Personal Info
Birthday
April 29, 1899
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For
Acting
Duke Ellington
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.
Acting Filmography (62)
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie2024
7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Movie2024
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6.8
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Movie2022
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Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Movie2021
6.4
The Apollo
Movie2019
7.8
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Movie2019
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Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Movie2019
7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie2018
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Movie2014
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0.5
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Movie2014
6.0
Jazz Evolution
Movie2008
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Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Movie2007
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Alice Babs - Swing It!
Movie2007
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie2005
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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Movie2005
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4.2
The Story Of The Blues
Movie2004
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6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie2004
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Improvisation
Movie2004
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Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Movie2003
6.5
Piano Blues
Movie2003
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The Intimate Duke Ellington
Movie2003
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8.7
It's Black Entertainment
Movie2002
7.5
Jazz
TV Series2001
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Movie2000
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The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Movie1991
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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Movie1991
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Moments without Proper Names
Movie1987
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Movie1975
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Le Grand Échiquier
TV Series1972
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Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Movie1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
TV Series1968
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7.3
NET Playhouse
TV Series1966
8.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Movie1966
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The Strolling '20s
Movie1966
7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Movie1966
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6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
7.8
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie1959
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8.0
Discorama
TV Series1959
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8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV Series1959
8.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
TV Series1957
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6.2
The Steve Allen Show
TV Series1956
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8.0
Jazz Ball
Movie1956
7.0
What's My Line?
TV Series1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
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9.0
Bambi
TV Series1948
6.5
Cabin in the Sky
Movie1943
7.5
Reveille with Beverly
Movie1943
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6.3
Jam Session
Movie1942
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8.0
Bli-Blip
Movie1942
6.2
Birth of the Blues
Movie1941
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7.6
Hot Chocolate
Movie1941
6.3
The Hit Parade
Movie1937
6.8
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Movie1935
6.1
Belle of the Nineties
Movie1934
5.3
Many Happy Returns
Movie1934
5.6
Murder at the Vanities
Movie1934
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Movie1934
6.1
A Bundle of Blues
Movie1933
5.7
Check and Double Check
Movie1930
6.4
Black and Tan
Movie1929
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