Duke Ellington
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.
Acting
Movie
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959
Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Movie
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943
Movie
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
1929
TV
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001
TV
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Movie
Jam Session
as Self - Piano
1942
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Movie
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
1935
Movie
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
1934
Movie
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
1941
Movie
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
1934
Movie
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Movie
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
1933
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Movie
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
1930
Movie
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943
TV
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Movie
Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
1941
Crew
Movie
Anatomy of a Murder
Original Music Composer
1959
Movie
Paris Blues
Original Music Composer
1961
Movie
The Turning Point
Music
1977
Movie
Cabin in the Sky
Music
1943
Movie
Daybreak Express
Music
1957
Movie
The Vampire
Music
1945
Movie
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer
1966
Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Original Music Composer
1935
Movie
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer
1969
Movie
So Long
Original Music Composer
2012
Movie
Sophisticated Ladies
Musical
1982
Movie
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Music
1974