Duke Ellington
Music DepartmentComposerActor
- Born
- April 29, 1899
- Died
- May 24, 1974
Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra…
Director
| Today(1952) |
Actor
| Jazzorama(1964)as Musician - Piano |
| The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Pianist |
| Anatomy of a Murder(1959)as Pie Eye |
| The United States Steel Hour(1953)as Narrator |
| Snader Telescriptions(1950)as Conductor |
Composer
| Talking Sticks(2016) |
| An Honest Buck(2013) |
| A Shot at Love(2009) |
| Great Performances(1971) |
| Neder Manilla(1991) |
Music Department
| Spanish Noir(2023) |
| Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts Series(2020) |
| Peter and the Wolf with Viola Davis and Dudamel(2021) |
| Guard Duty Doggy(2021) |
| Trilogie De Tragedie(2016) |
Soundtrack
| The Weather Channel(1982) |
| American Experience(1988) |
| Lives Well Lived(2023) |
| Materialists(2025) |
| The Voice(2012) |
Self
| The Music of Duke Ellington & Lionel Hampton(2020)as Self |
| Kentler Ve Gölgeler(2010)as Self - Subject |
| Improvisation(2004)as Self |
| Legends in Concert: Duke Ellington(2004)as Self |
| Jazz(2001)as Self, Self - composer, bandleader, pianist |
Archive Footage
| Toon in with Me(2021)as Self - Band Leader, Self - Cotton Club Band Leader, Self |
| American Masters(1985)as Self, Piano Player |
| Cologne 75(2025)as Self |
| Arte Journal(1998)as Self |
| Steve e il Duca(2024)as Self |
Archive Sound
| Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Australia(1960)as Self |
Credit Score: Duke Ellington
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy of a Murder | 7.50 | 1959 | • | 8.0 | 0 | 7 | 77816 | ||
| 2 | Cabin in the Sky | 1.50 | 1943 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 3839 | |||
| 3 | Belle of the Nineties | 1.00 | 1934 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1098 | |||
| 4 | Murder at the Vanities | 1.00 | 1934 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1100 |