Louis Armstrong
Birthday
1901/08/04
Day of death
1971/07/06 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also know 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 dexteri...Read more
Acting
(1930) Ex-Flame
as Louis Armstrong
(1993) Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
as Self (archive footage)
(1953) Saluti e baci
as himself
(1956) High Society
as Self
(1961) Paris Blues
as Wild Man Moore
(1959) The Beat Generation
as Louis Armstrong
(1938) Going Places
as Gabe
(1959) Kærlighedens melodi
as Musician with Orchestra
(1948) A Song Is Born
as Louis Armstrong
(1959) The Five Pennies
as Louis Armstrong
(1954) The Glenn Miller Story
as Louis Armstrong
(1992) Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
as ---
(1964) Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
(1951) The Strip
as Himself
(1943) Cabin in the Sky
as The Trumpeter
(1941) Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Dark Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) Pillow to Post
as Orchestra Leader
(1970) Why America
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) La Paloma
as Louis Armstrong
(2006) Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
as Trumpet, Vocal
(1965) When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Louise Armstrong
(2008) Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
as Self
(2021) Louis Armstrong in Concert
as Self - Performer
(1974) On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
(1944) Jam Session
as Himself
(1997) Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
as ---
(1944) Atlantic City
as Himself
(2013) Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
as Self
(1936) Pennies from Heaven
as Henry
(1952) Glory Alley
as Shadow Johnson
(1957) Satchmo the Great
as ---
(1938) Doctor Rhythm
as Trumpet Player
(1966) A Man Called Adam
as Willie Ferguson
(2005) Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
as Trumpet/Vocals
(1942) Shine
as Self
(1950) I'm in the Revue
as Band Leader
(2009) The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
as Self
(1942) Swingin' on Nothin'
as Self
(2004) The Story Of The Blues
as Self
(2022) Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) Hello, Dolly!
as Orchestra Leader
(1961) Auf Wiedersehen
as er selbst
(1932) I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
as Louis Armstrong
(1965) Hallo Satchmo
as Self
(2022) The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
as Self (archive Voice)
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
(2005) Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
(1934) København, Kalundborg og -?
as ---
(2012) …Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Berlin-Melodie
as ---
(1937) Artists & Models
as Self
(2004) The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(1934) Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
as Himself
(1947) New Orleans
as Himself
(2006) Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
(1951) Here Comes the Groom
as Himself
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) The Magic of Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) Every Day's a Holiday
as Louis Armstrong
(2001) Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
as Himself (archive footage)
(1993) Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)
(1932) A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
as Himself
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(2018) The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) Disneyland After Dark
as ---
(2008) Jazz Evolution
as Self - Trumpet
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1956) Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Bert Stern: Original Madman
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1966) Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
as himself
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) Music Inn
as Himself (archive footage)
(1960) Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
(2007) Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
as Self
(1999) The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
(1957) The Edsel Show
as Self
(1965) Louis Armstrong v Praze
as Self
(1982) Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
as Self
(2024) Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self
(1942) Sleepy Time Down South
as Self
(2005) Året var 1955
as Self (archive footage)
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(2001) Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1964) Shindig!
as Self - Singer
(1969) The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Jazz Trumpeter
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1971) The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
(1957) DuPont Show of the Month
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1964) Shindig!
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
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