Cast
Duke Ellington
Acting
Cast
Duke Ellington
Known for
Acting
Born
1899-04-29
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died
1974-05-24
Also 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.
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
Improvisation
as Self
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
The Strolling '20s
as Self
Jam Session
as Self - Piano
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
Bli-Blip
as Himself
Flamingo
Solitude
as Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
Symphony In Swing
Salute to Duke Ellington
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
Date with Duke
as Self
Sophisticated Lady
as Self
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
Mood Indigo
as Self
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself