Duke Ellington
Acting
Born 1899-04-29 · 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
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Movie
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Movie
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Movie
Jazz Ball
1956 · Movie
The Apollo
2019 · Movie
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Movie
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Movie
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966 · Movie
Bli-Blip
1942 · Movie
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Movie
Piano Blues
2003 · Movie
Hot Chocolate
1941 · Movie
The Hit Parade
1937 · Movie
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Movie
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Movie
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Movie
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Movie
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Movie
Check and Double Check
1930 · Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Movie
Black and Tan
1929 · Movie
Jam Session
1942 · Movie
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Movie
Many Happy Returns
1934 · Movie
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Movie
Jazz Evolution
2008 · Movie
A Bundle of Blues
1933 · Movie
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · Movie
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Movie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Movie
The Strolling '20s
1966 · Movie
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · Movie
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Movie
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991 · Movie
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991 · Movie
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007 · Movie
Improvisation
2004 · Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Movie
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 · Movie
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 · Movie
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000 · Movie
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 · Movie
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 · Movie
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 · Movie
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 · Movie
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969 · Movie