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Duke Ellington

Acting · Born April 29, 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Movies with Duke Ellington

• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — Pie Eye (uncredited)
• The Intimate Duke Ellington (2003) — Self
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) — Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934) — Self
• The Harlem Renaissance (2004) — Self (archive footage)
• It's Black Entertainment (2002) — Self (archive footage)
• Piano Blues (2003) — Self (archive footage)
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) — Duke Ellington (uncredited)
• Murder at the Vanities (1934) — Duke Ellington
• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019) — Self - Musician (archive footage)
• Alice Babs - Swing It! (2007) — Himself (archive footage)
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2024) — Self (archive footage)

TV shows with Duke Ellington

• Jazz (2001) — Self (archive footage)