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Louis Armstrong
Actor, Composer, Additional Credits
Born August 4, 1901Died July 6, 1971 (69 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Coldplay Music of The Spheres Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires · as Self (archive Voice) |
| 2022 | The Sound of 007 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Listening to Kenny G · as Self |
| 2021 | King of Cool · as Self |
| 2019 | Billie · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Jiri Suchy - Tackling Life with Ease · as Self |
| 2019 | Eric Burdon: Rock'n'Roll Animal · as Self |
| 2019 | The Black Godfather · as Self |
| 2019 | Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Grass is Greener · as Self |
| 2019 | The Green Book: Guide to Freedom · as Self |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | The Jazz Ambassadors · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | How Jack Became Black · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Sing Your Song · as Self |
| 2011 | Bert Stern: Original Madman · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Hollywood on the Tiber · as Self |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self |
| 2009 | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel · as Self |
| 2008 | Jazz Evolution · as Self - Trumpet |
| 2008 | Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories · as Self |
| 2007 | Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer · as Self |
| 2007 | Legends in Concert: Louis Armstrong · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | The Story Of The Blues · as Self |
| 2002 | It's Black Entertainment · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Jazz (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Self - Orchestra Leader |
| 2000 | Playboy 2000: The Party Continues · as Self |
| 1999 | New York: A Documentary Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1995 | Masters of American Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | Maxine Sullivan: Love to Be in Love · as Self |
| 1990 | That's Black Entertainment · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Why America · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The 40th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Der goldene Schuß (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Jazz on a Summer's Day · as Self |
| 1959 | La Paloma · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1959 | The Beat Generation · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1959 | The Five Pennies · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1959 | Die Nacht vor der Premiere · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show · as Self |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | High Society · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Jazz Trumpeter |
| 1956 | Jazz Ball · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1953 | Saluti e baci · as Himself |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Name That Tune (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Trumpeter |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | See It Now (1951) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom · as Himself |
| 1951 | The Strip · as Himself |
| 1951 | Sanremo Music Festival (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Musician |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1947 | New Orleans · as Himself |
| 1944 | Atlantic City · as Himself |
| 1944 | Jam Session · as Himself |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War · as Self |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday · as Louis Armstrong |
| 1937 | Artist and Models · as Self |