Duke Ellington
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.
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Movies (77)
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026 · Music, Musician
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
2024 · Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 · Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 · Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · Self
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014 · Music
So Long
2012 · Original Music Composer
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
2012 · Self (archive footage)
The Bankbus
2010 · Music
Jazz Evolution
2008 · Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 · Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 · Self
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004 · Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 · Self
Piano Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 · Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000 · Self
Nutcracker Sweeties
1997 · Music
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991 · Self
Sand Dance
1988 · Music
Misanthrope
1987 · Original Music Composer
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Self (archive footage)
Sophisticated Ladies
1982 · Musical
The War of the Infras
1978 · Music
The Turning Point
1977 · Music
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974 · Self, Music
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969 · Self
Change of Mind
1969 · Original Music Composer
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967 · Self
Assault on a Queen
1966 · Original Music Composer
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966 · Self
The Strolling '20s
1966 · Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Himself
Paris Blues
1961 · Original Music Composer
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Pie Eye (uncredited), Original Music Composer
A Smattering of Spots
1958 · Music
Daybreak Express
1957 · Music
Jazz Ball
1956 · Self (archive footage)
Solitude
1952 · Self
Mood Indigo
1952 · Self
Sophisticated Lady
1952 · Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
Symphony In Swing
1949
Date with Duke
1947 · Self
The Vampire
1945 · Music
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Duke Ellington (uncredited), Music
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Bli-Blip
1942 · Himself
Flamingo
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Self (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
1937 · Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Self, Original Music Composer
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
1934 · Piano Player (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Duke Ellington
Masks and Memories
1934 · Songs
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Self
Betty Boop's May Party
1933 · Music
A Bundle of Blues
1933 · Self
Check and Double Check
1930 · Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929 · Duke Ellington
TV shows (18)
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
Jazz
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
NET Playhouse
1966 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 · Music
Discorama
1959 · Self (archive footage)
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Guest
German Film Award
1951 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
What's Happening
· Self