Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 29, 1899
Died
May 24, 1974
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
95 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Music
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
Music
So Long
Original Music Composer
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Self (archive footage)
The Bankbus
Music
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
Self
Improvisation
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
Nutcracker Sweeties
Music
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
Sand Dance
Music
Misanthrope
Original Music Composer
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
Sophisticated Ladies
Musical
The War of the Infras
Music
The Turning Point
Music
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
NET Playhouse
Self
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self