Duke Ellington
Born
April 29, 1899
Died
May 24, 1974 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
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)
2024
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
2014
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
2008
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
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
2004
Improvisation
Self
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
2003
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
2001
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
2000
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
1991
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
1974
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
1967
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
1966
The Strolling '20s
Self
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959
Discorama
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1956
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
1956
Solitude
Self
1952
Mood Indigo
Self
1952
Sophisticated Lady
Self
1952
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1951
What's My Line?
Self · (1 episode)
1950
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
Symphony In Swing
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (10 episodes)
1948
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Date with Duke
Self
1947
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Jam Session
Self - Piano
1942
Bli-Blip
Himself
1942
Flamingo
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1941
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
1941
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
1937
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
1935
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
1934
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
1934
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
1934
A Bundle of Blues
Self
1933
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
1930
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
1929