Duke Ellington

Actor

Born: April 29, 1899 (75 years old)

Died: May 24, 1974

Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Filmography (23)

• Anatomy of a Murder (1959, ★ 7.8)
• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019, ★ 7.7)
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024, ★ 7.7)
• Belle of the Nineties (1934, ★ 5.9)
• Birth of the Blues (1941, ★ 6)
• Black and Tan (1929, ★ 6.3)
• Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935, ★ 6.6)
• A Bundle of Blues (1933, ★ 5.6)
• Jam Session (1942, ★ 6.2)
• Reveille with Beverly (1943, ★ 7)
• Jazz (2001, ★ 7.5)
• Cabin in the Sky (1943, ★ 6.5)
• Piano Blues (2003, ★ 6.5)
• The Apollo (2019, ★ 6.5)
• What's My Line? (1950, ★ 7)
• Daybreak Express (1957, ★ 7.1)
• Murder at the Vanities (1934, ★ 5.5)
• Check and Double Check (1930, ★ 5.3)
• The Steve Allen Show (1956, ★ 5.6)
• The Turning Point (1977, ★ 6.5)
• Assault on a Queen (1966, ★ 5.6)
• The Vampire (1945, ★ 6.5)
• Paris Blues (1961, ★ 6.5)