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.
MOVIE2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE1959
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE2003
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1952
Mood Indigo
as Self
MOVIE2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE1952
Sophisticated Lady
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2008
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
★6.1
MOVIE1934
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
MOVIE1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE1930
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
MOVIE1952
Solitude
as Self
MOVIE2004
Improvisation
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1942
Jam Session
as Self - Piano
MOVIE1967
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
★7.6
MOVIE1941
Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
★7.7
MOVIE2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1942
Bli-Blip
as Himself
★8.7
MOVIE2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1943
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
★4.2
MOVIE2004
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE1934
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
MOVIE1949
Symphony In Swing
★6.4
MOVIE2019
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
★7.7
MOVIE1987
Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE2004
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
★0.5
MOVIE2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
MOVIE2024
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
MOVIE2000
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE1941
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1991
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
★6.8
MOVIE2022
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2007
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
★7.5
MOVIE1943
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
MOVIE2021
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1969
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
MOVIE1950
Salute to Duke Ellington
MOVIE2003
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
★6.1
MOVIE1933
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
MOVIE1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
★5.3
MOVIE1934
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
★6.3
MOVIE1937
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
MOVIE2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
★7.0
MOVIE2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1966
The Strolling '20s
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE1929
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
MOVIE2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
MOVIE2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
★5.5
MOVIE1947
Date with Duke
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1956
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
MOVIE1942
Flamingo
★6.8
MOVIE1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
MOVIE1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1966
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self