Duke Ellington
Acting
Born April 29, 1899 — Died May 24, 1974
From Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Biography
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 ...
Filmography
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
20247.7
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Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
20226.8
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
20196.4
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
20197.8
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
20187.0
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
20140.5
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
20086.0
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
2005
The Story Of The Blues
Self
20044.2
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
20046.0
Improvisation
Self
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
2003
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
20036.5
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
20028.7
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
2000
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
1991
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
19877.7
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975
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On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
1974
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
1969
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Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
1967
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
19668.0
The Strolling '20s
Self
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Himself
19667.0
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
19597.8
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
19568.0
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Solitude
Self
1952
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Mood Indigo
Self
19526.0
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Sophisticated Lady
Self
1952
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Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
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Symphony In Swing
1949
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Date with Duke
Self
19475.5
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
19436.5
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
19437.5
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Jam Session
Self - Piano
19426.3
Bli-Blip
Himself
19428.0
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I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
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Flamingo
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
19416.2
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
19417.6
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
19376.3
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
19356.8
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
19346.1
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
19345.3
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
19345.6
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
1934
A Bundle of Blues
Self
19336.1
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
19305.7
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
19296.4