Duke Ellington
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday29 April 1899
Died24 May 1974 (age 75)
Place of birthWashington, District of Columbia, USA
Known credits94
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.
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026 · Music
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026 · Musician
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
2024 · Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 · Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 · Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · Self
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014 · Music
So Long
2012 · Original Music Composer
The Bankbus
2010 · Music
Jazz Evolution
2008 · Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 · Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 · Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004 · Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 · Self
Piano Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 · Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Jazz
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000 · Self
Nutcracker Sweeties
1997 · Music
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991 · Self
Sand Dance
1988 · Music
Misanthrope
1987 · Original Music Composer
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Self (archive footage)
Sophisticated Ladies
1982 · Musical
The War of the Infras
1978 · Music
The Turning Point
1977 · Music
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974 · Self
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974 · Music
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969 · Self
Change of Mind
1969 · Original Music Composer
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967 · Self
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