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Duke Ellington

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 29, 1899 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthWashington, District of Columbia, USA
Career Span1929 – 1974
Known Credits81 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Duke Ellington

Also known as:Edward Kennedy EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Total Works

81

64 movies • 17 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Anatomy of a Murder
7.8
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.8
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues
6.5
Paris Blues
1961•movie
Role: Original Music Composer
The Turning Point
6.6
The Turning Point
1977•movie
Role: Music

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 81 titles featuring Duke Ellington

Anatomy of a Murder
7.8

as Pie Eye (uncredited)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Paris Blues
6.5
Paris Blues
1961•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

The Turning Point
6.6
The Turning Point
1977•movie

Role: Music

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
7.8

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Cabin in the Sky
6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943•movie

as Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Daybreak Express
7.2
Daybreak Express
1957•movie

Role: Music

The Vampire
6.5
The Vampire
1945•movie

Role: Music

Black and Tan
6.3
Black and Tan
1929•movie

as Duke Ellington

Jazz
7.4
10 eps
Jazz
2001•series

as Self (archive footage)

Assault on a Queen
5.8
Assault on a Queen
1966•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
10 eps

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self - Guest

The Apollo
6.4
The Apollo
2019•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
6.8

as Self

Murder at the Vanities
5.7

as Duke Ellington

Belle of the Nineties
6.1

as Piano Player

Birth of the Blues
6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
3 eps

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Betty Boop's May Party
6.3

Role: Music

Piano Blues
6.5
Piano Blues
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

A Bundle of Blues
6.1
A Bundle of Blues
1933•movie

as Self

Check and Double Check
5.7

as Orchestra Leader

Reveille with Beverly
7.5

as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

The Steve Allen Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

Change of Mind
5.8
Change of Mind
1969•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Many Happy Returns
5.3
Many Happy Returns
1934•movie

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
6.8

as Self (archive footage)

The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
1 eps

as Self

The Hit Parade
6.3
The Hit Parade
1937•movie

as Duke Ellington

It's Black Entertainment
8.7

as Self (archive footage)

Moments without Proper Names
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972•series

as Self

NET Playhouse
7.3
1 eps
NET Playhouse
1966•series

as Self

Date with Duke
5.5
Date with Duke
1947•movie

as Self

The Story Of The Blues
4.2

as Self

The Jazz Ambassadors
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Jazz Ball
8.0
Jazz Ball
1956•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
4.0

as Self (archive footage)

Aktuelle Schaubude
8.0
1 eps
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957•series

as Self

Masks and Memories
8.0
Masks and Memories
1934•movie

Role: Songs

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
0.5

as Self

Bli-Blip
8.0
Bli-Blip
1942•movie

as Himself

The Harlem Renaissance
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Jazz Evolution
6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008•movie

as Self - Piano

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
8.0

as Self

The First World Festival of Negro Arts
7.0

as Himself

Bambi
9.0
1 eps
Bambi
1948•series

as Self

Discorama
8.0
1 eps
Discorama
1959•series

as Self (archive footage)

Parkinson
7.0
1 eps
Parkinson
2004•series

as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)

So Long
7.0
So Long
2012•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Sophisticated Ladies
9.0

Role: Musical

Nutcracker Sweeties
7.0

Role: Music

The War of the Infras
8.0

Role: Music

Sand Dance
7.0
Sand Dance
1988•movie

Role: Music

The Asphalt Jungle
5.0
The Asphalt Jungle
1961•series

Role: Music

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

as Self - Piano

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

as Self (archive footage)

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

as Self

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

as Himself

Alice Babs - Swing It!

as Himself (archive footage)

Improvisation
Improvisation
2004•movie

as Self

The Strolling '20s
The Strolling '20s
1966•movie

as Self

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

as Self

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

as Self

The Intimate Duke Ellington

as Self

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

as Self

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

as Himself

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

as Self

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

as Self

What's Happening
1 eps

as Self

Misanthrope
Misanthrope
1987•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

Role: Music

Concerto Ellington-Marsalis

Role: Music