Louis Armstrong

Acting

Born August 4, 1901 — Died July 6, 1971 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

Movies(91)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Self (archive footage)

2024

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

Self (voice) (archive sound)

2022

The Sound of 007

Self (archive footage)

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage)

2022

Dark Eyes

Self (archive footage)

2021

Louis Armstrong in Concert

Self - Performer (archive footage)

2021

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

2019

The Jazz Ambassadors

Self (archive footage)

2018

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

2014

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Self (archive footage)

2014

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

Self

2013

…Sings Musicals

Self (archive footage)

2012

Bert Stern - Original Madman

2011

The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

Self

2009

Jazz Evolution

Self - Trumpet

2008

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

Self

2008

Music Inn

Himself (archive footage)

2007

Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

Self

2007

Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

Trumpet, Vocal

2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

Self (archive footage)

2006

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Himself

2005

Året var 1955

Self (archive footage)

2005

Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

Trumpet/Vocals

2005

The Story Of The Blues

Self

2004

The Harlem Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

2004

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Self (Archive Footage)

2003

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

2002

Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

2001

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

Himself (archive footage)

2001

Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion

2000

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

1999

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

1997

Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

Self (archive footage)

1993

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Self (archive footage)

1993

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

Self (archive footage)

1993

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Self (archival footage)

1992

The Magic of Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

1991

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

Self

1982

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Self

1974

Why America

Self (archive footage)

1970

Hello, Dolly!

Orchestra Leader

1969

A Man Called Adam

Willie Ferguson

1966

Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

himself

1966

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Louise Armstrong

1965

Hallo Satchmo

Self

1965

Louis Armstrong v Praze

Self

1965

The Day of the Oath

Self

1965

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

Chanteur, Trompettiste,

1964

Berlin-Melodie

1963

Disneyland After Dark

1962

Auf Wiedersehen

er selbst

1961

Paris Blues

Wild Man Moore

1961

Jazz on a Summer's Day

Self

1960

Kærlighedens melodi

Musician with Orchestra

1959

La Paloma

Louis Armstrong

1959

The Beat Generation

Louis Armstrong

1959

The Five Pennies

Louis Armstrong

1959

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

1958

The Edsel Show

Self

1957

Satchmo the Great

1957

High Society

Self

1956

Jazz Ball

Self (archive footage)

1956

The Glenn Miller Story

Louis Armstrong

1954

Saluti e baci

himself

1953

Glory Alley

Shadow Johnson

1952

Here Comes the Groom

Louis Armstrong (uncredited)

1951

The Strip

Himself

1951

I'm in the Revue

Band Leader

1950

A Song Is Born

Louis Armstrong

1948

New Orleans

Himself

1947

Pillow to Post

Orchestra Leader

1945

Atlantic City

Himself

1944

Jam Session

Himself

1944

Show-Business at War

Self

1943

Cabin in the Sky

The Trumpeter

1943

Sleepy Time Down South

Self

1942

Shine

Self

1942

Swingin' on Nothin'

Self

1942

Birth of the Blues

Self (archive footage)

1941

Going Places

Gabe

1938

Doctor Rhythm

Trumpet Player

1938

Every Day's a Holiday

Louis Armstrong

1937

Artists & Models

Self

1937

Pennies from Heaven

Henry

1936

København, Kalundborg og -?

1934

Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

Himself

1934

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

Louis Armstrong

1932

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

Himself

1932

Ex-Flame

Louis Armstrong

1930

Film Tribute Video Vol.1

Good Morning Vietnam

Louis Armstrong

TV Shows(20)

Movies(91)