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.
Acted in 34
2010s
- 2011
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Movie
2000s
- 2006
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Trumpet, Vocal
- 2005
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Trumpet/Vocals
- 2001
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Movie
- 2000
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Movie
1990s
- 1997
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Movie
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
A Man Called Adam
Willie Ferguson
- 1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Louise Armstrong
- 1964
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
- 1962
Disneyland After Dark
Movie
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
Kærlighedens melodi
Musician with Orchestra
La Paloma
Louis Armstrong
The Beat Generation
Louis Armstrong
The Five Pennies
Louis Armstrong
- 1957
Satchmo the Great
Movie
- 1956
- 1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong
- 1952
Glory Alley
Shadow Johnson
- 1951
Here Comes the Groom
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
- 1950
I'm in the Revue
Band Leader
1940s
- 1948
- 1945
Pillow to Post
Orchestra Leader
- 1943
1930s
- 1938
Going Places
Gabe
- 1937
Every Day's a Holiday
Louis Armstrong
- 1936
Pennies from Heaven
Henry
- 1934
København, Kalundborg og -?
Movie
- 1932
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong
- 1930
Ex-Flame
Louis Armstrong
Sound 6
2020s
- 2025
Deadly Melody
Music
Memories
Music
- 2023
Espetáculo
Music
2000s
- 2008
1980s
- 1985
1960s
- 1969
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2021
Tight Shoes
Compositor
Appearances65
2020s
- 2024
- 2022
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self (voice) (archive sound)
- 2021
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
- 2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2008
Jazz Evolution
Self - Trumpet
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
- 2007
Music Inn
Himself (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Self
- 2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
The Story Of The Blues
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Himself (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
- 1994
The World of Polygoon
Self (archive footage)
- 1993
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
- 1992
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)
- 1991
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Self
1970s
- 1970
Why America
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1965
The Day of the Oath
Self
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
- 1957
The Edsel Show
Self
- 1956
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
- 1953
Saluti e baci
himself
- 1951
The Strip
Himself
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1947
New Orleans
Himself
- 1944
Atlantic City
Himself
Jam Session
Himself
- 1943
Show-Business at War
Self
- 1942
Shine
Self
Swingin' on Nothin'
Self
- 1941
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1930s
- 1937
Artists & Models
Self
- 1932
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Himself