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Check and Double Check (1930) -- Typical Amos 'n Andy storyline has the boys trying to make a go of their "open-air" taxi business while they get caught up in a society hassle...

Overview

Date of Death:
24 May 1974, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated... more
Trivia:
Charter inductee of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1978. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
Duke Ellington's Orchestra

Filmography

Soundtrack:
  1. "Dancing with the Stars" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Round Nine: Results (2009) TV episode (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (uncredited))
  2. He's Just Not That Into You (2009) (writer: "Sophisticated Lady")
    ... aka Er steht einfach nicht auf Dich! (Germany)
  3. "Eli Stone" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Grace (2008) TV episode (writer: "Hit Me With a Hot Note" (uncredited))
  4. Two Lovers (2008) (writer: "Rockin' in Rhythm")
  5. Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG) ("Take the "A" Train")
    ... aka GTA IV (International: English title: short title)
  6. Be Kind Rewind (2008) (writer: "Solitude")
  7. The Great Debaters (2007) (writer: "Delta Serenade")
  8. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) (writer: "Caravan")
    ... aka 13 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  9. "The Sopranos" (3 episodes, 2007)
        - The Second Coming (2007) TV episode ("Caravan" (uncredited))
        - Kennedy and Heidi (2007) TV episode (writer: "Sophisticated Lady") (performer: "Sophisticated Lady")
        - Walk Like a Man (2007) TV episode ("Mood Indigo")
  10. Does Your Soul Have a Cold? (2007) (writer: "Solitude")
  11. King of California (2007) (writer: "In A Sentimental Mood (inst)")
  12. Munich (2005) (writer: "Prelude to a Kiss")
    ... aka Munich (Canada: French title) (France)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Munich (Australia)
  13. Rumor Has It... (2005) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light") (performer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
    ... aka Rumour Has It... (Australia) (Canada: English title) (New Zealand: English title)
  14. The White Countess (2005) (music: "Mood Indigo" (1930))
  15. Prime (2005) (writer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD") (performer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD")
  16. The Lost City (2005) (writer: "Limbo Jazz") (performer: "Limbo Jazz")
  17. Breakfast on Pluto (2005) (writer: "Caravan" (1937))
  18. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (performer: "Blowin' in the Wind")
    ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
  19. Melinda and Melinda (2004) (music: "In a Mellow Tone" (1939), "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (1942), "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (1938)) (performer: "In a Mellow Tone" (1939), "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (1938))
  20. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (writer: "I'm a Just a Lucky So & So")
  21. The Notebook (2004) (writer: "Alabamy Home" (1937))
  22. Mona Lisa Smile (2003) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  23. "Angels in America" (2003) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  24. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See the Light")
    ... aka The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
  25. The Human Stain (2003) (writer: "Day Dream" (1939)) (music: "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (1941))
    ... aka Der menschliche Makel (Germany)
    ... aka La couleur du mensonge (France)
  26. Bright Young Things (2003) (writer: "Caravan")
  27. Ben Webster (2003) (TV) ("In a Mellow Tone")
  28. Comedian (2002) (writer: "Caravan")
  29. Minority Report (2002) (writer: "Solitude" (1934))
  30. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) (music: "Mood Indigo" (1931)) (lyrics: "Mood Indigo" (1931)) (performer: "Mood Indigo" (1931))
  31. Mafia: Lost Heaven (2002) (VG) (writer: "The Mooche", "Caravan")
  32. Hart's War (2002) (writer: "Mood Indigo")
  33. Ocean's Eleven (2001) (writer: "Caravan")
    ... aka 11 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka O11 (USA: informal short title)
  34. One Night with Robbie Williams (2001) (TV) (writer: "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me")
    ... aka Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (UK: DVD title)
  35. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) (music: "Sophisticated Lady") (performer: "Sophisticated Lady")
    ... aka Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (Germany)
  36. An American Rhapsody (2001) (music: "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" (1945))
    ... aka Amerikai rapszódia (Hungary)
  37. Angel Eyes (2001) (writer: "In A Sentimental Mood")
    ... aka Ojos de ángel (USA: Spanish title)
  38. Chocolat (2000) (writer: "Caravan" (1937))
  39. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) (performer: "Mood Indigo")
  40. Yksityisetsivän tytär (2000) (music: "A Drum is a Woman") (lyrics: "A Drum is a Woman")
    ... aka Helsinki 2000 - Yksityisetsivän tytär (Finland: long title)
  41. Pollock (2000) (performer: "It's Sad But True")
  42. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV) (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  43. The Yards (2000) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
  44. My Dog Skip (2000) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")

  45. Any Given Sunday (1999) (writer: "I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU")
  46. The Green Mile (1999) (performer: "Three Little Words")
    ... aka Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA: complete title)
  47. Pitch People (1999) (writer: "Mood Indigo")
  48. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) (writer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", "Caravan")
  49. Curtain Call (1999) (writer: "Mood Indigo", "Rockin' In Rhythm")
  50. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) (writer: "Rent Party Blues")
    ... aka Face of an Angel (UK: DVD title)
  51. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999) (TV) (writer: "DIMINUENDO IN BLUE & CRESCENDO IN BLUE") (performer: "DIMINUENDO IN BLUE & CRESCENDO IN BLUE")
    ... aka The Fillmore (USA: short title)
  52. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (music: "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (1941))
    ... aka EWS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  53. The Thirteenth Floor (1999) (writer: "Caravan")
    ... aka Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany: TV title)
  54. Life (1999/I) (writer: "Drop Me Off in Harlem")
  55. The Matrix (1999) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light") (performer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  56. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka "DS9" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Deep Space Nine" (USA: short title)
    ... aka "Star Trek: DS9" (USA: short title)
        - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang (1999) TV episode ("Night Train")
  57. Living Out Loud (1998) (writer: "Low Key Lightly", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  58. Rounders (1998) (writer: "Warm Valley") (performer: "Warm Valley")
  59. Saving Private Ryan (1998) (writer: "Solitude")
  60. The Odd Couple II (1998) ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II
  61. The Big Lebowski (1998) (writer: "I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good")
  62. Sphere (1998) (music: "DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE")
  63. The Big One (1997) (writer: "Mississipi Moan" (1927)) (performer: "Mississipi Moan" (1927))
  64. Double Tap (1997) (performer: "One O'Clock Jump")
  65. Hoodlum (1997) (writer: "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  66. Addicted to Love (1997) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
    ... aka Forlorn
  67. Ulee's Gold (1997) (writer: "Sophisticated Lady")
  68. Metro (1997) (performer: "THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE")
  69. Love Jones (1997) (writer: "In a Sentimental Mood") (performer: "In a Sentimental Mood")
  70. Swingers (1996) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  71. Larger Than Life (1996) (writer: "Just A Lucky So & So")
  72. "The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series (writer: "I'm Beginning to see the Light")
  73. Let It Be Me (1995) (writer: "C Jam Blues")
    ... aka Love Dance (UK)
  74. White Man's Burden (1995) (writer: "Prelude To A Kiss")
    ... aka White Man (France)
  75. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) (writer: "HY-AH SU", "MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE MY WAYS") (performer: "HY-AH SU", "MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE MY WAYS")
  76. Forget Paris (1995) (writer: "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  77. Miami Rhapsody (1995) (writer: "I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD")
  78. Bullets Over Broadway (1994) (performer: "That Jungle Jamboree")
  79. Corrina, Corrina (1994) (performer: "IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)")
  80. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (performer: "Flying Home") ("In A Sentimental Mood")
    ... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (Germany)
  81. Bottle Rocket (1994) (writer: "Stevie") ("Stevie")
  82. Memory (1993) (TV) (music: "Pega'm amb el saxo i fes-me mal")
  83. Short Cuts (1993) ("I'm Gonna Go Fishin")
  84. Rising Sun (1993) (writer: "SINGLE PETAL OF A ROSE")
  85. Swing Kids (1993) (writer: "IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)")
  86. Malcolm X (1992) (writer: "Drop Me Off in Harlem", "Azure", "Arabesque Cookie") (performer: "Arabesque Cookie")
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  87. En dag i oktober (1992) ("THE JEEP IS JUMPIN'")
    ... aka A Day in October
  88. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) (writer: "Prelude to a Kiss", "Daydream")
    ... aka Glengarry Glen Ross (Australia)
  89. Prelude to a Kiss (1992) (writer: "Prelude to a Kiss")
  90. A League of Their Own (1992) (writer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD")
  91. White Men Can't Jump (1992) (writer: "MOOD INDIGO")
  92. The Mambo Kings (1992) (writer: "In A Sentimental Mood") (performer: "In A Sentimental Mood")
    ... aka Les mambo kings (France)
  93. The Addams Family (1991) ("The Mooche")
  94. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) ("SATIN DOLL")
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
  95. The Rocketeer (1991) (writer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD")
  96. Oscar (1991) (writer: "ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM")
  97. Flirting (1991) (writer: "The Moochie")
  98. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (writer: "I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO") (performer: "I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO")
    ... aka La liste noire (France)
  99. He Said, She Said (1991) ("I'm Just A Lucky So-and-So", "In A Sentimental Mood")
  100. Wild Blade (1991) (performer: "El Gato")
  101. Alice (1990) (writer: "Caravan")
  102. Wild at Heart (1990) (writer: "First Movement") (performer: "First Movement")
    ... aka David Lynch's Wild at Heart (USA: complete title)
  103. White Hunter Black Heart (1990) (writer: "SATIN DOLL")

  104. Harlem Nights (1989) (writer: "Black Beauty", "Mood Indigo") (music: "Drop Me Off In Harlem", "The Gal From Joe's", "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", "Sophisticated Lady") (performer: "Drop Me Off In Harlem")
  105. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (writer: "Prelude To A Kiss", "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me", "Solitude")
  106. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (writer: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
    ... aka When Harry Met Sally (USA: DVD box title)
  107. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (writer: "The Mooch")
  108. Field of Dreams (1989) (performer: "Lotus Blossom")
  109. Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  110. La nuit Bengali (1988) (writer: "East St-Louis Toodle-oo")
    ... aka The Bengali Night (International: English title)
  111. Envoyez les violons (1988) (writer: "C JamBlues")
    ... aka La flûte (France)
  112. Biloxi Blues (1988) (writer: "Solitude")
    ... aka Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues
  113. The Untouchables (1987) (writer: "MOOD INDIGO")
  114. In the Mood (1987) (writer: "SOLITUDE")
    ... aka The Woo Woo Kid
  115. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (1986) (TV) (music: "Black and Tan Fantasy")
  116. Tough Guys (1986) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  117. Miss Mary (1986) ("Don't Get Around Anymore")
  118. The Cotton Club (1984) (music: "The Mooche", "Cotton Club Stomp #2", "Drop Me Off In Harlem", "Creole Love Call", "Ring Dem Bells", "East St.Louis Toodle-O", "Cotton Club Stomp #1", "Mood Indigo", "Daybreak Express Medley")
  119. Maria's Lovers (1984) (writer: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  120. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 June 1984 (1984) TV episode (writer: "I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good)")
  121. Let's Spend the Night Together (1983) ("Take The A Train")
    ... aka Rocks Off (TV title)
    ... aka Time Is on Our Side (USA)
  122. Frances (1982) (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  123. "Police Squad!" (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) TV episode ("Satin Doll")
  124. Reborn (1981) ("Mood Indigo")
    ... aka Renacer (Spain)

  125. Série noire (1979) ("Moonlight fiesta")
  126. The Turning Point (1977) ("THE RIVER" (Vortex))
  127. Ecco noi per esempio... (1977) ("Sofisticated Lady")
  128. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (writer: "Downtown Uproar") (music: "Saddest Tale (Blues)") (performer: "Downtown Uproar")
  129. The Conversation (1974) (music: "Sophisticated Lady")
  130. Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973) (TV) (writer: "I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues", "Rocks in My Bed", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "Mood Indigo")
  131. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 11 September 1970 (1970) TV episode (writer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light")

  132. Handicap (1968) ("My Funny Valentine")
  133. A la memoria del autor (1966) ("The Single Petal of a Rose")
  134. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #7.8 (1963) TV episode (writer: "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing")
  135. Boccaccio '70 (1962) (writer: "Day Dream")
    ... aka Boccaccio '70 (USA)
    ... aka Boccace 70 (France)
  136. "Dante" (1 episode, 1960)
        - A Punch from Judy (1960) TV episode (writer: "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good")
  137. "Peter Gunn" (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - The Judgement (1960) TV episode (writer: "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)")
        - The Long, Long Ride (1960) TV episode (writer: "I'm Beginning To See the Light")
        - The Vicious Dog (1958) TV episode (writer: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")

  138. "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.7 (1957) TV episode (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  139. A Hatful of Rain (1957) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  140. This Could Be the Night (1957) (writer: "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" (uncredited))
  141. The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
    ... aka Beyond the River (UK)
  142. No Way Out (1950) ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Sophisticated Lady")

  143. Symphony in Swing (1949) (performer: "Frankie and Johnnie")
  144. Breakin' It Down (1946) (writer: "Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'")
    ... aka Name Band Musical: Breakin' It Down (USA: series title)
  145. People Are Funny (1946) ("Every Hour on the Hour")
  146. Man from Oklahoma (1945) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  147. The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945) (music: "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "Don't Get Around Much Any More")
    ... aka Mouse to Dinner
  148. So's Your Uncle (1943) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  149. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (writer: "Going Up")
  150. Air Force (1943) (writer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (1923) (uncredited))
  151. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1943) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  152. Jam Session (1942) (writer: "C-Jam Blues") (performer: "C-Jam Blues")

  153. The Shining Hour (1938) (music: "Mood Indigo" (1930) (uncredited))
  154. Underworld (1937/I) (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing")
  155. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937) (music: "I've Got to be a Rough Cutter")
    ... aka I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
    ... aka I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
    ... aka The Hit Parade
  156. Roof Tops of Manhattan (1935) (music: "Mood Indigo")
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: Roof Tops of Manhattan (USA: series title)
  157. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) (writer: "Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life")
    ... aka Headliners (1935-1936 Season) (#3): Symphony in Black (USA: series title)
  158. Masks and Memories (1934) (music: "Sophisticated Lady")
    ... aka Broadway Brevities (1935-1936): Masks and Memories (USA: series title)
  159. A Bundle of Blues (1933) (writer: "Lightnin'", "Rockin' In Rhythm", "A Bundle of Blues")
  160. Check and Double Check (1930) (writer: "Ring Dem Bells", "Old Man Blues") (performer: "Three Little Words", "Ring Dem Bells", "Old Man Blues")

  161. Black and Tan (1929) (writer: "Black and Tan Fantasy", "Black Beauty", "The Duke Steps Out") (music: "Cotton Club Stomp") ("Black and Tan Fantasy")
  162. Leo Reisman and His Hotel Brunswick Orchestra in Rhythms (1929) ("The Mooche")
Music Department:
  1. Nutcracker Sweeties (2006) (TV) (musical adaptation)

  2. "The Asphalt Jungle" (composer: theme music) (13 episodes, 1961)
        - The Scott Machine (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Dark Night (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Kidnapping (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Fighter (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Professor (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (8 more)
Composer:
  1. Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Chaka Khan (2005) (V)

  2. "Say Brother" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Blues and Gone (1981) TV episode

  3. Paris Blues (1961)
  4. "The Asphalt Jungle" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Burglary Ring (1961) TV episode

  5. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  6. Holiday (1957)
Actor:
  1. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Guest Orchestra Conductor (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - If Marriages Are Made in Heaven, Why Do They Call It Heaven? (1970) TV episode .... Guest Orchestra Conductor

  2. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #1.10 (1966) TV episode

  3. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (uncredited) .... Pie Eye
  4. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - A Drum Is a Woman (1957) TV episode .... Narrator

  5. Symphony in Swing (1949) .... Duke Ellington

  6. Belle of the Nineties (1934) .... Piano player (Sensation House)
Self:
  1. Improvisation (2004) .... Himself
  2. Rhapsody in Black (2002) (TV)
    ... aka That Old Black Magic (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title)

  3. Memories of Duke (1980) .... Himself

  4. On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) .... Himself
  5. "Iltatähti" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 6 November 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee
  6. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Peggy Lee (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #2.34 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Timex All Star Swing Festival (1972) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Big Bands and All That Jazz (USA: alternative title)
  10. ...And Beautiful II (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Pianist
  11. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Band Leader / ... (11 episodes, 1959-1970)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #23.22 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Band Leader
        - Episode #22.26 (1969) TV episode
        - Episode #21.39 (1968) TV episode .... Pianist
        - Episode #21.19 (1968) TV episode .... Band Leader
        - Episode #20.7 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Band Leader
          (6 more)

  12. "Frost on Saturday" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 29 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  13. The Barbara McNair and Duke Ellington Special (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Pianist
  14. Newport Jazz Festival (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  15. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Pianist / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1967)
    ... aka "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
        - On the Road with Duke Ellington (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Music of Harold Arlen (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Band Leader
        - Love Makes the World Go Round (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Pianist
        - American Festival (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Pianist
  16. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Noche del sábado" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode dated 23 July 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  18. The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) .... Himself
  19. "The Twentieth Century" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Duke Ellington Swings Through Japan (1964) TV episode
  20. "That Regis Philbin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 25 November 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 13 May 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
  22. Schlager-Raketen (1960) .... Himself and his orchestra

  23. "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Breck Sunday Showcase" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "NBC Sunday Showcase" (USA: complete title)
        - The 1st Annual Grammy Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
  24. "Spectacular" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Val Parnell's Spectacular" (UK: complete title)
        - Hughie Green (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  25. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.27 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.9 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  27. "Frankie Laine Time" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Episode #2.1 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.1 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Music 55" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #1.3 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  29. Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) .... Himself
    ... aka Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
    ... aka Rock and Roll Review (USA)
  30. "What's My Line?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 12 July 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "Songs for Sale" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 30 June 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "Kreisler Bandstand" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.7 (1951) TV episode .... Himself

  33. Date with Duke (1947) .... Himself
  34. Upbeat in Music (1943) .... Band Leader
    ... aka March of Time Volume 10, No. 5: Upbeat in Music (USA: series title)
  35. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Himself
  36. Reveille with Beverly (1943) .... Himself - Leader of His Orchestra
  37. Jam Session (1942) .... Himself/Piano
  38. Flamingo (1942) .... Himself/Bandleader

  39. Verdensberømtheder i København (1939) .... Himself
  40. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937) .... Himself
    ... aka I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
    ... aka I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
    ... aka The Hit Parade
  41. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) .... Himself
    ... aka Headliners (1935-1936 Season) (#3): Symphony in Black (USA: series title)
  42. Murder at the Vanities (1934) (as Duke Ellington's Orchestra) .... Himself
  43. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
  44. A Bundle of Blues (1933) .... Himself
  45. Check and Double Check (1930) .... Himself, Duke Ellington

  46. Black and Tan (1929) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Jazz Giants of the 20th Century (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. Reminiscing in Tempo (2006) .... Himself
  3. Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) (V) .... Himself
  4. From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Duke Ellington Swinging at His Best (2005) (V) .... Himself
  6. Harlem Renaissance (2004) (V)
  7. Cinerama Adventure (2002) .... Himself
  8. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "New York: A Documentary Film" (1999) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself ("Boom to Bust - 1920-1929")
  11. "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
  12. "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Himself
  13. Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  14. "The American Experience"
        - Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  15. The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Jazz Ball (1956) (TV) .... Himself
  17. Birth of the Blues (1941) .... Himself, Duke Ellington


Additional Details

Other Works:
Works: "Black, Brown and Beige"; "Deep South Suite"; "New World A'Comin'"; "Sepia Panorama"; "A Drum Is a Woman"; "Harlem" (NBC commission); "Suite Thursday"; "Liberian Suite" (Liberian government commission); "Such Sweet Thunder"; "Shakespearean Suite"; "My People" (Century Negro Progress Exhibition, 1963); "Night Creatures"; "Non-Violent Integration"; and "Far Eastern Suite". more
Publicity Listings:
5 Biographical Movies | 2 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 6 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Music | Crime more

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