Louis Armstrong
American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist. Among the most influential figures in jazz, his career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of the genre. Armstrong received numerous accolades, including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for "Hello, Dolly!" in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, among others.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 11 films (1936–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 56 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Pennies From Heaven | Columbia Picture Corp | 81 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1938 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY. | Paramount Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | |||
| 1943 | Cabin in the sky | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) | 1:39:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | The Strip. | Loew's Inc. | 85 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1953 | The Glenn Miller Story. | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 116 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1959 | The five pennies. | Dena Pictures Inc. | 117 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | Louis Armstrong : part I | WQED Robert McCully Adam Lynch Louis Armstrong | 16mm | |||
| 1960 | Louis Armstrong : part II | WQED Louis Armstrong | 16mm | |||
| 1960 | Louis Armstrong : part III | WQED Louis Armstrong Robert McCully Adam Lynch Benny Benack | 16mm | |||
| 1960 | Louis Armstrong : part IV | WQED Louis Armstrong Benny Benack Frederick Dorian | 16mm | |||
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | Gene Kelly |