Duke Ellington
Acting • Born 1899-04-29 – Died 1974-05-24
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.
Filmography
75 credits
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie • 1959
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Movie • 1934
Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
Movie • 1934
Piano Player
Birth of the Blues
Movie • 1941
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Movie • 2014
Self
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Movie • 2007
Self - Piano
Black and Tan
Movie • 1929
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Movie • 1974
Self
A Bundle of Blues
Movie • 1933
Self
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Movie • 1935
Self
The Hit Parade
Movie • 1937
Duke Ellington
Date with Duke
Movie • 1947
Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Movie • 1991
Self
Jam Session
Movie • 1942
Self - Piano
Reveille with Beverly
Movie • 1943
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Bli-Blip
Movie • 1942
Himself
Mood Indigo
Movie • 1952
Self
Sophisticated Lady
Movie • 1952
Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2005
Himself
The Story Of The Blues
Movie • 2004
Self
Steve e il Duca
Movie • 2024
Self (archival)
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Movie • 2007
Himself (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Solitude
Movie • 1952
Self
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Movie • 1942
Symphony In Swing
Movie • 1949
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Movie • 1943
Flamingo
Movie • 1942
Salute to Duke Ellington
Movie • 1950
Improvisation
Movie • 2004
Self
Hot Chocolate
Movie • 1941
Self (uncredited)
The Strolling '20s
Movie • 1966
Self
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Movie • 2000
Self
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
Movie • 2008
Self - Piano
Jazz Ball
Movie • 1956
Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Movie • 1943
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Movie • 2003
Self
Piano Blues
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Movie • 2003
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Check and Double Check
Movie • 1930
Orchestra Leader
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Movie • 2005
Self
Many Happy Returns
Movie • 1934
Piano Player (uncredited)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Movie • 2019
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Movie • 1967
Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Movie • 2019
Himself
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Movie • 1966
Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Movie • 1966
Himself
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Movie • 1969
Self
Moments without Proper Names
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Movie • 1991
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Movie • 1934
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Jazz
TV • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Guest
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
German Film Award
TV • 1951
Self
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
Discorama
TV • 1959
Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
TV • 1957
Self
What's Happening
TV
Self