Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Duke Ellington
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Movies: 57Series: 14Crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 858
IMDb ID: nm0254153
Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974
Age: 75
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 2024
Years active: 96
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q4030
Also known as
Edward Kennedy Ellington • Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Other jobs
Original Music Composer (7)Music (6)Musical (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Duke Ellington.
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
7.6
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
6.8
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.5
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.7
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
2019 Movie
7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
0.5
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
2014 Movie
7.0
So Long
Original Music Composer
2012 Movie
6.0
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
2008 Movie
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
2007 Movie
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
2007 Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
2005 Movie
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
2005 Movie
4.2
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
2004 Movie
6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Movie
Improvisation
as Self
2004 Movie
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
2003 Movie
6.5
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
2003 Movie
8.0
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002 Movie
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
2000 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Duke Ellington.
7.5
Jazz
as Self (archive footage) • 10 eps
2001 Series
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self • 1 eps
1972 Series
What's Happening
as Self • 1 eps
Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1968 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.0
The Asphalt Jungle
Music • 14 eps
1961 Series
Discorama
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1956 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 10 eps
1948 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series