Duke Ellington

Known for: Acting

Born: 1899-04-29 – 1974-05-24 (aged 75)

From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Filmography (76)

MOVIE
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Steve e il Duca
2024
as Self (archival)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
MOVIE
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 0.5
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Piano
MOVIE
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
as Self - Piano
MOVIE
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
MOVIE
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Story Of The Blues
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Improvisation
2004
as Self
MOVIE
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
Jazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
as Self
MOVIE
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
MOVIE
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Moments without Proper Names
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
MOVIE
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MOVIE
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
as Self
TV★ 7.3
NET Playhouse
1966
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
as Self
MOVIE
The Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
as Himself
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
TV★ 8.0
Discorama
1959
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TV★ 6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Solitude
1952
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mood Indigo
1952
as Self
MOVIE
Sophisticated Lady
1952
as Self
TV★ 6.0
German Film Award
1951
as Self
MOVIE
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE
Symphony In Swing
1949
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TV★ 9.0
Bambi
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Date with Duke
1947
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
MOVIE
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
MOVIE★ 6.3
Jam Session
1942
as Self - Piano
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bli-Blip
1942
as Himself
MOVIE
Flamingo
1942
MOVIE
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
MOVIE★ 6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Hot Chocolate
1941
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Hit Parade
1937
as Duke Ellington
MOVIE★ 6.8
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Piano Player
MOVIE★ 5.3
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Piano Player (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Duke Ellington
MOVIE
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Bundle of Blues
1933
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Check and Double Check
1930
as Orchestra Leader
MOVIE★ 6.4
Black and Tan
1929
as Duke Ellington
TV
What's Happening
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as Self