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Duke Ellington
Born · April 29, 1899
Died · May 24, 1974 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Bio
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.
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2024
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
0.0
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2021
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
6.4
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
7.6
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self
0.0
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
0.5
2014
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
6.0
2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
0.0
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
0.0
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
0.0
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
0.0
2005
The Story Of The Blues
Self
4.2
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2004
Improvisation
Self
0.0
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
0.0
2003
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
0.0
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2002
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
8.0
2001
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
0.0
2000
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
0.0
1991
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1975
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
0.0
1974
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
6.7
1968
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
0.0
1967
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
(1 episode)
0.0
1966
The Strolling '20s
Self
0.0
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
5.6
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
7.8
1959
Discorama
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1959
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1956
Solitude
Self
0.0
1952
Mood Indigo
Self
0.0
1952
Sophisticated Lady
Self
0.0
1952
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1951
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Salute to Duke Ellington
0.0
1950
Symphony In Swing
0.0
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (10 episodes)
6.6
1948
Bambi Awards
Self · (1 episode)
9.0
1948
Date with Duke
Self
1.0
1947
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
6.3
1943
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
7.0
1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
0.0
1943
Jam Session
Self - Piano
6.1
1942
Bli-Blip
Himself
8.0
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
0.0
1942
Flamingo
0.0
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
5.3
1941
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
7.5
1941
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
4.0
1937
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
6.6
1935
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
5.8
1934
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
5.3
1934
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
5.4
1934
A Bundle of Blues
Self
5.6
1933
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
5.3
1930
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
6.3
1929