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