ACTOR · FROM WASHINGTON, USA
Duke Ellington
1899–197415 credits since 1929
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ABOUT DUKE
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born29 April 1899
Died24 May 1974
BirthplaceWashington, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora5 of 15 titles
Known for
The titles people know Duke from.
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 5
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- Anatomy of a MurderIMDb 8.0
- Working since
- 1929
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
1 title
The 1950s
2 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average
Movieas Pie Eye (uncredited)
Salute to Duke Ellington
Not on CineoraThe 1940s
6 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageSymphony In Swing
Not on Cineora
Movieas Duke Ellington (uncredited)
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Not on CineoraFlamingo
Not on CineoraI Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Not on CineoraThe 1930s
5 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Duke Ellington
Movieas Piano Player
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Movieas Duke Ellington
as Orchestra Leader
The 1920s
1 title · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieas Duke Ellington
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Duke’s titles.
Louis ArmstrongParis Blues, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat and 2 more
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonCabin in the Sky and Birth of the Blues
Billie HolidayJazz and Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Dave BrubeckJazz and Piano Blues
Barney BigardBlack and Tan and Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Joe 'Tricky Sam' NantonBlack and Tan and Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life