Actor

Duke Ellington

April 29, 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Notable work

7.8
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Pie Eye (uncredited)

Often works with

Franklin Pangborn
2 titles together
Reveille with Beverly, Many Happy Returns
Stanley Fields
2 titles together
Many Happy Returns, The Hit Parade
William Demarest
2 titles together
Many Happy Returns, The Hit Parade

Full filmography · 10

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
cast
1991
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
19597.8
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
19436.5
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1943
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
1937
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
1934
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
1934
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
1934
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
1930
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
19296.3