Person
Duke Ellington
Acting · 1899–1974 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bambi
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
German Film Award
Self
Filmography
- 2026Only the Dead Know BrooklynMusic
- 2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2024Soundtrack to a Coup d'EtatSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Steve e il DucaSelf (archival)
- 2022Charlie Parker: Bird SongsSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Duke Ellington in IsfahanSelf (archive footage)
- 2019The ApolloSelf (archive footage)
- 2019The Green Book: Guide to FreedomSelf - Musician (archive footage)
- 2019Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - LiveHimself
- 2018The Jazz AmbassadorsSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Jazz Legends in Their Own WordsSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989Self
- 2014Concerto Ellington-MarsalisMusic
- 2012So LongOriginal Music Composer
- 2010The BankbusMusic
- 2008Jazz EvolutionSelf - Piano
- 2007Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58Self - Piano
- 2007Alice Babs - Swing It!Himself (archive footage)
- 2005Billie Holiday: The Ultimate CollectionHimself
- 2005Duke Ellington: The Big Band FeelingSelf
- 2004The Story Of The BluesSelf
- 2004The Harlem RenaissanceSelf (archive footage)
- 2004ImprovisationSelf
- 2003Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli GardensSelf
- 2003Piano BluesSelf (archive footage)
- 2003The Intimate Duke EllingtonSelf
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)
- 2001JazzSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943Self
- 1997Nutcracker SweetiesMusic
- 1991The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
- 1991The Lou Rawls Show with Duke EllingtonSelf
- 1987MisanthropeOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Moments without Proper NamesSelf (archive footage)
- 1982Sophisticated LadiesMusical
- 1978The War of the InfrasMusic
- 1977The Turning PointMusic
- 1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)
- 1974On the Road with Duke EllingtonSelf
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
- 1969Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969Self
- 1969Change of MindOriginal Music Composer
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1967Duke Ellington: Love You MadlySelf
- 1966NET PlayhouseSelf
- 1966Assault on a QueenOriginal Music Composer
- 1966Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan MiroSelf
- 1966The Strolling '20sSelf
- 1966The First World Festival of Negro ArtsHimself
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Paris BluesOriginal Music Composer
- 1961The Asphalt JungleMusic
- 1959Anatomy of a MurderPie Eye (uncredited)
- 1959DiscoramaSelf (archive footage)
- 1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf
- 1958A Smattering of SpotsMusic
- 1957Aktuelle SchaubudeSelf
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1957Daybreak ExpressMusic
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
- 1956Jazz BallSelf (archive footage)
- 1952SolitudeSelf
- 1952Mood IndigoSelf
- 1952Sophisticated LadySelf
- 1951German Film AwardSelf
- 1950Salute to Duke Ellington
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949Symphony In Swing
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1948BambiSelf
- 1947Date with DukeSelf
- 1945The VampireMusic
- 1943Cabin in the SkyDuke Ellington (uncredited)
- 1943Reveille with BeverlyDuke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
- 1943Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- 1942Jam SessionSelf - Piano
- 1942Bli-BlipHimself
- 1942I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
- 1942Flamingo
- 1941Birth of the BluesSelf (archive footage)
- 1941Hot ChocolateSelf (uncredited)
- 1937The Hit ParadeDuke Ellington
- 1935Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro LifeSelf
- 1934Belle of the NinetiesPiano Player
- 1934Many Happy ReturnsPiano Player (uncredited)
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesDuke Ellington
- 1934Masks and MemoriesSongs
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Self
- 1933A Bundle of BluesSelf
- 1930Check and Double CheckOrchestra Leader
- 1929Black and TanDuke Ellington
- —What's HappeningSelf
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