Duke Ellington

Apr 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974 (75 years old) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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

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What's My Line?

Self

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The Steve Allen Show

Self - Guest

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The Bell Telephone Hour

Self

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Anatomy of a Murder

Pie Eye (uncredited)

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Jazz

Self (archive footage)

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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Self (archive footage)

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Check and Double Check

Orchestra Leader

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Cabin in the Sky

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

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The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

Credits

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.4
Steve e il Duca 2024

Self (archival)

★ NR
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs 2022

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8
Duke Ellington in Isfahan 2021

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Apollo 2019

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 2019

Self - Musician (archive footage)

★ 7.7
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live 2019

Himself

★ NR
The Jazz Ambassadors 2018

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words 2014

Self

★ NR
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 2014

Self

★ 0.5
Jazz Evolution 2008

Self - Piano

★ 6
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 2007

Self - Piano

★ NR
Alice Babs - Swing It! 2007

Himself (archive footage)

★ NR
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection 2005

Himself

★ NR
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling 2005

Self

★ NR
The Story Of The Blues 2004

Self

★ 4.2
The Harlem Renaissance 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Improvisation 2004

Self

★ NR
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens 2003

Self

★ NR
Piano Blues 2003

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
The Intimate Duke Ellington 2003

Self

★ NR
It's Black Entertainment 2002

Self (archive footage)

★ 8
Jazz 2001

Self (archive footage)

★ 8
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 2000

Self

★ NR
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington 1991

Self

★ NR
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen 1975

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
On the Road with Duke Ellington 1974

Self

★ NR
Le Grand Échiquier 1972

Self

★ 8
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly 1967

Self

★ NR
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro 1966

Self

★ 8
The Strolling '20s 1966

Self

★ NR
Anatomy of a Murder 1959

Pie Eye (uncredited)

★ 7.8
The Bell Telephone Hour 1959

Self

★ 7.3
The Steve Allen Show 1956

Self - Guest

★ 5.6
Jazz Ball 1956

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
Solitude 1952

Self

★ NR
Mood Indigo 1952

Self

★ 6
Sophisticated Lady 1952

Self

★ NR
Deutscher Filmpreis 1951

Self

★ 6
What's My Line? 1950

Self

★ 6.9
Salute to Duke Ellington 1950

★ NR
Symphony In Swing 1949

★ NR
Bambi-Verleihung 1948

Self

★ 9
Date with Duke 1947

Self

★ 1
Cabin in the Sky 1943

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Reveille with Beverly 1943

Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

★ 7
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1943

★ NR
Jam Session 1942

Self - Piano

★ 6.2
Bli-Blip 1942

Himself

★ 8
Flamingo 1942

★ NR
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good 1942

★ NR
Birth of the Blues 1941

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.5
Hot Chocolate 1941

Self (uncredited)

★ 7.7
The Hit Parade 1937

Duke Ellington

★ 5
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life 1935

Self

★ 6.6
Belle of the Nineties 1934

Piano Player

★ 5.7
Many Happy Returns 1934

Piano Player (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Murder at the Vanities 1934

Duke Ellington

★ 5.4
A Bundle of Blues 1933

Self

★ 5.6
Check and Double Check 1930

Orchestra Leader

★ 5.3
Black and Tan 1929

Duke Ellington

★ 6.3