- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 4, 1901
- Place of Birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- July 6, 1971
Louis Armstrong
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 wide…
Filmography
movieDeadly Melody
2025 · Music
movieMemories
2025 · Music
movieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieEspetáculo
2023 · Music
movieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022 · Self (voice) (archive sound)
movieThe Sound of 007
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieDark Eyes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieTight Shoes
2021 · Compositor
Louis Armstrong in Concert
2021 · Self - Performer (archive footage)
movieEric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
2019 · Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
2019 · Songs
movieThe Jazz Ambassadors
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieBing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013 · Self
movie…Sings Musicals
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieBert Stern - Original Madman
2011
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009 · Self
tvThe Mentalist
2008 · Songs
movieJazz Evolution
2008 · Self - Trumpet
movieGood Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008 · Self
movieMusic Inn
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
2007 · Self
movieLouis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006 · Trumpet, Vocal
movieFrankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieBillie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Himself
movieÅret var 1955
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005 · Trumpet/Vocals
movieThe Story Of The Blues
2004 · Self
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieSwing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
movieLouis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001 · Himself (archive footage)
tvJazz
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
movieThe Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieMahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
movieThe World of Polygoon
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieBenny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993 · Self (archive footage)
movieBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993 · Self (archive footage)
movieSatchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992 · Self (archival footage)
movieThe Magic of Bing Crosby
1991 · Self (archive footage)
movieBix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982 · Self
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974 · Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971 · Self
tvThe Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
movieWhy America
1970 · Self (archive footage)
movieOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 · Songs
movieHello, Dolly!
1969 · Orchestra Leader
tvThe Johnny Cash Show
1969 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvOmnibus
1967 · Self
movieA Man Called Adam
1966 · Willie Ferguson
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
1966 · himself
movieWhen the Boys Meet the Girls
1965 · Louise Armstrong
Hallo Satchmo
1965 · Self
Louis Armstrong v Praze
1965 · Self
movieThe Day of the Oath
1965 · Self
tvShindig!
1964 · Self - Singer
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
movieLouis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964 · Chanteur, Trompettiste,
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
Berlin-Melodie
1963
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self (archive footage)
movieDisneyland After Dark
1962
movieAuf Wiedersehen
1961 · er selbst
movieParis Blues
1961 · Wild Man Moore
movieJazz on a Summer's Day
1960 · Self
movieKærlighedens melodi
1959 · Musician with Orchestra
movieLa Paloma
1959 · Louis Armstrong
movieThe Beat Generation
1959 · Louis Armstrong
movieThe Five Pennies
1959 · Louis Armstrong
tvDiscorama
1959 · Self
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
movieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958 · Self
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
movieThe Edsel Show
1957 · Self
movieSatchmo the Great
1957
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Self
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
movieHigh Society
1956 · Louis Armstrong
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Jazz Trumpeter
movieJazz Ball
1956 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954 · Louis Armstrong
movieSaluti e baci
1953 · himself
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieGlory Alley
1952 · Shadow Johnson
movieHere Comes the Groom
1951 · Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
movieThe Strip
1951 · Himself
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieI'm in the Revue
1950 · Band Leader
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieA Song Is Born
1948 · Louis Armstrong
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieNew Orleans
1947 · Himself
moviePillow to Post
1945 · Orchestra Leader
movieAtlantic City
1944 · Himself
movieJam Session
1944 · Himself
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieCabin in the Sky
1943 · The Trumpeter
Sleepy Time Down South
1942 · Self
movieShine
1942 · Self
movieSwingin' on Nothin'
1942 · Self
movieBirth of the Blues
1941 · Self (archive footage)
movieGoing Places
1938 · Gabe
movieDoctor Rhythm
1938 · Trumpet Player
movieEvery Day's a Holiday
1937 · Louis Armstrong
movieArtists & Models
1937 · Self
moviePennies from Heaven
1936 · Henry
movieKøbenhavn, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
1934 · Himself
movieI'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932 · Louis Armstrong
movieA Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932 · Himself
movieEx-Flame
1930 · Louis Armstrong