Duke Ellington
- Acting
- April 29, 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- May 24, 1974
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Only the Dead Know Brooklyn · Music, Musician
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story · Self
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat · Self
- Steve e il Duca · Self
- Charlie Parker: Bird Songs · Self
- Duke Ellington in Isfahan · Self
- The Apollo · Self
- The Green Book: Guide to Freedom · Self
- Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live · Self
- The Jazz Ambassadors · Self
- Jazz Legends in Their Own Words · Self
- Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 · Self
- Concerto Ellington-Marsalis · Music
- So Long · Music
- The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America · Self
- The Bankbus · Music
- Jazz Evolution · Self
- Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 · Self
- Alice Babs - Swing It! · Self
- Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection · Self
- Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling · Self
- Parkinson · Self
- The Story Of The Blues · Self
- The Harlem Renaissance · Self
- Improvisation · Self
- Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens · Self
- Piano Blues · Self
- The Intimate Duke Ellington · Self
- It's Black Entertainment · Self
- Jazz · Self
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 · Self
- Nutcracker Sweeties · Music
- The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
- The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington · Self
- Sand Dance · Music
- Misanthrope · Music
- Moments without Proper Names · Self
- Sophisticated Ladies · Musical
- The War of the Infras · Music
- The Turning Point · Music
- Black Shadows on a Silver Screen · Self
- On the Road with Duke Ellington · Self, Music
- Le Grand Échiquier · Self
- Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969 · Self
- Change of Mind · Music
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Duke Ellington: Love You Madly · Self
- NET Playhouse · Self
- Assault on a Queen · Music
- Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro · Self
- The Strolling '20s · Self
- The First World Festival of Negro Arts · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Paris Blues · Music
- The Asphalt Jungle · Music
- Anatomy of a Murder · Pie Eye (uncredited), Music
- Discorama · Self
- The Bell Telephone Hour · Self
- A Smattering of Spots · Music
- Aktuelle Schaubude · Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Daybreak Express · Music
- The Steve Allen Show · Self
- Jazz Ball · Self
- Solitude · Self
- Mood Indigo · Self
- Sophisticated Lady · Self
- German Film Award · Self
- Salute to Duke Ellington
- What's My Line? · Self
- Symphony In Swing
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Bambi · Self
- Date with Duke · Self
- The Vampire · Music
- Cabin in the Sky · Duke Ellington (uncredited), Music
- Reveille with Beverly · Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- Bli-Blip · Self