- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1899
- Place of Birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Died
- May 24, 1974
Duke Ellington
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
movieOnly the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026 · Music, Musician
movieI Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
movieSteve e il Duca
2024 · Self (archival)
movieCharlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieDuke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Apollo
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Self - Musician (archive footage)
movieDuke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 · Himself
movieThe Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieDuke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · Self
movieConcerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014 · Music
movieSo Long
2012 · Original Music Composer
The Bankbus
movieThe Bankbus
2010 · Music
movieJazz Evolution
2008 · Self - Piano
movieJazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 · Self - Piano
movieAlice Babs - Swing It!
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
movieBillie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Himself
movieDuke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 · Self
movieThe Story Of The Blues
2004 · Self
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieImprovisation
2004 · Self
movieDuke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 · Self
moviePiano Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 · Self
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
tvJazz
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieDuke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000 · Self
movieNutcracker Sweeties
1997 · Music
movieThe Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
movieThe Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991 · Self
movieMisanthrope
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieMoments without Proper Names
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieSophisticated Ladies
1982 · Musical
movieThe War of the Infras
1978 · Music
movieThe Turning Point
1977 · Music
movieBlack Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
movieOn the Road with Duke Ellington
1974 · Self, Music
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
movieDuke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969 · Self
movieChange of Mind
1969 · Original Music Composer
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
movieDuke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967 · Self
tvNET Playhouse
1966 · Self
movieAssault on a Queen
1966 · Original Music Composer
movieDuke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966 · Self
movieThe Strolling '20s
1966 · Self
movieThe First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Himself
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieParis Blues
1961 · Original Music Composer
tvThe Asphalt Jungle
1961 · Music
movieAnatomy of a Murder
1959 · Pie Eye (uncredited), Original Music Composer
tvDiscorama
1959 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
A Smattering of Spots
movieA Smattering of Spots
1958 · Music
tvAktuelle Schaubude
1957 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
movieDaybreak Express
1957 · Music
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Guest
movieJazz Ball
1956 · Self (archive footage)
Solitude
movieSolitude
1952 · Self
Mood Indigo
movieMood Indigo
1952 · Self
Sophisticated Lady
movieSophisticated Lady
1952 · Self
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
movieSalute to Duke Ellington
1950
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
Symphony In Swing
movieSymphony In Swing
1949
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
tvBambi
1948 · Self
Date with Duke
movieDate with Duke
1947 · Self
movieThe Vampire
1945 · Music
movieCabin in the Sky
1943 · Duke Ellington (uncredited), Music
movieReveille with Beverly
1943 · Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
movieDuke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
movieJam Session
1942 · Self - Piano
movieBli-Blip
1942 · Himself
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
movieI Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Flamingo
movieFlamingo
1942
movieBirth of the Blues
1941 · Self (archive footage)
movieHot Chocolate
1941 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Hit Parade
1937 · Duke Ellington
movieSymphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Self, Original Music Composer
movieBelle of the Nineties
1934 · Piano Player
movieMany Happy Returns
1934 · Piano Player (uncredited)
movieMurder at the Vanities
1934 · Duke Ellington
movieMasks and Memories
1934 · Songs
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Self
movieA Bundle of Blues
1933 · Self
movieCheck and Double Check
1930 · Orchestra Leader
movieBlack and Tan
1929 · Duke Ellington
tvWhat's Happening
— · Self