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