Duke Ellington
ActingEdward 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
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
Filmography — Acting
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Himself
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
The Strolling '20s
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
The Story Of The Blues
Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
Bli-Blip
Himself
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
Jam Session
Self - Piano
A Bundle of Blues
Self
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
Symphony In Swing
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
Improvisation
Self
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
Solitude
Self
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
Date with Duke
Self
Mood Indigo
Self
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
Flamingo
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
Salute to Duke Ellington
Sophisticated Lady
Self