Duke Ellington

★ Acting #71,129

1899 - 1974 (age 75) • Acting

Born: 4/29/1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died: 5/24/1974 (age 75)

Known for: Acting

Duke Ellington

★ Acting #71,129

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.

Known For

Anatomy of a Murder

78%

Original Music Composer

1959

Paris Blues

65%

Original Music Composer

1961

The Turning Point

66%

Music

1977

Daybreak Express

72%

Music

1957

Cabin in the Sky

65%

Music

1943

The Vampire

65%

Music

1945

Black and Tan

63%

Duke Ellington

1929

Jazz

74%

Self (archive footage)

2001

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

Music

2026

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

Musician

2026

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

Self (archive footage)

2024

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

77%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Steve e il Duca

Self (archival)

2024

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

68%

Self (archive footage)

2022

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Self (archive footage)

2021

The Apollo

64%

Self (archive footage)

2019

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

78%

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Himself

2019

The Jazz Ambassadors

70%

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

So Long

70%

Original Music Composer

2012

The Bankbus

Music

2010

Jazz Evolution

60%

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

42%

Self

2004

Improvisation

Self

2004

The Harlem Renaissance

60%

Self (archive footage)

2004

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Self

2003

Piano Blues

65%

Self (archive footage)

2003

The Intimate Duke Ellington

Self

2003

It's Black Entertainment

87%

Self (archive footage)

2002

Jazz

74%

Self (archive footage)

2001