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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 04, 1901
Died Jul 06, 1971 (69)
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 musi ... c'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

Known For

Filmography

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

1969

as Orchestra Leader

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966

as Willie Ferguson

When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

as Louise Armstrong

Paris Blues

Paris Blues

1961

as Wild Man Moore

The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

1959

as Louis Armstrong

The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation

1959

as Louis Armstrong

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

as Louis Armstrong

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

as Shadow Johnson

A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948

as Louis Armstrong

Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

1945

as Orchestra Leader

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

as The Trumpeter

Going Places

Going Places

1938

as Gabe

Doctor Rhythm

Doctor Rhythm

1938

as Trumpet Player

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

1937

as Louis Armstrong

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1936

as Henry

Ex-Flame

Ex-Flame

1930

as Louis Armstrong

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Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Hello, Dolly! Nominated
Television Credits

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Jazz

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 09, 2001

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Discorama

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 04, 1959

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1959

Shindig!

as Self - Singer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1964

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1969

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1970

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Jazz Trumpeter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Pearl Bailey Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1971

DuPont Show of the Month

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

Shindig!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1964

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

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