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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.
The roles that explain the career.
17 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 | Self - Piano | Film |
| 2004 | Improvisation | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Piano Blues | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper Names | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1974 | On the Road with Duke Ellington | Self | Film |
| 1967 | Duke Ellington: Love You Madly | Self | Film |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Pie Eye (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Reveille with Beverly | Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Jam Session | Self - Piano | Film |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1935 | Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life | Self | Film |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Piano Player | Film |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities | Duke Ellington | Film |
| 1933 | A Bundle of Blues | Self | Film |
| 1930 | Check and Double Check | Orchestra Leader | Film |
| 1929 | Black and Tan | Duke Ellington | Film |
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