Duke Ellington
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Steve e il Duca
2024
as Self (archival)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
as Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
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
as Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004
as Self
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
as Self
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
as Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
as Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Moments without Proper Names
1987
as Self (archive footage)
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 Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
as Self
The Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
as Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
as Himself
NET Playhouse
1966
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Discorama
1959
as Self (archive footage)
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Mood Indigo
1952
as Self
Sophisticated Lady
1952
as Self
Solitude
1952
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Symphony In Swing
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Date with Duke
1947
as Self
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
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)
The Hit Parade
1937
as Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
as Self
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
A Bundle of Blues
1933
as Self
Check and Double Check
1930
as Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929
as Duke Ellington