Duke Ellington
Acting
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
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Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014
So Long
2012
The Bankbus
The Bankbus
2010
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
Nutcracker Sweeties
1997
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Misanthrope
1987
Sophisticated Ladies
1982
The War of the Infras
1978
The Turning Point
1977
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
Change of Mind
1969
Assault on a Queen
1966
Paris Blues
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
A Smattering of Spots
A Smattering of Spots
1958
Daybreak Express
1957
Salute to Duke Ellington
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
Symphony In Swing
Symphony In Swing
1949
The Vampire
1945
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Flamingo
Flamingo
1942
The Hit Parade
1937
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Many Happy Returns
1934
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Masks and Memories
1934
Check and Double Check
1930
Black and Tan
1929