Acting
Duke Ellington
- Titles
- 65movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1929 to 2012, with a break from 1970 to 2011, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Anatomy of a Murder79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz4.6average 1.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Historical4.1average 2.6
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
- Wonder3.8average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism3.7, average 5.2
- Dark Humor1.5, average 2.9
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
252020s
1 title
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (2026)
Musician, Music
2010s
2 titles
So Long (2012)
Original Music Composer
The Bankbus (2010)
Music
1990s
1 title
1980s
1 title
Sophisticated Ladies (1982)
Musical
1970s
3 titles · average score 66
1960s
4 titles · average score 60
Change of Mind (1969)
Original Music Composer
55
Assault on a Queen (1966)
Original Music Composer
65
Paris Blues (1961)
Original Music Composer
1950s
3 titles · average score 76
79
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
1940s
3 titles · average score 67
65
The Vampire (1945)
Music
67
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
68
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
1930s
6 titles · average score 59
The Hit Parade (1937)
as Duke Ellington
69
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)
Original Music Composer
60
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
as Piano Player
59
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
as Duke Ellington
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Piano Player (uncredited)
50
Check and Double Check (1930)
as Orchestra Leader
1920s
1 title
Black and Tan (1929)
as Duke Ellington