George Duke

Career Overview

George Duke has 39 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Signature works include Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie, George Duke Band: Live At Montreux 2007, George Duke: Live At Shibuya Public Hall. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1946-01-12

Birth Place

San Rafael, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
• George Duke Band: Live At Montreux 2007
• George Duke: Live At Shibuya Public Hall
• 

  Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
• 

  Casino Lights '99 - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival
• 

  George Duke: Live in Tokyo, Japan

Frequent Collaborators

• Frank Zappa (1 collaborations)
• Napoleon Murphy Brock (1 collaborations)
• Ruth Underwood (1 collaborations)
• Chester Thompson (1 collaborations)
• Ralph Humphrey (1 collaborations)
• Pamela Des Barres (1 collaborations)
• Carl Franzoni (1 collaborations)
• Tom Fowler (1 collaborations)
• Brenda Starr Light (1 collaborations)
• Lana (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (35 credits)

  • Warner Music Group Does DVD Volume 2

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • George Duke Band: Live At Montreux 2007

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • George Duke: Live At Shibuya Public Hall

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Michał Urbaniak. Nowojorczyk z wyboru.

    George Duke

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep

    Self (keyboards, vocals)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Zappa

    Self - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Cheepnis

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Kirk Whalum: The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III

    George Duke

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Legends of Jazz: Showcase with Ramsey Lewis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Kirk Whalum: The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter II

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Gospel according to Jazz - Chapter II

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Casino Lights '99 - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Fusion Night

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Video from Hell

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Miles Davis – Tutu

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • George Duke: Live in Tokyo, Japan

    himself

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band: Live at Montreaux 1976

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • 200 Motels

    Member of Mothers of Invention

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Preview: George Duke

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971

• sound (4 credits)

  • Never Die Alone

    music

    sound
    2004
  • Good Fences

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • A Cool Like That Christmas

    music

    sound
    1993
  • 200 Motels

    musician

    sound
    1971