Duke Ellington

Full filmography

• Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (2026) Music
• Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (2026) Musician
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) as Self (archive footage)
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2024) as Self (archive footage)
• Steve e il Duca (2024) as Self (archival)
• Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022) as Self (archive footage)
• Duke Ellington in Isfahan (2021) as Self (archive footage)
• The Apollo (2019) as Self (archive footage)
• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019) as Self - Musician (archive footage)
• Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live (2019) as Himself
• The Jazz Ambassadors (2018) as Self (archive footage)
• Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 (2014) as Self
• Concerto Ellington-Marsalis (2014) Music
• Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014) as Self (archive footage)
• So Long (2012) Original Music Composer
• The Bankbus (2010) Music
• Jazz Evolution (2008) as Self - Piano
• Alice Babs - Swing It! (2007) as Himself (archive footage)
• Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 (2007) as Self - Piano
• Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling (2005) as Self
• Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) as Himself
• Improvisation (2004) as Self
• The Harlem Renaissance (2004) as Self (archive footage)
• The Story Of The Blues (2004) as Self
• The Intimate Duke Ellington (2003) as Self
• Piano Blues (2003) as Self (archive footage)
• Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens (2003) as Self
• It's Black Entertainment (2002) as Self (archive footage)
• Jazz (2001) as Self (archive footage)
• Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 (2000) as Self
• Nutcracker Sweeties (1997) Music
• The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) (1991)
• The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington (1991) as Self
• Misanthrope (1987) Original Music Composer
• Moments without Proper Names (1987) as Self (archive footage)
• Sophisticated Ladies (1982) Musical
• The War of the Infras (1978) Music
• The Turning Point (1977) Music
• Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) as Self (archive footage)
• On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) as Self
• On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) Music
• Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
• Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969 (1969) as Self
• Change of Mind (1969) Original Music Composer
• The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
• Duke Ellington: Love You Madly (1967) as Self
• NET Playhouse (1966) as Self
• Assault on a Queen (1966) Original Music Composer
• The Strolling '20s (1966) as Self
• The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966) as Himself
• Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro (1966) as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
• The Asphalt Jungle (1961) Music
• Paris Blues (1961) Original Music Composer
• Discorama (1959) as Self (archive footage)
• The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) as Pie Eye (uncredited)
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Original Music Composer
• A Smattering of Spots (1958) Music
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
• Aktuelle Schaubude (1957) as Self
• Daybreak Express (1957) Music
• The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Guest
• Jazz Ball (1956) as Self (archive footage)
• Mood Indigo (1952) as Self
• Solitude (1952) as Self
• Sophisticated Lady (1952) as Self
• German Film Award (1951) as Self
• What's My Line? (1950) as Self
• Salute to Duke Ellington (1950)
• Symphony In Swing (1949)
• Bambi (1948) as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
• Date with Duke (1947) as Self
• The Vampire (1945) Music
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) Music
• Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943)
• Jam Session (1942) as Self - Piano
• Bli-Blip (1942) as Himself
• I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good (1942)
• Flamingo (1942)
• Hot Chocolate (1941) as Self (uncredited)
• Birth of the Blues (1941) as Self (archive footage)
• The Hit Parade (1937) as Duke Ellington
• Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) as Self
• Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) Original Music Composer
• Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934) as Self
• Belle of the Nineties (1934) as Piano Player
• Murder at the Vanities (1934) as Duke Ellington
• Many Happy Returns (1934) as Piano Player (uncredited)
• Masks and Memories (1934) Songs
• A Bundle of Blues (1933) as Self
• Check and Double Check (1930) as Orchestra Leader
• Black and Tan (1929) as Duke Ellington
• What's Happening as Self