10.0
10.0
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Louis Armstrong
Acting
Born:August 4, 1901
Died:July 6, 1971(aged 69)
Birthplace:New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 (85 movies)
8.7
8.7
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
8.5
8.5
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
as Self
8.0
8.0
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Hallo Satchmo
1965
as Self
7.6
7.6
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
as Self
7.0
7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
7.0
7.0
…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
as Self (archival footage)
7.0
7.0
Disneyland After Dark
1962
7.0
7.0
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
2007
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Orchestra Leader
6.9
6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Pennies from Heaven
1936
as Henry
6.9
6.9
High Society
1956
as Self
6.9
6.9
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Louis Armstrong
6.7
6.7
The Five Pennies
1959
as Louis Armstrong
6.6
6.6
New Orleans
1947
as Himself
6.6
6.6
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Paris Blues
1961
as Wild Man Moore
6.5
6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as The Trumpeter
6.3
6.3
A Song Is Born
1948
as Louis Armstrong
6.3
6.3
Going Places
1938
as Gabe
6.2
6.2
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932
as Louis Armstrong
6.1
6.1
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Artists & Models
1937
as Self
6.0
6.0
A Man Called Adam
1966
as Willie Ferguson
6.0
6.0
Jam Session
1944
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Satchmo the Great
1957
6.0
6.0
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Trumpet Player
6.0
6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Trumpet
6.0
6.0
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
5.7
5.7
The Strip
1951
as Himself
5.5
5.5
Glory Alley
1952
as Shadow Johnson
5.5
5.5
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
5.5
5.5
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
as Louis Armstrong
5.3
5.3
Pillow to Post
1945
as Orchestra Leader
5.2
5.2
The Beat Generation
1959
as Louis Armstrong
5.0
5.0
Atlantic City
1944
as Himself
4.8
4.8
I'm in the Revue
1950
as Band Leader
4.2
4.2
The Story Of The Blues
2004
as Self
4.0
4.0
La Paloma
1959
as Louis Armstrong
3.0
3.0
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
as Louise Armstrong
1.0
1.0
Saluti e baci
1953
as himself
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
as Self
Berlin-Melodie
1963
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong v Praze
1965
as Self
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
1966
as himself
Music Inn
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Film Tribute Video Vol.1
TBA
as Good Morning Vietnam
Året var 1955
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Edsel Show
1957
as Self
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Dark Eyes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Why America
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Concert
2021
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013
as Self
Shine
1942
as Self
Swingin' on Nothin'
1942
as Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
Ex-Flame
1930
as Louis Armstrong
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
as Self (Archive Footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Sleepy Time Down South
1942
as Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009
as Self
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005
as Trumpet/Vocals
Auf Wiedersehen
1961
as er selbst
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982
as Self
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006
as Trumpet, Vocal
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
1934
as Himself
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001
as Himself (archive footage)
The Day of the Oath
1965
as Self
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