Duke Ellington
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1899-04-29 – 1974-05-24
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
1959Pie Eye (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
1934Piano Player
Birth of the Blues
1941Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014Self
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007Self - Piano
Black and Tan
1929Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021Self (archive footage)On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974Self
A Bundle of Blues
1933Self
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935Self
The Hit Parade
1937Duke EllingtonDate with Duke
1947Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991Self
Jam Session
1942Self - Piano
Reveille with Beverly
1943Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Bli-Blip
1942HimselfMood Indigo
1952SelfSophisticated Lady
1952Self