Duke Ellington
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
1937
as Duke Ellington
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Duke Ellington
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Piano Player
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Check and Double Check
1930
as Orchestra Leader