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