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Duke Ellington Acting Filmography (60)

Steve e il Duca
2024·Self (archival)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024·Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024·Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022·Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021·Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019·Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019·Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019·Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018·Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014·Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014·Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
2008·Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007·Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007·Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005·Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005·Self
The Story Of The Blues
2004·Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004·Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004·Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003·Self
Piano Blues
2003·Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003·Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002·Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000·Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991·Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Moments without Proper Names
1987·Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975·Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974·Self
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969·Self
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967·Self
The Strolling '20s
1966·Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966·Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966·Himself
Anatomy of a Murder
1959·Pie Eye (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
1956·Self (archive footage)
Mood Indigo
1952·Self
Sophisticated Lady
1952·Self
Solitude
1952·Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
Symphony In Swing
1949
Date with Duke
1947·Self
Reveille with Beverly
1943·Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Cabin in the Sky
1943·Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Jam Session
1942·Self - Piano
Bli-Blip
1942·Himself
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
Flamingo
1942
Birth of the Blues
1941·Self (archive footage)
Hot Chocolate
1941·Self (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
1937·Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935·Self
Murder at the Vanities
1934·Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
1934·Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
1934·Piano Player (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934·Self
A Bundle of Blues
1933·Self
Check and Double Check
1930·Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929·Duke Ellington