Duke Ellington
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Check and Double Check
1930
as Orchestra Leader
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Piano Player
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Duke Ellington
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Moments without Proper Names
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Piano
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
as Self
Improvisation
2004
as Self