Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
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Duke Ellington
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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.
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59 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
Bli-Blip
Himself
Improvisation
Self
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
Steve e il Duca
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
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