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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Steve e il Duca
Character: Self (archival)
MOVIE • 2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
The Apollo
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Character: Self - Musician (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Jazz Evolution
Character: Self - Piano
MOVIE • 2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Character: Self - Piano
MOVIE • 2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Character: Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2005
The Story Of The Blues
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2004
Improvisation
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2003
Crew
Crew Credits
So Long
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2012
The Bankbus
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2010
Sophisticated Ladies
Role: Musical
MOVIE • 1982
The Turning Point
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1977
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1974
Change of Mind
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1969
Assault on a Queen
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1966
Paris Blues
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1961
The Asphalt Jungle
Role: Music
TV • 1961
Anatomy of a Murder
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1959
A Smattering of Spots
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1958
Daybreak Express
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1953
The Vampire
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1945
Cabin in the Sky
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1943
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1935