Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy Ellington | Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

About the person

Career:

Acting

Date of birth:

1899-04-29

Place of birth:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

Date of death

1974-05-24

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.

Filmography

Rating by year

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024-09-12
0.00
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024-09-11
7.769
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
2024-04-27
0.00
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
2022-01-09
6.84
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
2021-09-02
0.00
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
2019-04-24
6.419
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019-02-25
7.864
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
2019-02-15
0.00
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
2018-05-04
7.02
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2014-05-24
0.00
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
2014-01-13
0.51
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
2008-08-12
6.01
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
2007-05-21
0.00
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
2007-01-01
0.00
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
2005-10-25
0.00
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
2005-04-19
0.00
The Story Of The Blues
Self
2004-06-30
4.22
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
6.01
Improvisation
Self
2004-01-01
0.00
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
2003-11-11
0.00
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003-10-04
6.510
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
2003-06-17
0.00
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002-02-08
8.73
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
2001-01-09
7.531
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
2000-01-01
0.00
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991-02-17
0.00
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
1991-01-01
0.00
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975-04-19
0.00
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
1974-12-31
0.01
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
1969-11-08
0.00
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
1967-06-16
0.00
NET Playhouse
Self
1966-10-07
7.33
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
1966-05-01
8.01
The Strolling '20s
Self
1966-02-04
0.00
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Himself
1966-01-01
7.01
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959-07-01
7.81,177
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956-06-24
6.26
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
1956-01-01
8.02
Solitude
Self
1952-06-01
0.00
Mood Indigo
Self
1952-02-03
6.01
Sophisticated Lady
Self
1952-02-03
0.00
What's My Line?
Self
1950-02-02
7.029
Date with Duke
Self
1947-10-30
5.52
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943-03-24
6.550
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943-02-04
7.56
Jam Session
Self - Piano
1942-02-16
6.329
Bli-Blip
Himself
1942-01-01
8.01
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1941-11-07
6.212
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
1941-02-20
7.65
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
1937-04-26
6.33
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
1935-09-12
6.818
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
1934-09-21
6.115
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
1934-06-08
5.34
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
1934-05-18
5.613
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
1934-04-26
0.00
A Bundle of Blues
Self
1933-01-31
6.19
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
1930-10-02
5.77
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
1929-12-08
6.435