Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Acting Born 1899-04-29 Washington, District of Columbia, USA Died 1974-05-24

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.

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Known For

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 ★ 5.8
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 ★ 6.6
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 ★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 ★ 6.8
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 ★ 7.0
Bambi
Bambi
1948 ★ 9.0
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 ★ 8.0
German Film Award
German Film Award
1951 ★ 6.0
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 ★ 7.5
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
1956 ★ 6.2
Discorama
Discorama
1959 ★ 8.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957 ★ 8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 ★ 8.0
Jazz
Jazz
2001 ★ 7.5
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 ★ 7.7
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 ★ 5.0
NET Playhouse
NET Playhouse
1966 ★ 7.3
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 ★ 7.8