---
title: 'Duke Ellington'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'orchestra leader'
  - 'jazz arranger'
  - 'autobiographer'
  - 'jazz musician'
  - 'music arranger'
born: '1899-04-29'
died: '1974-05-24'
birthplace: 'Washington, D.C.'
deathplace: 'New York City'
films_in_library: 12
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-ellington'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington'
wikidata: 'Q4030'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Duke Ellington

orchestra leader, jazz arranger, autobiographer, jazz musician, music arranger.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1969 · [Ådalen 31](https://cinepixo.com/movies/adalen-31-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Change of Mind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/change-of-mind-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Assault on a Queen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/assault-on-a-queen-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Paris Blues](https://cinepixo.com/movies/paris-blues-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [Anatomy of a Murder](https://cinepixo.com/movies/anatomy-of-a-murder-1959) — actor, Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Jonas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jonas-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Cabin in the Sky](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cabin-in-the-sky-1943) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Birth of the Blues](https://cinepixo.com/movies/birth-of-the-blues-1941) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Symphony in Black](https://cinepixo.com/movies/symphony-in-black-1935) — actor, Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Belle of the Nineties](https://cinepixo.com/movies/belle-of-the-nineties-1934) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Murder at the Vanities](https://cinepixo.com/movies/murder-at-the-vanities-1934) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1929 · [Black and Tan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-and-tan-1929) — actor · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-ellington
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