Duke Ellington
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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The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Discorama
1959 · Self (archive footage)
Jazz
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957 · Self
NET Playhouse
1966 · Self
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Pie Eye (uncredited)
Piano Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003 · Self
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Check and Double Check
1930 · Orchestra Leader
Improvisation
2004 · Self
Hot Chocolate
1941 · Self (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Duke Ellington (uncred...
The Apollo
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007 · Himself (archive foota...
Jazz Evolution
2008 · Self - Piano
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Duke Ellington
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Jam Session
1942 · Self - Piano
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Self - Musician (archi...
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Self
Bli-Blip
1942 · Himself
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Piano Player
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Duke - Duke Ellington...
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · Self
What's Happening
— · Self
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969 · Self
Many Happy Returns
1934 · Piano Player (uncredit...
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007 · Self - Piano
A Bundle of Blues
1933 · Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003 · Self
The Hit Parade
1937 · Duke Ellington
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Self (archive footage)
The Strolling '20s
1966 · Self
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · Self
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000 · Self
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005 · Self
Jazz Ball
1956 · Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019 · Himself
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Himself
Black and Tan
1929 · Duke Ellington
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · Himself
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966 · Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991 · Self