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Duke Ellington

Acting

Born: 1899-04-29
Died: 1974-05-24
From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Edward Kennedy EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

Biography

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.

Photos2

Awards & Nominations9 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards

1999
🏆 Won

Songwriters Hall of Fame

1971
🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

1969
🏆 Won

Grammy Trustees Award

1968
🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1966
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

Paris Blues

1962
🏆 Won

Spingarn Medal

1959
🏆 Won

German Film Award for best original music

Jonas

1957
🏆 Won

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting62 titles

Bambi
9.0
Series

Bambi

1948 - ...Documentary
It's Black Entertainment
8.7
Movie

It's Black Entertainment

2002Documentary
Bli-Blip
8.0
Movie

Bli-Blip

1942Drama
Jazz Ball
8.0
Movie

Jazz Ball

1956Drama
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
8.0
Movie

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

1966Drama
Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
Series

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 - ...Documentary
Discorama
8.0
Series

Discorama

1959-1975Documentary
The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
Series

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959-1968Drama
Aktuelle Schaubude
8.0
Series

Aktuelle Schaubude

1957-2006Documentary
Anatomy of a Murder
7.8
Movie

Anatomy of a Murder

1959Thriller
Hot Chocolate
7.8
Movie

Hot Chocolate

1941Drama
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
7.8
Movie

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019Documentary
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.8
Movie

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024Documentary
Moments without Proper Names
7.7
Movie

Moments without Proper Names

1987Drama
Reveille with Beverly
7.5
Movie

Reveille with Beverly

1943Comedy
Jazz
7.5
Series

Jazz

2001Documentary
NET Playhouse
7.3
Series

NET Playhouse

1966-1972Drama
The Jazz Ambassadors
7.0
Movie

The Jazz Ambassadors

2018Documentary
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
7.0
Movie

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

1966Documentary
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
6.8
Movie

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

1935Drama
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
6.8
Movie

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

2022Documentary
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Cabin in the Sky
6.5
Movie

Cabin in the Sky

1943Drama
Piano Blues
6.5
Movie

Piano Blues

2003Drama
The Apollo
6.4
Movie

The Apollo

2019Documentary
Black and Tan
6.3
Movie

Black and Tan

1929Drama
The Hit Parade
6.3
Movie

The Hit Parade

1937Drama
Jam Session
6.3
Movie

Jam Session

1942Drama
Birth of the Blues
6.2
Movie

Birth of the Blues

1941Drama
The Steve Allen Show
6.2
Series

The Steve Allen Show

1956-1960Comedy
Belle of the Nineties
6.1
Movie

Belle of the Nineties

1934Comedy
A Bundle of Blues
6.1
Movie

A Bundle of Blues

1933Drama
The Harlem Renaissance
6.0
Movie

The Harlem Renaissance

2004Documentary
Jazz Evolution
6.0
Movie

Jazz Evolution

2008Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Check and Double Check
5.7
Movie

Check and Double Check

1930Comedy
Murder at the Vanities
5.5
Movie

Murder at the Vanities

1934Drama
Many Happy Returns
5.3
Movie

Many Happy Returns

1934Comedy
The Story Of The Blues
4.2
Movie

The Story Of The Blues

2004Drama
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
0.5
Movie

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

2014Drama
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
0
Movie

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

2007Drama
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
0
Movie

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

2021Documentary
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
0
Movie

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

1991Drama
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
0
Movie

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

2005Drama
Alice Babs - Swing It!
0
Movie

Alice Babs - Swing It!

2007Documentary
Improvisation
0
Movie

Improvisation

2004Drama
The Strolling '20s
0
Movie

The Strolling '20s

1966Drama
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
0
Movie

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

2000Drama
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
0
Movie

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

2003Drama
The Intimate Duke Ellington
0
Movie

The Intimate Duke Ellington

2003Drama
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
0
Movie

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975Documentary
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
0
Movie

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

2005Drama
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
0
Movie

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014Documentary
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
0
Movie

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

2024Documentary
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
0
Movie

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

2019Drama
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
0
Movie

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

1969Drama
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
0
Movie

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991Comedy
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
0
Movie

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934Documentary
What's Happening
0
Series

What's Happening

2024 - ...Drama

Writing1 title

Sophisticated Ladies
9.0
Movie

Sophisticated Ladies

1982Drama

Sound17 titles

Masks and Memories
10.0
Movie

Masks and Memories

1934Comedy
The War of the Infras
8.0
Movie

The War of the Infras

1978Sci-Fi
Anatomy of a Murder
7.8
Movie

Anatomy of a Murder

1959Thriller
Daybreak Express
7.2
Movie

Daybreak Express

1957Documentary
So Long
7.0
Cartoon

So Long

2012Animation
Nutcracker Sweeties
7.0
Movie

Nutcracker Sweeties

1997Drama
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
6.8
Movie

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

1935Drama
The Turning Point
6.6
Movie

The Turning Point

1977Drama
Cabin in the Sky
6.5
Movie

Cabin in the Sky

1943Drama
The Vampire
6.5
Movie

The Vampire

1945Documentary
Paris Blues
6.5
Movie

Paris Blues

1961Romance
Change of Mind
5.8
Movie

Change of Mind

1969Drama
Assault on a Queen
5.7
Movie

Assault on a Queen

1966Action
The Asphalt Jungle
5.0
Series

The Asphalt Jungle

1961Drama
Misanthrope
0
Movie

Misanthrope

1987Drama
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
New0
Movie

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

2026Comedy
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
0
Movie

Concerto Ellington-Marsalis

2014Drama