Duke Ellington

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

29 April 1899, 126 years old

Known For

Anatomy of a Murder

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Cabin in the Sky

Black and Tan

Jam Session

The Apollo

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Belle of the Nineties

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

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

Self (archive footage)

2024

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Self (archive footage)

2024

Steve e il Duca

Self (archival)

2024

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Self (archive footage)

2022

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Self (archive footage)

2021

The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

2019

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Himself

2019

The Jazz Ambassadors

Self (archive footage)

2018

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Self (archive footage)

2014

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

Self

2014

Jazz Evolution

Self - Piano

2008

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Self - Piano

2007

Alice Babs - Swing It!

Himself (archive footage)

2007

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Himself

2005

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Self

2005

The Story Of The Blues

Self

2004

The Harlem Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

2004

Improvisation

Self

2004

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Self

2003

Piano Blues

Self (archive footage)

2003

The Intimate Duke Ellington

Self

2003

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

2002

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Self

2000

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

Self

1991

Moments without Proper Names

Self (archive footage)

1987

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

1975

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Self

1974

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

Self

1969

Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

Self

1967

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

Self

1966

The Strolling '20s

Self

1966

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Himself

1966

Anatomy of a Murder

Pie Eye (uncredited)

1959

Jazz Ball

Self (archive footage)

1956

Solitude

Self

1952

Mood Indigo

Self

1952

Sophisticated Lady

Self

1952

Salute to Duke Ellington

1950

Symphony In Swing

1949

Date with Duke

Self

1947

Cabin in the Sky

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

1943

Reveille with Beverly

Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

1943

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

1943

Jam Session

Self - Piano

1942

Bli-Blip

Himself

1942

Flamingo

1942

I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

1942

Birth of the Blues

Self (archive footage)

1941

Hot Chocolate

Self (uncredited)

1941

The Hit Parade

Duke Ellington

1937

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Self

1935

Belle of the Nineties

Piano Player

1934

Many Happy Returns

Piano Player (uncredited)

1934

Murder at the Vanities

Duke Ellington

1934

A Bundle of Blues

Self

1933

Check and Double Check

Orchestra Leader

1930

Black and Tan

Duke Ellington

1929