Acting
Duke Ellington
1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
30 films
Bio
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
Paris Blues
Original Music Composer
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Nutcracker Sweeties
Music
Improvisation
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
Sophisticated Lady
Self
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self