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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Acting•Born April 29, 1899•Died May 24, 1974 (age 75)•Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961•TV Series•
5.8
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962•TV Series•
6.6
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950•TV Series•
7.0
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968•TV Series•
6.8
Bambi

Bambi

1948•TV Series•
9.0
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948•TV Series•
6.8
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972•TV Series•
8.0
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956•TV Series•
6.2

Filmography

2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Steve e il Duca

as Self (archival)

Movie
2022
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2021
Duke Ellington in Isfahan

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
The Apollo

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

as Himself

Movie
2018
The Jazz Ambassadors

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

as Self

Movie
2008
Jazz Evolution

as Self - Piano

Movie
2007
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

as Self - Piano

Movie
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!

as Himself (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

as Himself

Movie
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

as Self

Movie
2004
The Story Of The Blues

as Self

Movie
2004
The Harlem Renaissance

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2004
Improvisation

as Self

Movie
2003
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

as Self

Movie
2003
Piano Blues

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington

as Self

Movie
2002
It's Black Entertainment

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001
Jazz

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2000
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

as Self

Movie
1991
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Movie
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

as Self

Movie
1987
Moments without Proper Names

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington

as Self

Movie
1972
Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

TV
1969
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

as Self

Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

as Self

Movie
1966
NET Playhouse

as Self

TV
1966
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

as Self

Movie
1966
The Strolling '20s

as Self

Movie
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts

as Himself

Movie
1962
The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

TV
1959
Anatomy of a Murder

as Pie Eye (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Discorama

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

TV
1957
Aktuelle Schaubude

as Self

TV
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

TV
1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1956
Jazz Ball

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1952
Solitude

as Self

Movie
1952
Mood Indigo

as Self

Movie
1952
Sophisticated Lady

as Self

Movie
1951
German Film Award

as Self

TV
1950
Salute to Duke Ellington
Movie
1950
What's My Line?

as Self

TV
1949
Symphony In Swing
Movie
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

TV
1948
Bambi

as Self

TV
1947
Date with Duke

as Self

Movie
1943
Cabin in the Sky

as Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Reveille with Beverly

as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Movie
1942
Jam Session

as Self - Piano

Movie
1942
Bli-Blip

as Himself

Movie
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Movie
1942
Flamingo
Movie
1941
Birth of the Blues

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1941
Hot Chocolate

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Hit Parade

as Duke Ellington

Movie
1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

as Self

Movie
1934
Belle of the Nineties

as Piano Player

Movie
1934
Many Happy Returns

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Murder at the Vanities

as Duke Ellington

Movie
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

as Self

Movie
1933
A Bundle of Blues

as Self

Movie
1930
Check and Double Check

as Orchestra Leader

Movie
1929
Black and Tan

as Duke Ellington

Movie
—
What's Happening

as Self

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 29, 1899
Day of DeathMay 24, 1974
Place of BirthWashington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity0.3