Actor
Duke Ellington
Born 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited) · 1959
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage) · 2024
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage) · 2019
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · 2001
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited) · 1943
What's My Line?
Self · 1950
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington · 1929
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1948
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968
Jam Session
Self - Piano · 1942
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self · 1935
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage) · 2002
The Apollo
Self (archive footage) · 2019
Bambi
Self · 1948
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1957
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited) · 1943
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited) · 1941
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1972
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self · 1957
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage) · 1956
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1962
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage) · 1987
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player · 1934
