
Acting
Duke Ellington
Washington, District of Columbia, USABorn 1899
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.
48
Films
13
TV Shows
Known For
61 Credits
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961

What's My Line?
as Self
1950

The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962

The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968

Bambi
as Self
1948

Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972

The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956

The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948

Discorama
as Self (archive footage)
1959

The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959

Aktuelle Schaubude
as Self
1957

Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001