Duke Ellington
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.
Acted in
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
2024
as Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
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Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
as Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
as Self
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
as Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
as Self
The Story Of The Blues
2004
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The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004
as Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
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Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
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It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz
2001
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
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Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
as Self
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
1966
The Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Solitude
1952
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Mood Indigo
1952
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Sophisticated Lady
1952
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Deutscher Filmpreis
1951
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What's My Line?
1950
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Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
Symphony In Swing
1949
BAMBI Awards
1948
as Self
Date with Duke
1947
as Self
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Jam Session
1942
as Self - Piano
Bli-Blip
1942
as Himself
Flamingo
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
Hot Chocolate
1941
as Self (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
1937
as Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
as Self
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Duke Ellington
A Bundle of Blues
1933
as Self
Check and Double Check
1930
as Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929
as Duke Ellington