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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 29, 1899
Died
May 24, 1974
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As
- Edward Kennedy Ellington
- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Duke Ellington
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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
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Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
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Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
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Self (archival)
Steve e il Duca
2024
6.8
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
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Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
6.5
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
7.7
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
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Himself
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
7.0
Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
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Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Credits
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.6
🎬
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
2024
0.0
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2022
6.8
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
2021
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The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.5
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
7.7
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
2019
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The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.0
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2014
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Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
2014
0.5
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
2008
6.0
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
2007
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Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
2005
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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
2005
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The Story Of The Blues
as Self
2004
4.2
Improvisation
as Self
2004
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The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004
6.0
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
2003
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Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.5
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
2003
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It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
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Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001
7.5
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
2000
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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
1991
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Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
1987
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
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🎬
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
1974
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Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
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Duke Ellington Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
1969
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
🎬
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
1967
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Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
1966
8.0
The Strolling '20s
as Self
1966
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The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
1966
7.0
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959
7.8
Discorama
as Self (archive footage)
1959
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The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
7.3
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Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self
1957
6.0
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
5.6
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
1956
7.0
🎬
Solitude
as Self
1952
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Mood Indigo
as Self
1952
6.0
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Sophisticated Lady
as Self
1952
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German Film Award
as Self
1951
6.0
🎬
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
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What's My Line?
as Self
1950
6.9
🎬
Symphony In Swing
1949
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Bambi
as Self
1948
9.0
🎬
Date with Duke
as Self
1947
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Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
1943
6.5
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943
7.0
🎬
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
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Jam Session
as Self - Piano
1942
6.2
🎬
Flamingo
1942
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🎬
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
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Bli-Blip
as Himself
1942
8.0
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
1941
6.0
Hot Chocolate
as Self (uncredited)
1941
7.8
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
1937
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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
1935
6.6
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
1934
5.7
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
1934
5.3
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
1934
5.5
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
1933
5.6
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
1930
5.3
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
1929
6.3
What's Happening
as Self
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