Duke Ellington
Filmography

Duke Ellington

ActorBorn Apr 29, 1899Washington, District of Columbia, USA81 titles

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.

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Paris Blues
Paris Blues
1961 · 6.5
Original Music Composer
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · 5.7
Duke Ellington
Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen
1966 · 5.8
Original Music Composer
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
1977 · 6.6
Music
Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · 6.1
Piano Player
Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check
1930 · 5.7
Orchestra Leader
The War of the Infras
The War of the Infras
1978 · 8.0
Music
Daybreak Express
Daybreak Express
1957 · 7.2
Music
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Actor
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026
Music, Musician