Duke Ellington
Acting · 75 years old
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.
Known For
Bambi
Self
Bli-Blip
Himself
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Himself
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
Self
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest