
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.
Known For

1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · tv

1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · tv

1950
What's My Line?
1950 · tv

1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · tv

1948
Bambi
1948 · tv

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · tv

1972
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · tv

1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · tv

1959
Discorama
1959 · tv

1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · tv

1957
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957 · tv

1959
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · movie

2001
Jazz
2001 · tv

2002
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · movie

1987
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · movie

2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · movie

1943
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · movie

1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · movie

1934
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · movie

2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · movie

2003
Piano Blues
2003 · movie

2019
The Apollo
2019 · movie

1934
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · movie

1943
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · movie

2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · movie

2004
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · movie

1937
The Hit Parade
1937 · movie

2004
Improvisation
2004 · movie

2004
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · movie

1956
Jazz Ball
1956 · movie