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