8Acting
Duke Ellington
- Born
- 1899-04-29
- Died
- 1974-05-24
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Filmography
95 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026 · Movie
Music · Musician
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
2024 · Movie
Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 · Movie
Himself
The Apollo
2019 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Movie
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014 · Movie
Music
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · Movie
Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
So Long
2012 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
2012 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Bankbus
2010 · Movie
Music
Jazz Evolution
2008 · Movie
Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007 · Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 · Movie
Self - Piano
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Movie
Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 · Movie
Self
Improvisation
2004 · Movie
Self
Parkinson
2004 · TV Show
Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · Movie
Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 · Movie
Self
Piano Blues
2003 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 · Movie
Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jazz
2001 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000 · Movie
Self
Nutcracker Sweeties
1997 · Movie
Music
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991 · Movie
Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991 · Movie
Cast
Sand Dance
1988 · Movie
Music
Misanthrope
1987 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sophisticated Ladies
1982 · Movie
Musical
The War of the Infras
1978 · Movie
Music
The Turning Point
1977 · Movie
Music
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974 · Movie
Self · Music
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · TV Show
Self
Change of Mind
1969 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969 · Movie
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967 · Movie
Self
Assault on a Queen
1966 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966 · Movie
Self
NET Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Movie
Himself
The Strolling '20s
1966 · Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
Paris Blues
1961 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 · TV Show
Music
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Movie
Pie Eye (uncredited) · Original Music Composer
Discorama
1959 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · TV Show
Self
A Smattering of Spots
1958 · Movie
Music
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957 · TV Show
Self
Daybreak Express
1957 · Movie
Music
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV Show
Self
Jazz Ball
1956 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Mood Indigo
1952 · Movie
Self
Solitude
1952 · Movie
Self
Sophisticated Lady
1952 · Movie
Self
German Film Award
1951 · TV Show
Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950 · Movie
Cast
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
Self
Symphony In Swing
1949 · Movie
Cast
Bambi
1948 · TV Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
Date with Duke
1947 · Movie
Self
The Vampire
1945 · Movie
Music
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Movie
Duke Ellington (uncredited) · Music
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943 · Movie
Cast
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Movie
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Bli-Blip
1942 · Movie
Himself
Flamingo
1942 · Movie
Cast
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942 · Movie
Cast
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
1937 · Movie
Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Movie
Self · Original Music Composer
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Movie
Piano Player
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Movie
Self
Many Happy Returns
1934 · Movie
Piano Player (uncredited)
Masks and Memories
1934 · Movie
Songs
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Movie
Duke Ellington
A Bundle of Blues
1933 · Movie
Self
Betty Boop's May Party
1933 · Movie
Music
Check and Double Check
1930 · Movie
Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929 · Movie
Duke Ellington
What's Happening
Date unknown · TV Show
Self