Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Duke Ellington
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 62Series: 15Crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 858
IMDb ID: nm0254153
Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974
Age: 75
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 2026
Years active: 98
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q4030
Also known as
Edward Kennedy Ellington • Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Other jobs
Music (9)Original Music Composer (7)Musical (1)Songs (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Duke Ellington.
Music
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019 • Movie
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 • Movie
as Himself
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 • Movie
as Self
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 • Movie
Music
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014 • Movie
Original Music Composer
So Long
2012 • Movie
as Self - Piano
Jazz Evolution
2008 • Movie
as Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 • Movie
as Himself (archive footage)
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007 • Movie
as Himself
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 • Movie
as Self
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 • Movie
as Self
The Story Of The Blues
2004 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 • Movie
as Self
Improvisation
2004 • Movie
as Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
2003 • Movie
as Self
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Duke Ellington.
as Self (archive footage) • 10 eps
Jazz
2001 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
What's Happening
Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
NET Playhouse
1966 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
Music • 14 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Discorama
1959 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
1956 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
as Self • 10 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Bambi
1948 • Series