Personal Info
Known Credits
54
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1899-04-29 (126 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known For
Edward Kennedy EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
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. ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
| Self (archive footage)
2024 --
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
| 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
2014 --
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
| Self
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 --
Improvisation
| Self
2004 --
The Harlem Renaissance
| Self (archive footage)
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 Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
| Self
1975 --
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
| Self (archive footage)
1974 --
On the Road with Duke Ellington
| Self
1967 --
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
| Self
1966 --
The Strolling '20s
| Self
1959 --
Anatomy of a Murder
| Pie Eye (uncredited)
1956 --
Jazz Ball
| Self (archive footage)
1952 --
Solitude
| Self
1952 --
Sophisticated Lady
| Self
1952 --
Mood Indigo
| 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 --
Flamingo
|
1942 --
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
|
1942 --
Bli-Blip
| Himself
1942 --
Jam Session
| Self - Piano
1941 --
Birth of the Blues
| Self (archive footage)
1941 --
Hot Chocolate
| Self (uncredited)
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
1933 --
A Bundle of Blues
| Self
1930 --
Check and Double Check
| Orchestra Leader
1929 --
Black and Tan
| Duke Ellington