Louis Armstrong
Date of birth: 1901-08-04
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Louis Daniel Armstrong, Satchmo , Pops, Satch
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.
Movie Credits
Ex-Flame
1930-11-19
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Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993-12-08
This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and
Saluti e baci
1953-08-13
Carlo Mastelli, the young radio presenter of "New Voices" has run short of ideas and his program is
High Society
1956-07-17
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter
Paris Blues
1961-09-27
During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two America
The Beat Generation
1959-07-03
A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attac
Going Places
1938-12-31
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargain
Kærlighedens melodi
1959-08-03
Nina and Frederik were the big names in international showbiz in the 1950s with their rousing calyps
A Song Is Born
1948-10-19
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to hav
The Five Pennies
1959-06-18
Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He
The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscu
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992-01-01
Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that na
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964-01-01
The Strip
1951-08-31
Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in w
Cabin in the Sky
1943-03-24
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where h
Birth of the Blues
1941-11-07
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts
Dark Eyes
2021-12-31
Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past
Pillow to Post
1945-06-09
With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughte
Why America
1970-04-08
A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving
La Paloma
1959-07-23
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006-06-07
_Jazz Icons: Louis Armstrong_ is one of the only known complete Armstrong concerts from the 1950s to
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965-10-10
A playboy helps a young woman turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008-06-01
Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.
Louis Armstrong in Concert
2021-08-06
First broadcast on the centenary of his birth, legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974-12-31
Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in par
Jam Session
1944-04-13
A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997-01-01
Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extr
Atlantic City
1944-09-15
In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudevi
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013-05-13
Ella and Louis found Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet.
Pennies from Heaven
1936-11-25
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up a
Glory Alley
1952-06-06
A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.
Satchmo the Great
1957-10-04
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the wo
Doctor Rhythm
1938-05-06
Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazin
A Man Called Adam
1966-03-16
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005-01-01
Best known for his unique style on the jazz trumpet (and his famously inflated cheeks), Louis Armstr
Shine
1942-06-01
Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.
I'm in the Revue
1950-02-18
Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009-01-02
The Stars In Concert DVD series presents the best performances of legendary artists who have secured
Swingin' on Nothin'
1942-01-01
1941 Soundies musical short starring Louis Armstrong
The Story Of The Blues
2004-06-30
The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blue
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022-09-08
Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life
Hello, Dolly!
1969-12-12
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserl
Auf Wiedersehen
1961-12-22
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932-11-25
Betty Boop and friends meet Louis Armstrong on a jungle safari.
Hallo Satchmo
1965-04-30
In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promisi
The Sound of 007
2022-10-04
Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Conne
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022-10-28
Experience the stunning spectacle of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres world tour at y
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003-12-15
A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005-10-25
This remarkable DVD includes rare TV and film performances, an especially rare radio interview with
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934-08-20
Ludvig Brandstrup is a radio announcer and performs with great experience in front of the microphone
…Sings Musicals
2012-01-15
BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Se
Berlin-Melodie
1963-03-31
Artists & Models
1937-08-04
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
The Harlem Renaissance
2004-01-01
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the sou
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
1934-01-01
After a decade performing in and recording with the top hot jazz bands of New Orleans, Chicago and N
New Orleans
1947-04-18
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006-01-23
"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at t
Here Comes the Groom
1951-09-20
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orpha
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014-12-02
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first hal
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991-10-29
Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feistein, and wife Kathryn Crosby celebrate the voice and singing style of
Every Day's a Holiday
1937-12-18
When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001-08-04
A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993-11-02
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932-03-20
A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he dre
Show-Business at War
1943-05-21
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018-05-04
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginni
Disneyland After Dark
1962-04-15
Taking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances b
Jazz Evolution
2008-08-12
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi
Jazz Ball
1956-01-01
A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993-07-01
Legendary showman Danny Kaye's greatest moments have been handpicked by Kaye's daughter, Dena, in th
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
1966-02-06
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer
Music Inn
2007-05-03
During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experime
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960-03-28
Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with perf
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
2007-02-20
Louis Armstrong live in Stockholm 1962 features a TV appearance by Armstrong from 1962 -- working on
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999-08-27
Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playi
The Edsel Show
1957-10-13
Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host a program that's wall-to-wall music.
Louis Armstrong v Praze
1965-01-01
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982-12-25
Through interviews, archival footage, photos and classic tunes, learn about the remarkable career an
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024-09-11
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest epi
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014-05-24
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the gold
Sleepy Time Down South
1942-10-31
Louis Armstrong and his Sleepy Time Down South.
Året var 1955
2005-01-09
1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with a movi
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958-12-01
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed ov
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000-06-06
The DVD Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman – Sounds in Motion (2000) is a compilation of vintage perfor
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001-12-03
A compilation of archived live recordings featuring performances by Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman,
The Day of the Oath
1965-01-01
"This film presents rare documentary footage of presidential inaugurations, from William McKinley in
