Duke Ellington
April 29, 1899 (125 years old) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 · I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Soundtrack to a Coup d'État as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Steve e il Duca as Self (archival)
- 2022 · Charlie Parker: Bird Songs as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Duke Ellington in Isfahan as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Apollo as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Green Book: Guide to Freedom as Self - Musician (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Jazz Ambassadors as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Jazz Legends in Their Own Words as Self
- 2014 · Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 as Self
- 2008 · Jazz Evolution as Self - Piano
- 2007 · Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 as Self - Piano
- 2007 · Alice Babs - Swing It! as Himself (archive footage)
- 2005 · Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection as Himself
- 2005 · Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling as Self
- 2004 · The Story Of The Blues as Self
- 2004 · The Harlem Renaissance as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Improvisation as Self
- 2003 · Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens as Self
- 2003 · Piano Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The Intimate Duke Ellington as Self
- 2002 · It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Jazz as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 as Self
- 1991 · The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington as Self
- 1975 · Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · On the Road with Duke Ellington as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Duke Ellington: Love You Madly as Self
- 1966 · Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show as
- 1966 · The Strolling '20s as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · Anatomy of a Murder as Pie Eye (uncredited)
- 1959 · Discorama as Self (archive footage)
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1957 · Aktuelle Schaubude as Self
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- 1956 · Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)
- 1952 · Solitude as Self
- 1952 · Sophisticated Lady as Self
- 1952 · Mood Indigo as Self
- 1951 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · Salute to Duke Ellington as
- 1949 · Symphony In Swing as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self
- 1947 · Date with Duke as Self
- 1943 · Cabin in the Sky as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
- 1943 · Reveille with Beverly as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
- 1943 · Duke Ellington and His Orchestra as
- 1942 · Jam Session as Self - Piano
- 1942 · Bli-Blip as Himself
- 1942 · I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good as
- 1942 · Flamingo as
- 1941 · Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1941 · Hot Chocolate as Self (uncredited)
- 1937 · The Hit Parade as Duke Ellington
- 1935 · Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life as Self
- 1934 · Belle of the Nineties as Piano Player
- 1934 · Many Happy Returns as Piano Player (uncredited)
- 1934 · Murder at the Vanities as Duke Ellington
- 1933 · A Bundle of Blues as Self
- 1930 · Check and Double Check as Orchestra Leader
- 1929 · Black and Tan as Duke Ellington