Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 29, 1899
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As
- Edward Kennedy Ellington
- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
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.
Known For - Movies
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
