Duke Ellington
Acting
Born 1899-04-29
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
Popular credits
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
Self
Jam Session
Self - Piano
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
A Bundle of Blues
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader