Louis Armstrong
Acting
Born August 4, 1901 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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 gre…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
What's My Line?
Omnibus
The Dick Cavett Show
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
Discorama
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Danny Kaye Show
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Flip Wilson Show
The Hollywood Palace
Shindig!
The Johnny Cash Show
DuPont Show of the Month
Jazz
High Society
Hello, Dolly!
The Pearl Bailey Show
The World of Polygoon
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Paris Blues
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Auf Wiedersehen
Saluti e baci
A Song Is Born
The Sound of 007
Bert Stern - Original Madman
The Strip
Jazz Evolution
The Beat Generation
The All-Star Christmas Show
It's Black Entertainment
Shine