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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-08-04

Day of Death

1971-07-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Louis Daniel Armstrong

Satchmo

Pops

Louis Armstrong

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

Ex-Flame

1930

Ex-Flame

as

Louis Armstrong

Saluti e baci

1953

Saluti e baci

as

himself

High Society

1956

High Society

as

Self

Paris Blues

1961

Paris Blues

as

Wild Man Moore

The Beat Generation

1959

The Beat Generation

as

Louis Armstrong

Going Places

1938

Going Places

as

Gabe

Kærlighedens melodi

1959

Kærlighedens melodi

as

Musician with Orchestra

A Song Is Born

1948

A Song Is Born

as

Louis Armstrong

The Five Pennies

1959

The Five Pennies

as

Louis Armstrong

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

The Glenn Miller Story

as

Louis Armstrong

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

1992

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

as

Self (archival footage)

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

1964

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

as

Chanteur, Trompettiste,

The Strip

1951

The Strip

as

Himself

Cabin in the Sky

1943

Cabin in the Sky

as

The Trumpeter

Birth of the Blues

1941

Birth of the Blues

as

Self (archive footage)

Dark Eyes

2021

Dark Eyes

as

Self (archive footage)

Pillow to Post

1945

Pillow to Post

as

Orchestra Leader

Why America

1970

Why America

as

Self (archive footage)

La Paloma

1959

La Paloma

as

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

2006

Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

as

Trumpet, Vocal

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

When the Boys Meet the Girls

as

Louise Armstrong

Louis Armstrong in Concert

2021

Louis Armstrong in Concert

as

Self - Performer

Jam Session

1944

Jam Session

as

Himself

Atlantic City

1944

Atlantic City

as

Himself

Glory Alley

1952

Glory Alley

as

Shadow Johnson

Doctor Rhythm

1938

Doctor Rhythm

as

Trumpet Player

A Man Called Adam

1966

A Man Called Adam

as

Willie Ferguson

Shine

1942

Shine

as

Self

I'm in the Revue

1950

I'm in the Revue

as

Band Leader

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as

Self (archive footage)

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Hello, Dolly!

as

Orchestra Leader

Auf Wiedersehen

1961

Auf Wiedersehen

as

er selbst

Hallo Satchmo

1965

Hallo Satchmo

as

Self

The Sound of 007

2022

The Sound of 007

as

Self (archive footage)

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

2003

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

as

Self (Archive Footage)

…Sings Musicals

2012

…Sings Musicals

as

Self (archive footage)

The Harlem Renaissance

2004

The Harlem Renaissance

as

Self (archive footage)

New Orleans

1947

New Orleans

as

Himself

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

as

Self (archive footage)

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Here Comes the Groom

as

Louis Armstrong (uncredited)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as

Self (archive footage)

The Magic of Bing Crosby

1991

The Magic of Bing Crosby

as

Self (archive footage)

Every Day's a Holiday

1937

Every Day's a Holiday

as

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

2001

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

as

Himself (archive footage)

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

as

Self (archive footage)

The Jazz Ambassadors

2018

The Jazz Ambassadors

as

Self (archive footage)

Jazz Evolution

2008

Jazz Evolution

as

Self - Trumpet

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Jazz Ball

1956

Jazz Ball

as

Self (archive footage)

It's Black Entertainment

2002

It's Black Entertainment

as

Self (archive footage)

Music Inn

2007

Music Inn

as

Himself (archive footage)

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

1999

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

as

Self (archive footage)

The Edsel Show

1957

The Edsel Show

as

Self

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as

Self (archive footage)

Året var 1955

2005

Året var 1955

as

Self (archive footage)

Jazz

Jazz

as

Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self - Singer

Shindig!

Shindig!

as

Self - Singer

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Jazz Trumpeter

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Shindig!

Shindig!

as

Self

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing