Louis Armstrong

Q: Did Louis Armstrong win any awards?

Louis Armstrong received numerous awards throughout his career, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972 and several others recognizing his contributions to music.

Q: What was Louis Armstrong's first film?

Louis Armstrong's first film appearance was in the 1936 movie 'Pennies from Heaven', where he performed his music, marking the beginning of his acting career.

Q: How did Louis Armstrong influence jazz music?

Louis Armstrong is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz, known for his innovative trumpet techniques and unique vocal style, which helped shape the genre.

Q: What is Louis Armstrong's estimated net worth?

Louis Armstrong's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career as a musician, actor, and cultural icon.

Q: How many children did Louis Armstrong have?

Louis Armstrong had one child, Clarence Armstrong, who was born in 1924. He had a close relationship with his son throughout his life.

Q: What are some of Louis Armstrong's defining characteristics?

Louis Armstrong was known for his distinctive gravelly voice, charismatic stage presence, and exceptional trumpet skills, which endeared him to audiences worldwide.

Q: What was Louis Armstrong's impact on popular culture?

Louis Armstrong's impact on popular culture was profound, as he helped bring jazz music to a broader audience and became a symbol of American music, influencing countless artists.

Known for

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024)

2024 / Documentary, History / 150mins

In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs...

High Society (2018)

IMDb 5.6 / 10

2018 / Crime, Drama / 137mins

The story of the journey of married couple up the social latter. The husband is professor at Seoul National University who is running for...

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

IMDb 7 / 10

1969 / Comedy, Music / 146mins

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 Vandergelder. In...

Name

Louis Armstrong

Height

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Born

4 August 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Spouses

Lucille Wilson (1942–1971)

Children

1, Clarence Armstrong

Parents

Mary Albert, William Armstrong

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2022	Movie Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires Experience the stunning spectacle of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres world tour at your local cinema with this spectacular...	Self (voice) (archive sound)	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2022	Movie The Sound of 007 Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2022	Movie Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2021	Movie Dark Eyes Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past 100 years. This...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2021	Movie Louis Armstrong in Concert First broadcast on the centenary of his birth, legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong in performance.	Self - Performer (archive footage)	Not rated
2019	Movie Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal Born in 1941, Eric Burdon was – along with his band The Animals – one of the most important standard-bearers...	Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)	Not rated
2018	Movie The Jazz Ambassadors The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie Bing Crosby: Rediscovered Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie Jazz Legends in Their Own Words A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2013	Movie Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again Ella and Louis found Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. The studio album came out...	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie …Sings Musicals BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Sensible performing a classic from South Pacific...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2011	Movie Bert Stern - Original Madman The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time, Bert Stern. After working...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	Movie The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best The Stars In Concert DVD series presents the best performances of legendary artists who have secured a well-deserved place in...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Jazz Evolution	Self - Trumpet	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2008	Movie Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2007	Movie Music Inn During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway...	Himself (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2007	Movie Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 Louis Armstrong live in Stockholm 1962 features a TV appearance by Armstrong from 1962 -- working on trumpet and vocals...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 _Jazz Icons: Louis Armstrong_ is one of the only known complete Armstrong concerts from the 1950s to be captured on...	Trumpet, Vocal	Not rated
2006	Movie Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer "Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	Movie Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection This remarkable DVD includes rare TV and film performances, an especially rare radio interview with Mike Wallace, an audio-only rehearsal...	Himself	Not rated
2005	Movie Året var 1955 1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	Movie Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show Best known for his unique style on the jazz trumpet (and his famously inflated cheeks), Louis Armstrong became an enduring...	Trumpet/Vocals	Not rated
2004	Movie The Story Of The Blues The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2004	Movie The Harlem Renaissance Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	Movie Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.	Self (Archive Footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie It's Black Entertainment A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century....	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2001	Movie Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett A compilation of archived live recordings featuring performances by Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Tony Bennett. The material originates from...	Unknown character	Not rated
2001	Movie Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.	Himself (archive footage)	Not rated
2001	TV Jazz Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2000	Movie Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion The DVD Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman – Sounds in Motion (2000) is a compilation of vintage performances by two...	Unknown character	Not rated
1999	Movie The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1997	Movie Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1994	Movie The World of Polygoon The history of the Polygoon cinema newsreel is the recent history of The Netherlands and beyond, narrated by the distinctive...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1993	Movie Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and scholars, and offers several clips of the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	Movie Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1993	Movie The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years Legendary showman Danny Kaye's greatest moments have been handpicked by Kaye's daughter, Dena, in this lighthearted compilation. Highlights ranging from...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1992	Movie Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name....	Self (archival footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1991	Movie The Magic of Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feistein, and wife Kathryn Crosby celebrate the voice and singing style of crooner Bing Crosby through clips...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1982	Movie Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet Through interviews, archival footage, photos and classic tunes, learn about the remarkable career and troubled life of legendary jazz cornetist...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1976	Movie That's Entertainment, Part II Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama...	(archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1974	Movie On the Road with Duke Ellington Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in...	Self	Not rated
1971	TV The Pearl Bailey Show	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1970	TV The Flip Wilson Show The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17,...	Self	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1970	Movie Why America A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1969	Movie Hello, Dolly! Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried...	Orchestra Leader	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1969	TV The Johnny Cash Show The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1968	TV The Dick Cavett Show The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1967	TV Omnibus Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1967	TV Omnibus Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1966	Movie A Man Called Adam A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.	Willie Ferguson	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1966	Movie Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune	himself	Not rated
1965	Movie When the Boys Meet the Girls A playboy helps a young woman turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.	Louise Armstrong	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1965	Movie Hallo Satchmo In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1965	Movie Louis Armstrong v Praze	Self	Not rated
1965	Movie The Day of the Oath "This film presents rare documentary footage of presidential inaugurations, from William McKinley in 1897 to Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The...	Self	Not rated
1964	TV Shindig! Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The...	Self - Singer	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1964	TV Shindig! Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1964	TV The Hollywood Palace The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1964	Movie Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia	Chanteur, Trompettiste,	Not rated
1963	TV The Danny Kaye Show The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1963	Movie Berlin-Melodie	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	Movie Disneyland After Dark Taking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances by many celebrities of the day.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1961	Movie Auf Wiedersehen	er selbst	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1961	Movie Paris Blues During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls...	Wild Man Moore	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1960	Movie Jazz on a Summer's Day Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience....	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1959	Movie Kærlighedens melodi Nina and Frederik were the big names in international showbiz in the 1950s with their rousing calypso rhythms. That's why...	Musician with Orchestra	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1959	Movie La Paloma Two rival Berlin revue theaters are vying for their big breakthrough. With top stars like jazz legend Louis Armstrong, the...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1959	Movie The Beat Generation A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1959	Movie The Five Pennies Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1959	TV Discorama	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1959	TV The Bell Telephone Hour “The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1958	Movie The All-Star Christmas Show This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1958	TV Kraft Music Hall Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the...	Self	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1957	Movie The Edsel Show Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host a program that's wall-to-wall music.	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1957	Movie Satchmo the Great In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1957	TV DuPont Show of the Month DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1956	TV The Dinah Shore Chevy Show The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1956	Movie High Society With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1956	TV The Steve Allen Show	Self - Jazz Trumpeter	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1956	Movie Jazz Ball A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1954	Movie The Glenn Miller Story A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1953	Movie Saluti e baci Carlo Mastelli, the young radio presenter of "New Voices" has run short of ideas and his program is likely to...	himself	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1952	Movie Glory Alley A New Orleans boxer leaves the ring to fight his inner demons.	Shadow Johnson	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1951	Movie Here Comes the Groom Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.	Louis Armstrong (uncredited)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1951	Movie The Strip Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in with a...	Himself	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1950	TV The Colgate Comedy Hour The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1950	Movie I'm in the Revue Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go on a...	Band Leader	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1950	TV What's My Line? Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1948	Movie A Song Is Born The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1948	TV The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1947	Movie New Orleans A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong,...	Himself	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1945	Movie Pillow to Post With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean...	Orchestra Leader	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1944	Movie Atlantic City In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house...	Himself	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1944	Movie Jam Session A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1943	Movie Show-Business at War A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1943	Movie Cabin in the Sky When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he...	The Trumpeter	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1942	Movie Sleepy Time Down South Louis Armstrong and his Sleepy Time Down South.	Self	Not rated
1942	Movie Shine Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.	Self	Not rated
1942	Movie Swingin' on Nothin' 1941 Soundies musical short starring Louis Armstrong	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1941	Movie Birth of the Blues Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1938	Movie Going Places A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.	Gabe	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1938	Movie Doctor Rhythm Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazingly, he falls...	Trumpet Player	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1937	Movie Every Day's a Holiday In turn-of-the-century New York City, con artist Peaches O'Day befriends Captain Jim McCarey, a cop who must turn her in...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1937	Movie Artists & Models An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1936	Movie Pennies from Heaven Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up...	Henry	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1934	Movie København, Kalundborg og -? Ludvig Brandstrup is a radio announcer and performs with great experience in front of the microphone. But the director is...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1934	Movie Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen After a decade performing in and recording with the top hot jazz bands of New Orleans, Chicago and New York,...	Himself	Not rated
1932	Movie I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You Betty Boop and friends meet Louis Armstrong on a jungle safari.	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1932	Movie A Rhapsody in Black and Blue A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he...	Himself	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1930	Movie Ex-Flame A woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not only her house but her young...	Louis Armstrong	TMDB 9.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie Deadly Melody	Music Sound	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2025	Movie Memories The memories of a woman, condensed into four periods.	Music Sound	Not rated
2023	Movie Espetáculo	Music Sound	Not rated
2021	Movie Tight Shoes After having his shoes polished, a deadbeat runs away without paying for this task. Deceived, it is up to the...	Compositor Crew	Not rated
2019	Movie And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Protest	Songs Sound	Not rated
2008	TV The Mentalist Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to...	Songs Sound	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1969	Movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service With the help of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse crime syndicate, and Draco's troubled daughter Tracy, James Bond...	Songs Sound	TMDB 6.6 / 10

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024 / TMDB 7.7

The Sound of 007

2022 / TMDB 7.3

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 / TMDB 6.5

Dark Eyes

2021

Louis Armstrong in Concert

2021

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

2019

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