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Louis Armstrong

Acting
Known For

69 Years Old

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 4th August 1901

Died

6th July 1971

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The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Kraft Music Hall Image
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Danny Kaye Show Image
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Discorama Image
Discorama
Self
Omnibus Image
Omnibus
Self
The Steve Allen Show Image
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Jazz Trumpeter
The Colgate Comedy Hour Image
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Image
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Flip Wilson Show Image
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Hollywood Palace Image
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
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The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Shindig! Image
Shindig!
Self
Shindig! Image
Shindig!
Self - Singer
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DuPont Show of the Month
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What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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Jazz
Self (archive footage)
High Society Image
High Society
Self
The Johnny Cash Show Image
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
Hello, Dolly! Image
Hello, Dolly!
Orchestra Leader
The Sound of 007 Image
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
The Glenn Miller Story Image
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong
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The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Image
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Image
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II Image
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Paris Blues Image
Paris Blues
Wild Man Moore
The Five Pennies Image
The Five Pennies
Louis Armstrong
A Man Called Adam Image
A Man Called Adam
Willie Ferguson
Show-Business at War Image
Show-Business at War
Self
Bert Stern - Original Madman Image
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Self (archive footage)
Disneyland After Dark Image
Disneyland After Dark
A Song Is Born Image
A Song Is Born
Louis Armstrong
The Magic of Bing Crosby Image
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Here Comes the Groom Image
Here Comes the Groom
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Going Places Image
Going Places
Gabe
The All-Star Christmas Show Image
The All-Star Christmas Show
The Strip Image
The Strip
Himself
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered Image
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky Image
Cabin in the Sky
The Trumpeter
New Orleans Image
New Orleans
Himself
Birth of the Blues Image
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires Image
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self (archive Voice)
Satchmo the Great Image
Satchmo the Great
The Edsel Show Image
The Edsel Show
Self
When the Boys Meet the Girls Image
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Louise Armstrong
Atlantic City Image
Atlantic City
Himself
The Beat Generation Image
The Beat Generation
Louis Armstrong
Pennies from Heaven Image
Pennies from Heaven
Henry
It's Black Entertainment Image
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet Image
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Self
Pillow to Post Image
Pillow to Post
Orchestra Leader
I'm in the Revue Image
I'm in the Revue
Band Leader
The Jazz Ambassadors Image
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia Image
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
La Paloma Image
La Paloma
Louis Armstrong
The Harlem Renaissance Image
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You Image
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong
Every Day's a Holiday Image
Every Day's a Holiday
Louis Armstrong
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Image
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self (archive footage)
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Self
Glory Alley Image
Glory Alley
Shadow Johnson
The Story Of The Blues Image
The Story Of The Blues
Self
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong Image
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer Image
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
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Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Himself
Artists & Models Image
Artists & Models
Self
Doctor Rhythm Image
Doctor Rhythm
Trumpet Player
Jazz on a Summer's Day Image
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
Saluti e baci Image
Saluti e baci
himself
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years Image
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
København, Kalundborg og -? Image
København, Kalundborg og -?
Kærlighedens melodi Image
Kærlighedens melodi
Musician with Orchestra
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 Image
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Himself (archive footage)
Why America Image
Why America
Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals Image
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong Image
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball Image
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
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Berlin-Melodie
Jazz Evolution Image
Jazz Evolution
Self - Trumpet
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection Image
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Ex-Flame Image
Ex-Flame
Louis Armstrong
Dark Eyes Image
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong Image
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory Image
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Auf Wiedersehen Image
Auf Wiedersehen
er selbst
Jam Session Image
Jam Session
Himself
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing Image
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington Image
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
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The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 Image
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Trumpet, Vocal
Music Inn Image
Music Inn
Himself (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show Image
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Trumpet/Vocals
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Louis Armstrong v Praze
Self
Året var 1955 Image
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
Swingin' on Nothin' Image
Swingin' on Nothin'
Self
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Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
himself
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 Image
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Self
Shine Image
Shine
Self
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue Image
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Himself
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Hallo Satchmo
Self
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Louis Armstrong in Concert
Self - Performer
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words Image
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion Image
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
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Sleepy Time Down South
Self