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