Duke Ellington
Birthday
1899/04/29
Day of death
1974/05/24 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also know 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.
Acting
(1959) Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
(1934) Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
(1934) Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
(1941) Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
(2007) Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
(1929) Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
(2021) Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
(1933) A Bundle of Blues
as Self
(1935) Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
(1937) The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
(1947) Date with Duke
as Self
(1991) The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
(1942) Jam Session
as Self - Piano
(1943) Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
(1942) Bli-Blip
as Himself
(1952) Mood Indigo
as Self
(1952) Sophisticated Lady
as Self
(2005) Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
(2004) The Story Of The Blues
as Self
(2024) Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
(2007) Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
(2004) The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(1952) Solitude
as Self
(1942) Flamingo
as ---
(1942) I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
as ---
(1949) Symphony In Swing
as ---
(1950) Salute to Duke Ellington
as ---
(1943) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
as ---
(2004) Improvisation
as Self
(1941) Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
(1966) The Strolling '20s
as Self
(2000) Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
(2018) The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
(1956) Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
(2003) Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
(2003) Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
(1930) Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
(2005) Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
(1934) Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
(2019) The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(2022) Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
(1967) Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
(2014) Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
(1966) Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
(1966) The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
(1969) Duke Ellington Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
(1987) Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(2001) Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1951) German Film Award
as Self
(1948) Bambi
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1957) Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self
What's Happening
as Self