Duke Ellington
Known for acting · Born 29 April 1899 · Died 24 May 1974 · aged 75 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
99 credits
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
Black and Tan
1929
Jazz
2001
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
A Bundle of Blues
1933
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Jazz Ball
1956
Date with Duke
Date with Duke
1947
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
Jazz Evolution
2008
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
Acting (76)
2024Soundtrack to a Coup d'EtatSelf (archive footage)Film
2024Steve e il DucaSelf (archival)Film
2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2022Charlie Parker: Bird SongsSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Duke Ellington in IsfahanSelf (archive footage)Film
2019The Green Book: Guide to FreedomSelf - Musician (archive footage)Film
2019The ApolloSelf (archive footage)Film
2019Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - LiveHimselfFilm
2018The Jazz AmbassadorsSelf (archive footage)Film
2014Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989SelfFilm
2014Jazz Legends in Their Own WordsSelf (archive footage)Film
2012The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed AmericaSelf (archive footage)Film
2008Jazz EvolutionSelf - PianoFilm
2007Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58Self - PianoFilm
2007Alice Babs - Swing It!Himself (archive footage)Film
2005Billie Holiday: The Ultimate CollectionHimselfFilm
2005Duke Ellington: The Big Band FeelingSelfFilm
2004The Story Of The BluesSelfFilm
2004The Harlem RenaissanceSelf (archive footage)Film
2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest / Performer (archive footage)Series
2004ImprovisationSelfFilm
2003Piano BluesSelf (archive footage)Film
2003Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli GardensSelfFilm
2003The Intimate Duke EllingtonSelfFilm
2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)Film
2001JazzSelf (archive footage) · 10 episodesSeries
2000Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943SelfFilm
1991The Lou Rawls Show with Duke EllingtonSelfFilm
1991The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)Film
1987Moments without Proper NamesSelf (archive footage)Film
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)Film
1974On the Road with Duke EllingtonSelfFilm
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelfSeries
1969Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969SelfFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1967Duke Ellington: Love You MadlySelfFilm
1966NET PlayhouseSelfSeries
1966Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan MiroSelfFilm
1966The First World Festival of Negro ArtsHimselfFilm
1966The Strolling '20sSelfFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1959Anatomy of a MurderPie Eye (uncredited)Film
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelfSeries
1959DiscoramaSelf (archive footage)Series
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelfSeries
1957Aktuelle SchaubudeSelfSeries
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1956Jazz BallSelf (archive footage)Film
1952Mood IndigoSelfFilm
1952Sophisticated LadySelfFilm
1952SolitudeSelfFilm
1951German Film AwardSelfSeries
1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
1950Salute to Duke EllingtonFilm
1949Symphony In SwingFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 10 episodesSeries
1948BambiSelfSeries
1947Date with DukeSelfFilm
1943Cabin in the SkyDuke Ellington (uncredited)Film
1943Reveille with BeverlyDuke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)Film
1943Duke Ellington and His OrchestraFilm
1942Bli-BlipHimselfFilm
1942FlamingoFilm
1942I Got It Bad & That Ain't GoodFilm
1941Birth of the BluesSelf (archive footage)Film
1937The Hit ParadeDuke EllingtonFilm
1935Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro LifeSelfFilm
1934Belle of the NinetiesPiano PlayerFilm
1934Murder at the VanitiesDuke EllingtonFilm
1934Many Happy ReturnsPiano Player (uncredited)Film
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-10SelfFilm
1933A Bundle of BluesSelfFilm
1930Check and Double CheckOrchestra LeaderFilm
1929Black and TanDuke EllingtonFilm
—What's HappeningSelfSeries
Sound (22)
2026Only the Dead Know BrooklynMusic, MusicianFilm
2014Concerto Ellington-MarsalisMusicFilm
2012So LongOriginal Music ComposerFilm
2010The BankbusMusicFilm
1997Nutcracker SweetiesMusicFilm
1988Sand DanceMusicFilm
1987MisanthropeOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1978The War of the InfrasMusicFilm
1977The Turning PointMusicFilm
1974On the Road with Duke EllingtonMusicFilm
1969Change of MindOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1966Assault on a QueenOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1961Paris BluesOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1961The Asphalt JungleMusicSeries
1959Anatomy of a MurderOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1958A Smattering of SpotsMusicFilm
1957Daybreak ExpressMusicFilm
1945The VampireMusicFilm
1943Cabin in the SkyMusicFilm
1935Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro LifeOriginal Music ComposerFilm
1934Masks and MemoriesSongsFilm
1933Betty Boop's May PartyMusicFilm
Writing (1)
1982Sophisticated LadiesMusicalFilm