Cast
Louis Armstrong
Acting
Cast
Louis Armstrong
Known for
Acting
Born
1901-08-04
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
1971-07-06
Also known as Louis Daniel Armstrong, Satchmo , Pops
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.
High Society
as Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly!
as Orchestra Leader
Doctor Rhythm
as Trumpet Player
Going Places
as Gabe
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
as Trumpet/Vocals
The Glenn Miller Story
as Louis Armstrong
The Strip
as Himself
A Man Called Adam
as Willie Ferguson
A Song Is Born
as Louis Armstrong
Jam Session
as Himself
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
as Louis Armstrong
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues
as Wild Man Moore
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Pennies from Heaven
as Henry
Saluti e baci
as himself
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
Berlin-Melodie
The Five Pennies
as Louis Armstrong
Every Day's a Holiday
as Louis Armstrong
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Here Comes the Groom
as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Artists & Models
as Self
The Beat Generation
as Louis Armstrong
Show-Business at War
as Self
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
New Orleans
as Himself
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Kærlighedens melodi
as Musician with Orchestra
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Cabin in the Sky
as The Trumpeter
Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
Auf Wiedersehen
as er selbst
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
as Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Glory Alley
as Shadow Johnson
La Paloma
as Louis Armstrong
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
Pillow to Post
as Orchestra Leader
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
Atlantic City
as Himself
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
I'm in the Revue
as Band Leader
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo the Great
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
as Trumpet, Vocal
Dark Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
as Self (archival footage)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Louise Armstrong
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
as Himself
The Magic of Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1955
as Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
as himself
Louis Armstrong v Praze
as Self
Shine
as Self
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Disneyland After Dark
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
as Self
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
as Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
Film Tribute Video Vol.1
as Good Morning Vietnam
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
as Himself (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
Hallo Satchmo
as Self
Ex-Flame
as Louis Armstrong
Music Inn
as Himself (archive footage)
The Edsel Show
as Self
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
as Self
The Day of the Oath
as Self
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
Sleepy Time Down South
as Self
Why America
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
as Self
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Trumpet
København, Kalundborg og -?
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
as Self
Louis Armstrong in Concert
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
as Himself
Swingin' on Nothin'
as Self
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
