Person Details

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Aliases: Louis Daniel Armstrong , Satchmo , Pops

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Movie Involvements: 60

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Kraft Music Hall
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5

Kraft Music Hall

(1958) Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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6
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
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6
Shindig!
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6

Shindig!

(1964) Self
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
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8

Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

(2024) Self (archive footage)
The Glenn Miller Story
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7

The Glenn Miller Story

(1954) Louis Armstrong
The Sound of 007
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7

The Sound of 007

(2022) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self (archive footage)
2022 Self (archive Voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2021 Self (archive footage)
Self - Performer
2018 Self (archive footage)
2014 Self (archive footage)
Self
2013 Self
2012 Self (archive footage)
2011 Self (archive footage)
2009 Self
2008 Self - Trumpet
Self
2007 Himself (archive footage)
Self
2006 Trumpet, Vocal
Self (archive footage)
2005 Himself
Self (archive footage)
Trumpet/Vocals
2004 Self
Self (archive footage)
2003 Self (Archive Footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
2001 Himself (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1999 Self (archive footage)
1997 N/A
1993 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1992 N/A
1991 Self (archive footage)
1982 Self
1976 (archive footage)
1974 Self
1971 Self
1970 Self
Self (archive footage)
1969 Orchestra Leader
Self
1968 Self - Guest
1966 Willie Ferguson
N/A
himself
1965 Louise Armstrong
Self
Self
1964 Self - Singer
Self
Self - Singer
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
1963 Self
N/A
1962 Self
N/A
1961 er selbst
Wild Man Moore
1960 Self
1959 Musician with Orchestra
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self
Self
1958 Self
1957 Self
N/A
Self
1956 Self
Self
Self - Jazz Trumpeter
Self (archive footage)
1954 Louis Armstrong
1953 himself
Self
1952 Shadow Johnson
1951 Himself
Himself
1950 Self
Band Leader
Self - Mystery Guest
1948 Louis Armstrong
Self
1947 Himself
1945 Orchestra Leader
1944 Himself
Himself
1943 Self
The Trumpeter
1942 Self
Self
Self
1941 Self (archive footage)
1938 Gabe
Trumpet Player
1937 Louis Armstrong
Self
1936 Henry
1934 N/A
Himself
1932 Louis Armstrong
Himself
1930 Louis Armstrong
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Compositor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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