Louis Armstrong
Acting • Born 1901-08-04 – Died 1971-07-06
Biography
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.
Filmography
110 credits
Ex-Flame
Movie • 1930
Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Saluti e baci
Movie • 1953
himself
High Society
Movie • 1956
Self
Paris Blues
Movie • 1961
Wild Man Moore
The Beat Generation
Movie • 1959
Louis Armstrong
Going Places
Movie • 1938
Gabe
Kærlighedens melodi
Movie • 1959
Musician with Orchestra
A Song Is Born
Movie • 1948
Louis Armstrong
The Five Pennies
Movie • 1959
Louis Armstrong
The Glenn Miller Story
Movie • 1954
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Movie • 1992
Self (archival footage)
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Movie • 1964
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
The Strip
Movie • 1951
Himself
Cabin in the Sky
Movie • 1943
The Trumpeter
Birth of the Blues
Movie • 1941
Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Pillow to Post
Movie • 1945
Orchestra Leader
Why America
Movie • 1970
Self (archive footage)
La Paloma
Movie • 1959
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Movie • 2006
Trumpet, Vocal
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie • 1965
Louise Armstrong
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Movie • 2008
Self
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Movie • 2021
Self - Performer (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Movie • 1974
Self
Jam Session
Movie • 1944
Himself
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Movie • 1997
Atlantic City
Movie • 1944
Himself
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Movie • 2013
Self
Pennies from Heaven
Movie • 1936
Henry
Glory Alley
Movie • 1952
Shadow Johnson
Satchmo the Great
Movie • 1957
Doctor Rhythm
Movie • 1938
Trumpet Player
A Man Called Adam
Movie • 1966
Willie Ferguson
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Movie • 2005
Trumpet/Vocals
Shine
Movie • 1942
Self
I'm in the Revue
Movie • 1950
Band Leader
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Movie • 2009
Self
Swingin' on Nothin'
Movie • 1942
Self
The Story Of The Blues
Movie • 2004
Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Hello, Dolly!
Movie • 1969
Orchestra Leader
Auf Wiedersehen
Movie • 1961
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I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Movie • 1932
Louis Armstrong
Hallo Satchmo
Movie • 1965
Self
The Sound of 007
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Movie • 2022
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Movie • 2003
Self (Archive Footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2005
Himself
København, Kalundborg og -?
Movie • 1934
…Sings Musicals
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Berlin-Melodie
Movie • 1963
Artists & Models
Movie • 1937
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Movie • 1934
Himself
New Orleans
Movie • 1947
Himself
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Here Comes the Groom
Movie • 1951
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday
Movie • 1937
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Movie • 2001
Himself (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Movie • 1932
Himself
Show-Business at War
Movie • 1943
Self
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Disneyland After Dark
Movie • 1962
Jazz Evolution
Movie • 2008
Self - Trumpet
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie • 1976
(archive footage)
Jazz Ball
Movie • 1956
Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
Movie • 1966
himself
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Music Inn
Movie • 2007
Himself (archive footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Movie • 1960
Self
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Movie • 2007
Self
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
The Edsel Show
Movie • 1957
Self
Louis Armstrong v Praze
Movie • 1965
Self
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Movie • 1982
Self
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Sleepy Time Down South
Movie • 1942
Self
Året var 1955
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie • 1958
Self
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Movie • 2000
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Movie • 2001
The Day of the Oath
Movie • 1965
Self
Film Tribute Video Vol.1
Movie
Good Morning Vietnam
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
Jazz
TV • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self
Shindig!
TV • 1964
Self - Singer
The Johnny Cash Show
TV • 1969
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Jazz Trumpeter
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV • 1971
Self
DuPont Show of the Month
TV • 1957
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
Shindig!
TV • 1964
Self
Discorama
TV • 1959
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
Omnibus
TV • 1967
Self