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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Personal Info

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-04-29
Day of Death
1974-05-24 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Duke Ellington

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

Acting

(2024)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
(2022)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(2019)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
(2018)
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self
(2014)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
(2008)
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
(2007)
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
(2007)
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
(2005)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
(2005)
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
(2004)
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
(2004)
Improvisation
as Self
(2003)
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
(2003)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
(2002)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
(1991)
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
(1975)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
(1967)
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
(1966)
The Strolling '20s
as Self
(1966)
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
(1959)
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
(1956)
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1952)
Solitude
as Self
(1952)
Sophisticated Lady
as Self
(1952)
Mood Indigo
as Self
(1950)
Salute to Duke Ellington
(1949)
Symphony In Swing
(1947)
Date with Duke
as Self
(1943)
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
(1943)
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
(1943)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
(1942)
Jam Session
as Self - Piano
(1942)
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
(1942)
Flamingo
(1942)
Bli-Blip
as Himself
(1941)
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(1941)
Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
(1937)
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
(1935)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
(1934)
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
(1934)
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
(1933)
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
(1930)
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
(1929)
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington

Crew

(2012)
So Long
Original Music Composer
(2010)
The Bankbus
Music
(1982)
Sophisticated Ladies
Musical
(1977)
The Turning Point
Music
(1974)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Music
(1969)
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer
(1966)
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer
(1961)
Paris Blues
Original Music Composer
(1959)
Anatomy of a Murder
Original Music Composer
(1958)
A Smattering of Spots
Music
(1953)
Daybreak Express
Music
(1945)
The Vampire
Music
(1943)
Cabin in the Sky
Music
(1935)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Original Music Composer