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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Acting·1901–1971·80 films

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Filmography

Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! (1969)Orchestra Leader
High Society
High Society (1956)Louis Armstrong
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)Louis Armstrong
Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961)Wild Man Moore
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
The Sound of 007 (2022)Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky (1943)The Trumpeter
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born (1948)Louis Armstrong
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies (1959)Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)Self (archive footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)Self
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932)Louis Armstrong
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam (1966)Willie Ferguson
The Strip
The Strip (1951)Himself
Glory Alley
Glory Alley (1952)Shadow Johnson
Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post (1945)Orchestra Leader
New Orleans
New Orleans (1947)Himself
Every Day's a Holiday
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)Louis Armstrong
The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation (1959)Louis Armstrong
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)Self (voice) (archive sound)
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues (1941)Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Bert Stern - Original Madman (2011)
I'm in the Revue
I'm in the Revue (1950)Band Leader
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1936)Henry
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932)Himself
Going Places
Going Places (1938)Gabe
Artists & Models
Artists & Models (1937)Self
When the Boys Meet the Girls
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)Louise Armstrong
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War (1943)Self
Jam Session
Jam Session (1944)Himself
Kærlighedens melodi
Kærlighedens melodi (1959)Musician with Orchestra
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment (2002)Self (archive footage)
Atlantic City
Atlantic City (1944)Himself
København, Kalundborg og -?
København, Kalundborg og -? (1934)
Disneyland After Dark
Disneyland After Dark (1962)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm (1938)Trumpet Player
The Jazz Ambassadors
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
The Story Of The Blues (2004)Self
La Paloma
La Paloma (1959)Louis Armstrong
Saluti e baci
Saluti e baci (1953)himself
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)Self (archive footage)
Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball (1956)Self (archive footage)
Satchmo the Great
Satchmo the Great (1957)
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing (1993)Self (archive footage)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)Self
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)Self
The Edsel Show
The Edsel Show (1957)Self
…Sings Musicals
…Sings Musicals (2012)Self (archive footage)
Året var 1955
Året var 1955 (2005)Self (archive footage)
Auf Wiedersehen
Auf Wiedersehen (1961)er selbst
Ex-Flame
Ex-Flame (1930)Louis Armstrong
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)Self (archival footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (1982)Self
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 (2007)Self
Music Inn
Music Inn (2007)Himself (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
Jazz Evolution (2008)Self - Trumpet
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal (2019)Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991)Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes (2021)Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 (2001)Himself (archive footage)
The Day of the Oath
The Day of the Oath (1965)Self
The World of Polygoon
The World of Polygoon (1994)Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)Himself
Why America
Why America (1970)Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 (2006)Trumpet, Vocal
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett (2001)
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia (1964)Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Shine
Shine (1942)Self
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion (2000)
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show (2005)Trumpet/Vocals
Swingin' on Nothin'
Swingin' on Nothin' (1942)Self