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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Actor · Born 1901-08-04 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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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 acce…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Hello, Dolly! (1969) — Orchestra Leader
  2. High Society (1956) — Louis Armstrong
  3. The Glenn Miller Story (1954) — Louis Armstrong
  4. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  5. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  6. Paris Blues (1961) — Wild Man Moore
  7. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  8. The Sound of 007 (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  9. Cabin in the Sky (1943) — The Trumpeter
  10. A Song Is Born (1948) — Louis Armstrong
  11. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  12. Jazz (2001) — Self (archive footage)
  13. The Five Pennies (1959) — Louis Armstrong
  14. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  15. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  16. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) — Self
  17. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  18. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932) — Louis Armstrong
  19. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  20. The Flip Wilson Show (1970) — Self
  21. Here Comes the Groom (1951) — Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
  22. A Man Called Adam (1966) — Willie Ferguson
  23. The Strip (1951) — Himself
  24. Pillow to Post (1945) — Orchestra Leader
  25. Glory Alley (1952) — Shadow Johnson
  26. The Beat Generation (1959) — Louis Armstrong
  27. New Orleans (1947) — Himself
  28. Every Day's a Holiday (1937) — Louis Armstrong
  29. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  30. Birth of the Blues (1941) — Self (archive footage)
  31. Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022) — Self (voice) (archive sound)
  32. Pennies from Heaven (1936) — Henry
  33. I'm in the Revue (1950) — Band Leader
  34. A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) — Himself
  35. Bert Stern - Original Madman (2011)
  36. Omnibus (1967) — Self
  37. Going Places (1938) — Gabe
  38. Kraft Music Hall (1958) — Self
  39. Artists & Models (1937) — Self
  40. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self - Jazz Trumpeter