Louis Armstrong
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Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics. Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his amazing talent in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a person of color. While he rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, he was privately a huge supporter of the Civil Rights movement in America.
Known for
Credits
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Orchestra Leader
High Society (1956)
as Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007 (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues (1961)
as Wild Man Moore
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Louis Armstrong
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
A Song Is Born (1948)
as Louis Armstrong
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Willie Ferguson
Auf Wiedersehen (1961)
as er selbst
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Bert Stern - Original Madman (2011)
Actor
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Polygoon (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as The Trumpeter
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
as Louise Armstrong
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
as Louis Armstrong
Jazz Evolution (2008)
as Self - Trumpet
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal (2019)
as Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Music Inn (2007)
as Himself (archive footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Going Places (1938)
as Gabe
The Five Pennies (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
as Self (archival footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
The Strip (1951)
as Himself
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
as Henry
The Beat Generation (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett (2001)
Actor
Glory Alley (1952)
as Shadow Johnson
The Story Of The Blues (2004)
as Self
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (1982)
as Self
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932)
as Himself
Louis Armstrong v Praze (1965)
as Self
The Day of the Oath (1965)
as Self
Saluti e baci (1953)
as himself
The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Pillow to Post (1945)
as Orchestra Leader
New Orleans (1947)
as Himself
Shine (1942)
as Self
Artists & Models (1937)
as Self
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 (2001)
as Himself (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
Actor
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932)
as Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)
as Himself
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show (2005)
as Trumpet/Vocals
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
as Self
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune (1966)
as himself
The Edsel Show (1957)
as Self
Atlantic City (1944)
as Himself
On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974)
as Self
Sleepy Time Down South (1942)
as Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best (2009)
as Self
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
as Trumpet Player
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 (2006)
as Trumpet, Vocal
I'm in the Revue (1950)
as Band Leader
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again (2013)
as Self
København, Kalundborg og -? (1934)
Actor
Kærlighedens melodi (1959)
as Musician with Orchestra
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia (1964)
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Disneyland After Dark (1962)
Actor
Berlin-Melodie (1963)
Actor
Jam Session (1944)
as Himself
La Paloma (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
Jazz Ball (1956)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion (2000)
Actor
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Ex-Flame (1930)
as Louis Armstrong
Swingin' on Nothin' (1942)
as Self
Hallo Satchmo (1965)
as Self
Satchmo the Great (1957)
Actor
Dark Eyes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen (1934)
as Himself
Året var 1955 (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Concert (2021)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 (2007)
as Self
Why America (1970)
as Self (archive footage)