Duke Ellington
Actor
Born April 29, 1899 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.
Filmography
What's Happening
Self
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
So Long
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
The Story Of The Blues
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
Nutcracker Sweeties
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
Misanthrope
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
Sophisticated Ladies
The War of the Infras
The Turning Point
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
Change of Mind
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
NET Playhouse
Self
Assault on a Queen
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
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Paris Blues
The Asphalt Jungle
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Discorama
Self (archive footage)
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self
Daybreak Express
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Bambi
Self
The Vampire
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Jam Session
Self - Piano
Bli-Blip
Himself
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
Masks and Memories
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
A Bundle of Blues
Self
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington