Duke Ellington
Acting
- Born:
- 1899-04-29
- Died:
- 1974-05-24
- Place of birth:
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Steve e il Duca
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
The Apollo
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
The Jazz Ambassadors
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Jazz Evolution
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Parkinson
The Story Of The Blues
The Harlem Renaissance
Improvisation
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Piano Blues
The Intimate Duke Ellington
It's Black Entertainment
Jazz
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Moments without Proper Names
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Le Grand Échiquier
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
NET Playhouse
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
The Strolling '20s
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Anatomy of a Murder
Discorama
The Bell Telephone Hour
Aktuelle Schaubude
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Steve Allen Show
Jazz Ball
Solitude
Mood Indigo
Sophisticated Lady
German Film Award
Salute to Duke Ellington
What's My Line?
Symphony In Swing
The Ed Sullivan Show
Bambi
Date with Duke
Cabin in the Sky
Reveille with Beverly
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Bli-Blip
Flamingo
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Birth of the Blues
The Hit Parade
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Belle of the Nineties
Many Happy Returns
Murder at the Vanities
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
A Bundle of Blues
Check and Double Check
Black and Tan
What's Happening