Duke Ellington
ActingAlso Known As
Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "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.
Movies
(60 total)
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
Jam Session
as Self - Piano
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
TV Shows
(15 total)
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Bambi
as Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self
Discorama
as Self (archive footage)
What's Happening
as Self