Duke Ellington
Acting
Born April 29, 1899 · 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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
The Merv Griffin Show
What's My Line?
The Dick Cavett Show
Bambi
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Le Grand Échiquier
German Film Award
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Discorama
Aktuelle Schaubude
The Bell Telephone Hour
NET Playhouse
Jazz
Anatomy of a Murder
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Check and Double Check
Piano Blues
Mood Indigo
The Apollo
Moments without Proper Names
Jam Session
Jazz Evolution
Alice Babs - Swing It!
It's Black Entertainment
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Hot Chocolate
Bli-Blip
Cabin in the Sky
Solitude
Belle of the Nineties
Improvisation
The Harlem Renaissance
Sophisticated Lady
Reveille with Beverly
Murder at the Vanities