Acting · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Born April 29, 1899
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.
MovieI Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
2024
as Self (archival)
MovieCharlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
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MovieDuke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
MovieDuke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
as Himself
MovieThe Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDuke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
as Self
MovieJazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Piano
MovieJazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
as Self - Piano
MovieAlice Babs - Swing It!
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieBillie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
MovieDuke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
as Self
MovieThe Story Of The Blues
2004
as Self
MovieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieImprovisation
2004
as Self
MovieDuke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
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MoviePiano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
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MovieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TVJazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDuke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
as Self
MovieThe Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
MovieThe Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
as Self
MovieMoments without Proper Names
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBlack Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
as Self
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
MovieDuke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
as Self
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
as Self
TVNET Playhouse
1966
as Self
MovieDuke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
as Self
MovieThe Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
MovieThe First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
as Himself
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
TVDiscorama
1959
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
TVAktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
MovieJazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Solitude
1952
as Self
Mood Indigo
1952
as Self
Sophisticated Lady
1952
as Self
German Film Award
1951
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Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
Symphony In Swing
1949
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TVBambi
1948
as Self
Date with Duke
1947
as Self
MovieCabin in the Sky
1943
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
MovieReveille with Beverly
1943
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
MovieJam Session
1942
as Self - Piano
MovieBli-Blip
1942
as Himself
Flamingo
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
MovieBirth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHot Chocolate
1941
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Hit Parade
1937
as Duke Ellington
MovieSymphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
as Self
MovieBelle of the Nineties
1934
as Piano Player
MovieMany Happy Returns
1934
as Piano Player (uncredited)
MovieMurder at the Vanities
1934
as Duke Ellington
MovieHollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
MovieA Bundle of Blues
1933
as Self
MovieCheck and Double Check
1930
as Orchestra Leader
MovieBlack and Tan
1929
as Duke Ellington
TVWhat's Happening
as Self
