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