Duke Ellington
Acting
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.
Born: April 29, 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Filmography (31)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
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The Apollo
2019
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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Actor: Self - Musician (a…
Piano Blues
2003
Actor: Self (archive foot…
TV
Jazz
2001
Actor: Self (archive foot…
The Turning Point
1977
Music
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Actor
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Actor: Self - Guest
Assault on a Queen
1966
Original Music Composer
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Actor
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Actor
Paris Blues
1961
Original Music Composer
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Actor: Pie Eye (uncredite…Original Music Composer
TV
Discorama
1959
Actor: Self (archive foot…
TV
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Actor
TV
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
Actor
Daybreak Express
1957
Music
TV
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
What's My Line?
1950
Actor
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Actor
TV
Bambi
1948
Actor
The Vampire
1945
Music
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Actor: Duke Ellington (un…Music
Jam Session
1942
Actor: Self - Piano
Birth of the Blues
1941
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
ActorOriginal Music Composer
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Actor: Piano Player
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Actor: Duke Ellington
A Bundle of Blues
1933
Actor
Check and Double Check
1930
Actor: Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929
Actor: Duke Ellington