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
High Society (1956)
as Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Orchestra Leader
The World of Polygoon (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues (1961)
as Wild Man Moore
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Louis Armstrong
Saluti e baci (1953)
as himself
Jazz Evolution (2008)
as Self - Trumpet
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
A Song Is Born (1948)
as Louis Armstrong
The Sound of 007 (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman (2011)
Actor
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Willie Ferguson
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
as Henry
Auf Wiedersehen (1961)
as er selbst
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as The Trumpeter
The Story Of The Blues (2004)
as Self
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 (2001)
as Himself (archive footage)
The Beat Generation (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
The Strip (1951)
as Himself
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
as Self
New Orleans (1947)
as Himself
The Five Pennies (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
as Self (archive footage)
Artists & Models (1937)
as Self
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
Going Places (1938)
as Gabe
Shine (1942)
as Self
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
as Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Pillow to Post (1945)
as Orchestra Leader
Louis Armstrong v Praze (1965)
as Self
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (1982)
as Self
Sleepy Time Down South (1942)
as Self
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
as Self (archival footage)
København, Kalundborg og -? (1934)
Actor
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932)
as Himself
Glory Alley (1952)
as Shadow Johnson
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
as Trumpet Player
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Jam Session (1944)
as Himself
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Kærlighedens melodi (1959)
as Musician with Orchestra
The Edsel Show (1957)
as Self
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
as Louise Armstrong
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best (2009)
as Self
I'm in the Revue (1950)
as Band Leader
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Atlantic City (1944)
as Himself
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal (2019)
as Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett (2001)
Actor
…Sings Musicals (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
La Paloma (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
The Day of the Oath (1965)
as Self
The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia (1964)
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
as Self
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932)
as Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 (2006)
as Trumpet, Vocal
Året var 1955 (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Disneyland After Dark (1962)
Actor
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)
as Himself
Berlin-Melodie (1963)
Actor
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show (2005)
as Trumpet/Vocals
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen (1934)
as Himself
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Ex-Flame (1930)
as Louis Armstrong
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball (1956)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion (2000)
Actor
On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974)
as Self
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
Actor
Hallo Satchmo (1965)
as Self
Swingin' on Nothin' (1942)
as Self
Satchmo the Great (1957)
Actor
Why America (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Music Inn (2007)
as Himself (archive footage)
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune (1966)
as himself
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 (2007)
as Self
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again (2013)
as Self
Louis Armstrong in Concert (2021)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)