Acting

Duke Ellington

Born 1899-04-29 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died 1974-05-24

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.

Credits

Newest first

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Music
2026
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Musician
2026
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
2014
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
Music
2014
So Long
Original Music Composer
2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Bankbus
Music
2010
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
2005
Parkinson
as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
2004
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Improvisation
as Self
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
2003
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
2003
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
2000
Nutcracker Sweeties
Music
1997
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
1991
Sand Dance
Music
1988
Misanthrope
Original Music Composer
1987
Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Sophisticated Ladies
Musical
1982
The War of the Infras
Music
1978
The Turning Point
Music
1977
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Music
1974
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
1969
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
1967
NET Playhouse
as Self
1966
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer
1966
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
1966
The Strolling '20s
as Self
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Paris Blues
Original Music Composer
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
Music
1961
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Original Music Composer
1959
Discorama
as Self (archive footage)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
A Smattering of Spots
Music
1958
Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Daybreak Express
Music
1957
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
1956
Solitude
as Self
1952
Mood Indigo
as Self
1952
Sophisticated Lady
as Self
1952
German Film Award
as Self
1951
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Symphony In Swing
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Bambi
as Self
1948
Date with Duke
as Self
1947
The Vampire
Music
1945
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943