Duke Ellington
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1899
- Died
- May 24, 1974 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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 Club in Harlem.
Known For
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Filmography
What's Happening
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steve e il Duca
Movie · as Self (archival)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Movie · as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Movie · as Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Movie · as Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
Movie · as Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Movie · as Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie · as Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Movie · as Self
The Story Of The Blues
Movie · as Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
Movie · as Self
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage) · 1 ep
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Movie · as Self
Piano Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Movie · as Self
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jazz
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 10 eps
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Movie · as Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Movie · as Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Movie
Moments without Proper Names
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Movie · as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Movie · as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Movie · as Self
The Strolling '20s
Movie · as Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Movie · as Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Movie · as Himself
NET Playhouse
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie · as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Discorama
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Aktuelle Schaubude
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jazz Ball
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Mood Indigo
Movie · as Self
Sophisticated Lady
Movie · as Self
Solitude
Movie · as Self
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Salute to Duke Ellington
Movie
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Symphony In Swing
Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Date with Duke
Movie · as Self
Reveille with Beverly
Movie · as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Movie
Cabin in the Sky
Movie · as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Bli-Blip
Movie · as Himself
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Movie
Flamingo
Movie
Birth of the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
Movie · as Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Movie · as Self
Murder at the Vanities
Movie · as Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
Movie · as Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
Movie · as Piano Player (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Movie · as Self
A Bundle of Blues
Movie · as Self
Check and Double Check
Movie · as Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
Movie · as Duke Ellington