Acting · geboren 1899-04-29 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington war einer der einflussreichsten amerikanischen Jazzmusiker. Als Pianist war er einer der wichtigsten Neuerer des Stride-Piano. Als Komponist verfasste er annähernd 2000 Kompositionen

Bekannt aus

• Anatomie eines Mordes (1959) – Pie Eye (uncredited)
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) – Self (archive footage)
• Paris Blues (1961) – Original Music Composer
• Am Wendepunkt (1977) – Music
• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019) – Self - Musician (archive footage)
• Ein Häuschen im Himmel (1943) – Duke Ellington (uncredited)
• Daybreak Express (1957) – Music
• Le vampire (1945) – Music
• Black and Tan (1929) – Duke Ellington
• Jazz (2001) – Self (archive footage)
• Überfall auf die Queen Mary (1966) – Original Music Composer
• What's My Line? (1950) – Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) – Self
• The Dick Cavett Show (1968) – Self - Guest
• The Apollo (2019) – Self (archive footage)
• Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) – Self
• Murder at the Vanities (1934) – Duke Ellington
• Belle of the Nineties (1934) – Piano Player
• Birth of the Blues (1941) – Self (archive footage)
• The Merv Griffin Show (1962) – Self
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961) – Self
• Betty Boop's May Party (1933) – Music
• Piano Blues (2003) – Self (archive footage)
• A Bundle of Blues (1933) – Self
• Reveille with Beverly (1943) – Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
• Check and Double Check (1930) – Orchestra Leader
• The Steve Allen Show (1956) – Self - Guest
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) – Self
• Change of Mind (1969) – Original Music Composer
• Many Happy Returns (1934) – Piano Player (uncredited)
• Charlie Parker - Bird Songs (2022) – Self (archive footage)
• The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) – Self
• The Hit Parade (1937) – Duke Ellington
• It's Black Entertainment (2002) – Self (archive footage)
• Moments without Proper Names (1987) – Self (archive footage)
• Le Grand Échiquier (1972) – Self
• NET Playhouse (1966) – Self
• Date with Duke (1947) – Self
• The Story Of The Blues (2004) – Self
• Geheimwaffe Jazz (2018) – Self (archive footage)