The Intimate Duke Ellington (2003)
as Self
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
as Duke Ellington
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934)
as Self
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Check and Double Check (1930)
as Orchestra Leader
The Apollo (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Babs - Swing It! (2007)
as Himself (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
as Piano Player
Birth of the Blues (1941)
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution (2008)
as Self - Piano
Moments without Proper Names (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) (1991)
Actor
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly (1967)
as Self
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Mood Indigo (1952)
as Self
The Story Of The Blues (2004)
as Self
Steve e il Duca (2024)
as Self (archival)
Solitude (1952)
as Self
Improvisation (2004)
as Self
The Strolling '20s (1966)
as Self
Sophisticated Lady (1952)
as Self
Bli-Blip (1942)
as Himself
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969 (1969)
as Self
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)
as Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)
as Himself
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 (2014)
as Self
Salute to Duke Ellington (1950)
Actor
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro (1966)
as Self
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live (2019)
as Himself
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington (1991)
as Self
On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974)
as Self
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 (2007)
as Self - Piano
The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)
as Himself
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens (2003)
as Self
A Bundle of Blues (1933)
as Self
The Hit Parade (1937)
as Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington in Isfahan (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling (2005)
as Self
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 (2000)
as Self
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good (1942)
Actor
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943)
Actor
Jazz Ball (1956)
as Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Symphony In Swing (1949)
Actor
Date with Duke (1947)
as Self
Black and Tan (1929)
as Duke Ellington
Flamingo (1942)
Actor