Acting
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 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.
Filmography
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Film · 2024
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Film · 2022
The Sound of 007
Film · 2022
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Film · 2022
Dark Eyes
Film · 2021
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Film · 2021
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Film · 2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
Film · 2018
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Film · 2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Film · 2014
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Film · 2013
…Sings Musicals
Film · 2012
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Film · 2011
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Film · 2009
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Film · 2008
Jazz Evolution
Film · 2008
Music Inn
Film · 2007
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Film · 2007
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Film · 2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Film · 2006
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Film · 2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Film · 2005
Året var 1955
Film · 2005
The Story Of The Blues
Film · 2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Film · 2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Film · 2003
It's Black Entertainment
Film · 2002
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Film · 2001
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Film · 2001
Jazz
Series · 2001
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Film · 2000
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Film · 1999
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Film · 1997
The World of Polygoon
Film · 1994
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Film · 1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Film · 1993
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Film · 1993
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Film · 1992
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Film · 1991
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Film · 1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film · 1976
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Film · 1974
The Pearl Bailey Show
Series · 1971
Why America
Film · 1970
The Flip Wilson Show
Series · 1970
Hello, Dolly!
Film · 1969
The Johnny Cash Show
Series · 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
A Man Called Adam
Film · 1966
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
Film · 1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Film · 1965
Hallo Satchmo
Film · 1965
Louis Armstrong v Praze
Film · 1965
The Day of the Oath
Film · 1965
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Film · 1964
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
Shindig!
Series · 1964
Shindig!
Series · 1964
Berlin-Melodie
Film · 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Series · 1963
Disneyland After Dark
Film · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Paris Blues
Film · 1961
Auf Wiedersehen
Film · 1961
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Film · 1960
The Beat Generation
Film · 1959
Kærlighedens melodi
Film · 1959
The Five Pennies
Film · 1959
La Paloma
Film · 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Series · 1959
Discorama
Series · 1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
Film · 1958
Kraft Music Hall
Series · 1958
Satchmo the Great
Film · 1957
The Edsel Show
Film · 1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Series · 1957
High Society
Film · 1956
Jazz Ball
Film · 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Glenn Miller Story
Film · 1954
Saluti e baci
Film · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Glory Alley
Film · 1952
The Strip
Film · 1951
Here Comes the Groom
Film · 1951
I'm in the Revue
Film · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
A Song Is Born
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
New Orleans
Film · 1947
Pillow to Post
Film · 1945
Jam Session
Film · 1944
Atlantic City
Film · 1944
Cabin in the Sky
Film · 1943
Show-Business at War
Film · 1943
Shine
Film · 1942
Swingin' on Nothin'
Film · 1942
Sleepy Time Down South
Film · 1942
Birth of the Blues
Film · 1941
Going Places
Film · 1938
Doctor Rhythm
Film · 1938
Artists & Models
Film · 1937
Every Day's a Holiday
Film · 1937
Pennies from Heaven
Film · 1936
København, Kalundborg og -?
Film · 1934
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Film · 1934
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Film · 1932
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Film · 1932
Ex-Flame
Film · 1930