Duke Ellington
Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
76 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
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Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024NR
Steve e il Duca
2024
6.8
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
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Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
6.4
The Apollo
2019
7.8
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
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Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
0.5
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
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Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014
7.0
So Long
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The Bankbus
2010
6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008
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Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
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Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
4.2
The Story Of The Blues
2004
6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
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Improvisation
2004
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Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
6.5
Piano Blues
2003
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The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002
7.4
Jazz
2001
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
7.0
Nutcracker Sweeties
1997
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The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
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Misanthrope
1987
7.7
Moments without Proper Names
1987
9.0
Sophisticated Ladies
1982
8.0
The War of the Infras
1978
6.6
The Turning Point
1977
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975NR
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
5.8
Change of Mind
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
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Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
7.3
NET Playhouse
1966
5.8
Assault on a Queen
1966
8.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
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The Strolling '20s
1966
7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.5
Paris Blues
1961
5.0
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
7.8
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
8.0
Discorama
1959
8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959NR
A Smattering of Spots
1958
8.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
7.2
Daybreak Express
1957
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
8.0
Jazz Ball
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Solitude
19526.0
Mood Indigo
1952NR
Sophisticated Lady
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German Film Award
1951NR
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950NR
Symphony In Swing
1949
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
9.0
Bambi
19485.5
Date with Duke
1947
6.5
The Vampire
1945
6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943
7.5
Reveille with Beverly
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
6.3
Jam Session
1942
8.0
Bli-Blip
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I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
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Flamingo
1942
6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941
7.6
Hot Chocolate
1941
6.3
The Hit Parade
1937
6.8
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
6.1
Belle of the Nineties
1934
5.3
Many Happy Returns
1934
5.6
Murder at the Vanities
1934
8.0
Masks and Memories
1934
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
6.1
A Bundle of Blues
1933
5.7
Check and Double Check
1930
6.3
Black and Tan
1929
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