Louis Armstrong
Acting
Born: August 4, 1901 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: July 6, 1971 (aged 69)
Highest Rated
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.
Photos (1)
Movies (34)
Hello, Dolly!
Orchestra Leader
High Society
Louis Armstrong
Here Comes the Groom
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Paris Blues
Wild Man Moore
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
A Song Is Born
Louis Armstrong
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong
A Man Called Adam
Willie Ferguson
The Five Pennies
Louis Armstrong
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Going Places
Gabe
The Beat Generation
Louis Armstrong
Cabin in the Sky
The Trumpeter
Every Day's a Holiday
Louis Armstrong
Pennies from Heaven
Henry
Auf Wiedersehen
er selbst
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Louise Armstrong
Pillow to Post
Orchestra Leader
Kærlighedens melodi
Musician with Orchestra
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
Ex-Flame
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Glory Alley
Shadow Johnson
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Trumpet, Vocal
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Trumpet/Vocals
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
I'm in the Revue
Band Leader
Disneyland After Dark
1962
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong
La Paloma
Louis Armstrong
Doctor Rhythm
Trumpet Player
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Satchmo the Great
1957
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (66)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 4 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 14 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 3 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Jazz Trumpeter · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 1 eps
Discorama
Self · 2 eps
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 2 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1 eps
Shindig!
Self - Singer · 1 eps
Shindig!
Self · 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self · 4 eps
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · 1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
Self · 1 eps
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · 10 eps
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
Self - Trumpet
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
The Strip
Himself
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
The Story Of The Blues
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
The World of Polygoon
Self (archive footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Self
Artists & Models
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Himself (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
Music Inn
Himself (archive footage)
Shine
Self
The Day of the Oath
Self
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
Saluti e baci
himself
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Himself
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Why America
Self (archive footage)
Atlantic City
Himself
The Edsel Show
Self
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
New Orleans
Himself
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Swingin' on Nothin'
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
Jam Session
Himself
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Self
