Duke Ellington
Actor · 47 credits · 6 in highly-rated films
Best known for Check and Double Check (1930)
Frequent collaborators: Louis Armstrong, Harry Carney, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington Orchestra
Movies (47 total, ranked by score)
1Check and Double Check
1930 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)
Comedy
2Reveille with Beverly
1943 · ★ 7.0 (5 votes)
Comedy, Music, Romance
- 3
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
Documentary
4The Apollo
2019 · ★ 6.4 (19 votes)
Documentary
5Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Music, Documentary
- 6
Sophisticated Lady
1952
Music
7Jazz Evolution
2008 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Music
8Moments without Proper Names
1987 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)
Documentary
9Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
Documentary
- 10
Date with Duke
1947 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Animation
11Bli-Blip
1942 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Music
12Improvisation
2004
Music, Documentary
13Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Documentary, Music
14A Bundle of Blues
1933 · ★ 5.6 (7 votes)
Music
- 15
Solitude
1952
Music
16Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · ★ 6.6 (17 votes)
Music, Drama
17The Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
18Many Happy Returns
1934 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Comedy
19Hot Chocolate
1941 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)
Music
20Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Music
21The Strolling '20s
1966
Music, Comedy, TV Movie
22Black and Tan
1929 · ★ 6.3 (33 votes)
Music, Drama
23Jam Session
1942 · ★ 6.2 (27 votes)
Music
24Murder at the Vanities
1934 · ★ 5.5 (11 votes)
Music, Mystery, Comedy
25Belle of the Nineties
1934 · ★ 6.1 (15 votes)
Comedy, Drama
26The Story Of The Blues
2004 · ★ 4.2 (2 votes)
Music, Documentary
27Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014 · ★ 0.5 (1 votes)
Music
28The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
- 29
Steve e il Duca
2024
Documentary, Music
30Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.