Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 29, 1899
Died
May 24, 1974
Age
75
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity
0.9
Duke Ellington
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.
Also known as
Edward Kennedy Ellington · Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
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Known For
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV
9.0
Bambi
1948 · TV
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · TV
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV
8.0
Discorama
1959 · TV
6.0
German Film Award
1951 · TV
7.0
Parkinson
2004 · TV
Filmography
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.8
2024
Steve e il Duca
Movie · Self (archival)
0.0
2022
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.8
2021
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2019
The Apollo
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.4
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Movie · Self - Musician (archive footage)
7.8
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Movie · Himself
0.0
2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Movie · Self
0.5
2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Movie · Self (archive footage)
4.0
2008
Jazz Evolution
Movie · Self - Piano
6.0
2007
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Movie · Self - Piano
0.0
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Movie · Himself (archive footage)
0.0
2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie · Himself
0.0
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Movie · Self
0.0
2004
Parkinson
TV · Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
7.0
2004
The Story Of The Blues
Movie · Self
4.2
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.0
2004
Improvisation
Movie · Self
0.0
2003
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Movie · Self
0.0
2003
Piano Blues
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.5
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Movie · Self
0.0