Duke Ellington
Department: Acting
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
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Birth of the Blues
1941
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
Black and Tan
1929
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
A Bundle of Blues
1933
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
The Hit Parade
1937
Date with Duke
1947
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
Jam Session
1942
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Bli-Blip
1942
Mood Indigo
1952
Sophisticated Lady
1952
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
The Story Of The Blues
2004
Steve e il Duca
2024
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Solitude
1952
Flamingo
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Symphony In Swing
1949
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Improvisation
2004
Hot Chocolate
1941
The Strolling '20s
1966
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Jazz Evolution
2008
Jazz Ball
1956
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
Piano Blues
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
The Apollo
2019
Check and Double Check
1930
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
Many Happy Returns
1934
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
Moments without Proper Names
1987
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Jazz
2001
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
German Film Award
1951
Bambi
1948
Discorama
1959
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
What's My Line?
1950
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
What's Happening
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