Duke Ellington

Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died: May 24, 1974
Movies: 59

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

7.8

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

7.8

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019

6.5

Cabin in the Sky

1943

6.3

Black and Tan

1929

6.4

The Apollo

2019

6.8

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

1935

5.7

Murder at the Vanities

1934

6.1

Belle of the Nineties

1934

6.2

Birth of the Blues

1941

Filmography

2024	I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story	Self (archive footage)
2024	Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat	Self (archive footage)
2024	Steve e il Duca	Self (archival)
2022	Charlie Parker: Bird Songs	Self (archive footage)
2021	Duke Ellington in Isfahan	Self (archive footage)
2019	The Apollo	Self (archive footage)
2019	The Green Book: Guide to Freedom	Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019	Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live	Himself
2018	The Jazz Ambassadors	Self (archive footage)
2014	Jazz Legends in Their Own Words	Self (archive footage)
2014	Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989	Self
2012	The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America	Self (archive footage)
2008	Jazz Evolution	Self - Piano
2007	Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58	Self - Piano
2007	Alice Babs - Swing It!	Himself (archive footage)
2005	Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection	Himself
2005	Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling	Self
2004	The Story Of The Blues	Self
2004	The Harlem Renaissance	Self (archive footage)
2004	Improvisation	Self
2003	Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens	Self
2003	Piano Blues	Self (archive footage)
2003	The Intimate Duke Ellington	Self
2002	It's Black Entertainment	Self (archive footage)
2000	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943	Self
1991	The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991	The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington	Self
1987	Moments without Proper Names	Self (archive footage)
1975	Black Shadows on a Silver Screen	Self (archive footage)
1974	On the Road with Duke Ellington	Self
1969	Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969	Self
1967	Duke Ellington: Love You Madly	Self
1966	Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro	Self
1966	The Strolling '20s	Self
1966	The First World Festival of Negro Arts	Himself
1959	Anatomy of a Murder	Pie Eye (uncredited)
1956	Jazz Ball	Self (archive footage)
1952	Solitude	Self
1952	Mood Indigo	Self
1952	Sophisticated Lady	Self
1950	Salute to Duke Ellington
1949	Symphony In Swing
1947	Date with Duke	Self
1943	Cabin in the Sky	Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943	Reveille with Beverly	Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1942	Bli-Blip	Himself
1942	I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942	Flamingo
1941	Birth of the Blues	Self (archive footage)
1937	The Hit Parade	Duke Ellington
1935	Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life	Self
1934	Belle of the Nineties	Piano Player
1934	Many Happy Returns	Piano Player (uncredited)
1934	Murder at the Vanities	Duke Ellington
1934	Hollywood on Parade No. B-10	Self
1933	A Bundle of Blues	Self
1930	Check and Double Check	Orchestra Leader
1929	Black and Tan	Duke Ellington

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