Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

1901-08-04 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 92 Credits

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 dexteri...

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Key of Gibraltar

Key of Gibraltar

2025

Songs

A day prior to embarking on a European trip with his cousin Artie. Greg, a recent college graduate receives a once in a lifetime opportunity granted t...

Memories

Memories

2025

Music

The memories of a woman, condensed into four periods.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became the...

'Tis The Season

'Tis The Season

2023

Music

After Matt's feelings over take him, he confronts his friend, Seth, wondering why he never got the present he deserved, only to find his friend felt t...

Espetáculo

Espetáculo

2023

Music

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

2022

as Self (archive Voice)

8.7
Acting

Experience the stunning spectacle of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres world tour at your local cinema with this spectacular worldwide l...

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and...

The Sound of 007

The Sound of 007

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing ...

Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past 100 years. This portrait explores the song’s some...

Tight Shoes

Tight Shoes

2021

Compositor

After having his shoes polished, a deadbeat runs away without paying for this task. Deceived, it is up to the shoeshine boy to chase the crook in orde...

Louis Armstrong in Concert

2021

as Self - Performer

Acting

First broadcast on the centenary of his birth, legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong in performance.

The Jazz Ambassadors

The Jazz Ambassadors

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz a...

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in w...

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014

as Self

Acting

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest nam...

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

2013

as Self

Acting

Ella and Louis found Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. The studio album came out when both figures were a...

…Sings Musicals

…Sings Musicals

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Sensible performing a classic from South Pacific and...

Bert Stern - Original Madman

Bert Stern - Original Madman

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time, Bert Stern. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at L...

The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

2009

as Self

Acting

The Stars In Concert DVD series presents the best performances of legendary artists who have secured a well-deserved place in music history. On this D...

Jazz Evolution

Jazz Evolution

2008

as Self - Trumpet

6.0
Acting
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

2008

as Self

8.5
Acting

Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

Music Inn

Music Inn

2007

as Himself (archive footage)

Acting

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The C...

Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

2007

as Self

7.0
Acting

Louis Armstrong live in Stockholm 1962 features a TV appearance by Armstrong from 1962 -- working on trumpet and vocals with a small group that includ...

Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

2006

as Trumpet, Vocal

Acting

_Jazz Icons: Louis Armstrong_ is one of the only known complete Armstrong concerts from the 1950s to be captured on film. This 55-minute set, filmed i...

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Gra...

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

2005

as Himself

Acting

This remarkable DVD includes rare TV and film performances, an especially rare radio interview with Mike Wallace, an audio-only rehearsal session with...

Året var 1955

Året var 1955

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with a movie ticket is discovered. Ingrid Bergman gets bad re...

Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

2005

as Trumpet/Vocals

Acting

Best known for his unique style on the jazz trumpet (and his famously inflated cheeks), Louis Armstrong became an enduring figure in pop culture thank...

The Story Of The Blues

The Story Of The Blues

2004

as Self

4.2
Acting

The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and di...

The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance

2004

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenge...

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

2003

as Self (Archive Footage)

Acting

A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

2001

as Himself (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstron...

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

1997

10.0
Acting

Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a s...

Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

1993

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and scholars, and offers several clips of the man in ...

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords,...

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Legendary showman Danny Kaye's greatest moments have been handpicked by Kaye's daughter, Dena, in this lighthearted compilation. Highlights ranging fr...

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

1992

as Self (archival footage)

7.0
Acting

Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American...

The Magic of Bing Crosby

The Magic of Bing Crosby

1991

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feistein, and wife Kathryn Crosby celebrate the voice and singing style of crooner Bing Crosby through clips from his theatr...

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

1982

as Self

Acting

Through interviews, archival footage, photos and classic tunes, learn about the remarkable career and troubled life of legendary jazz cornetist Bix Be...

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...

On the Road with Duke Ellington

On the Road with Duke Ellington

1974

as Self

Acting

Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Why America

Why America

1970

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American society that caused the United ...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

Songs

6.6

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. ...

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

1969

as Orchestra Leader

7.0
Acting

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace...

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966

as Willie Ferguson

6.0
Acting

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

1966

as himself

Acting
When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

as Louise Armstrong

3.0
Acting

A playboy helps a young woman turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.

Hallo Satchmo

1965

as Self

8.0
Acting

In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the report 'Hall...

Louis Armstrong v Praze

1965

as Self

Acting
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

1964

as Chanteur, Trompettiste,

Acting

Berlin-Melodie

1963

Acting
Disneyland After Dark

Disneyland After Dark

1962

7.0
Acting

Taking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances by many celebrities of the day.

Auf Wiedersehen

Auf Wiedersehen

1961

as er selbst

Acting
Paris Blues

Paris Blues

1961

as Wild Man Moore

6.5
Acting

During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and ...

Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960

as Self

7.2
Acting

Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day ...

Kærlighedens melodi

Kærlighedens melodi

1959

as Musician with Orchestra

5.3
Acting

Nina and Frederik were the big names in international showbiz in the 1950s with their rousing calypso rhythms. That's why "Kærlighedens Melodi" (The M...

La Paloma

La Paloma

1959

as Louis Armstrong

4.0
Acting
The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation

1959

as Louis Armstrong

5.2
Acting

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

1959

as Louis Armstrong

6.7
Acting

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time...

The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958

6.0
Acting

This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names from stage, screen and t...

The Edsel Show

The Edsel Show

1957

as Self

Acting

Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host a program that's wall-to-wall music.

Satchmo the Great

Satchmo the Great

1957

6.0
Acting

In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz a...

High Society

High Society

1956

as Self

6.9
Acting

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really st...

Jazz Ball

Jazz Ball

1956

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

as Louis Armstrong

6.9
Acting

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1...

Saluti e baci

Saluti e baci

1953

as himself

1.0
Acting

Carlo Mastelli, the young radio presenter of "New Voices" has run short of ideas and his program is likely to be suspended from the radio schedule if ...

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

as Shadow Johnson

5.8
Acting

A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

The Strip

The Strip

1951

as Himself

5.7
Acting

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up ...

I'm in the Revue

I'm in the Revue

1950

as Band Leader

4.8
Acting

Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go on a pilgrimage. There he meets a scatterbrained d...

A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948

as Louis Armstrong

6.5
Acting

The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub...

New Orleans

New Orleans

1947

as Himself

6.6
Acting

A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman,...

Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

1945

as Orchestra Leader

5.5
Acting

With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale. S...

Atlantic City

Atlantic City

1944

as Himself

5.0
Acting

In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it ...

Jam Session

Jam Session

1944

as Himself

6.0
Acting

A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

as Self

7.0
Acting

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

as The Trumpeter

6.5
Acting

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for si...

Sleepy Time Down South

1942

as Self

Acting

Louis Armstrong and his Sleepy Time Down South.

Shine

Shine

1942

as Self

Acting

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

Swingin' on Nothin'

Swingin' on Nothin'

1942

as Self

Acting

1941 Soundies musical short starring Louis Armstrong

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

1941

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Acting

Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which...

Going Places

Going Places

1938

as Gabe

6.3
Acting

A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.

Doctor Rhythm

Doctor Rhythm

1938

as Trumpet Player

6.0
Acting

Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazingly, he falls in love with her.

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

1937

as Louis Armstrong

5.5
Acting

When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she manages to expose the crooked police chief and smo...

Artists & Models

Artists & Models

1937

as Self

6.0
Acting

An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1936

as Henry

6.9
Acting

Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a...

København, Kalundborg og -?

København, Kalundborg og -?

1934

5.5
Acting

Ludvig Brandstrup is a radio announcer and performs with great experience in front of the microphone. But the director is not exactly taking care of h...

Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

1934

as Himself

Acting

After a decade performing in and recording with the top hot jazz bands of New Orleans, Chicago and New York, legendary trumpeter and vocalist Louis Ar...

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

1932

as Louis Armstrong

6.1
Acting

Betty Boop and friends meet Louis Armstrong on a jungle safari.

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

1932

as Himself

6.1
Acting

A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he dreams he's King of Jazzmania, a land of soapsuds whe...

Ex-Flame

Ex-Flame

1930

as Louis Armstrong

Acting

A woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not only her house but her young son is taken away from h...