Duke Ellington
Acting • AGE 75
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...
Acting
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Music
2026
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
2014
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
Music
2014
So Long
Original Music Composer
2012
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
2005
The Story Of The Blues
Self
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
2004
Improvisation
Self
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
2003
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
2001
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
2000
Nutcracker Sweeties
Music
1997
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
1991
Misanthrope
Original Music Composer
1987
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
1987
Sophisticated Ladies
Musical
1982
The War of the Infras
Music
1978
The Turning Point
Music
1977
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
1969
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
NET Playhouse
Self
1966
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer
1966
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
1966
The Strolling '20s
Self
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Himself
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Paris Blues
Original Music Composer
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
Music
1961
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959
Discorama
Self (archive footage)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self
1957
Daybreak Express
Music
1957
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
1956
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Bambi
Self
1948
The Vampire
Music
1945
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943
Jam Session
Self - Piano
1942
Bli-Blip
Himself
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1941
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
1941
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
1937
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
1935
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
1934
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
1934
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
1934
Masks and Memories
Songs
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
1934
A Bundle of Blues
Self
1933
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
1930
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
1929
What's Happening
Self