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Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary -- Louis Armstrong was the most important, influential, and beloved musician of the 20th century
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) -- The 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, featuring Thelonious Monk, Sal Salvador, Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington, and Chuck Berry

Overview

Date of Birth:
4 August 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA more
Date of Death:
6 July 1971, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Louis Armstrong grew up poor in a single-parent household. He was 13 when... more
Trivia:
The slang terms "cat" meaning a man about town and "chops" meaning a musician's... more
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(28 articles)
Snag This: Jazz on a Summer's Day
 (From Cinematical. 4 July 2009, 11:02 AM, PDT)
Happy Birthday to the King of Swing: Benny Goodman Turns 100
 (From Huffington Post. 31 May 2009, 11:52 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars | Satchmo

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #5.16 (2009) TV episode (performer: "When the Saint's Go Marching In")
  2. "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2009)
        - The Good, the Sad and the Drugly (2009) TV episode (performer: "What A Wonderful World" (uncredited))
  3. Cry of the Owl (2009) (performer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On")
    ... aka Der Schrei der Eule (Germany: DVD title)
  4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (writer: "BIG BUTTER AND EGG MAN") (performer: "DEAR OLD SOUTHLAND", "IF I COULD BE WITH YOU (ONE HOUR TONIGHT)")
    ... aka The Curious Case (International: English title: informal short title)
  5. WALL·E (2008) (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
  6. American Gangster (2007) (performer: "Winter Wonderland")
  7. "House M.D." (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
    ... aka "House" (South Africa: English title) (USA: short title)
        - Merry Little Christmas (2006) TV episode (performer: "'Zat You, Santa Claus?")
        - DNR (2005) TV episode (performer: "What a Wonderful World")
  8. "Men in Trees" (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Caribou in the Room (2006) TV episode (performer: "A Kiss To Build Your Dreams On" (uncredited))
  9. La hora fría (2006) (performer: "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen")
    ... aka The Cold Hour (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka The Dark Hour (International: English title)
  10. "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka "20 to 01" (Australia: promotional title)
        - Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) TV episode (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  11. Relative Strangers (2006) (performer: "Exactly like You")
  12. Southland Tales (2006) (performer: "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)")
    ... aka Southland Tales (Germany: DVD title)
  13. "Life on Mars" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #1.6 (2006) TV episode (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  14. Lord of War (2005) (performer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (1935))
    ... aka Lord of War (France)
  15. Bewitched (2005) (performer: "'Bout Time" (1968))
  16. Madagascar (2005) (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  17. "Veronica Mars" (1 episode, 2005)
        - M.A.D. (2005) TV episode ("Our Love Is Here to Stay")
  18. Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) (performer: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930))
    ... aka Ballroom Dancing (Hong Kong: English title: short title)
  19. "The Practice" (2 episodes, 1997-2004)
        - Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers) (2004) TV episode (performer: "Hello Brother")
        - Hide and Seek (1997) TV episode (performer: "Hello Brother")
  20. Miracle (2004) (performer: "White Christmas")
  21. Something's Gotta Give (2003) (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
  22. "Chocolate com Pimenta" (2003) TV series (unknown episodes)
  23. Jeux d'enfants (2003) (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
    ... aka Love Me If You Dare (International: English title)
  24. "Cuéntame" (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka "Cuéntame cómo pasó" (Spain: new title)
        - La larga noche del maletín (2003) TV episode (performer: "C'est si bon")
  25. Chooch (2003) (performer: "A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON")
  26. La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón (2003) (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
    ... aka Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (International: English title)
  27. Normal (2003) (TV) (writer: "If We Never Meet Again")
  28. "Gilmore Girls" (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
    ... aka "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" (USA: rerun title)
        - One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes (2002) TV episode (performer: "Hello Dolly")
        - Kill Me Now (2000) TV episode (performer: "A Kiss To Build A Dream On")
  29. The Quiet American (2002) (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
    ... aka Der stille Amerikaner (Germany)
    ... aka The Spy (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Un Américain bien tranquille (France)
  30. Mr. Deeds (2002) (performer: "Cheek To Cheek")
  31. Bowling for Columbine (2002) (performer: "What a Wonderful World" (1967))
    ... aka Bowling à Columbine (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Bowling for Columbine (Germany)
  32. Serendipity (2001) (performer: "Cool Yule")
  33. The Cat's Meow (2001) (performer: "Everybody Loves My Baby" (1924))
  34. Pearl Harbor (2001) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
    ... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title)
  35. Russian Doll (2001) (performer: "Kiss of Fire")
  36. Blow (2001) (performer: "Cool Yule")
  37. "Dawson's Creek" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Hopeless (2001) TV episode ("What A Wonderful World")
  38. Pollock (2000) (performer: "Blues in the South", "Mahogany Hall Stomp")
  39. The Closer You Get (2000) (performer: "A Kiss To Build A Dream On")
    ... aka American Women (USA: video title)
  40. Joe Gould's Secret (2000) (performer: "Muskrat Ramble")

  41. Liberty Heights (1999) (performer: "If")
  42. My Life So Far (1999) (performer: "The Sunny Side of the Street" (1930))
  43. "Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Hahn im Korb (1999) TV episode (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  44. Les enfants du Marais (1999) (performer: "West End Blues")
    ... aka Children of the Marshlands (Australia)
    ... aka The Children of the Marshland (UK)
  45. Office Space (1999) (performer: "All That Meat and No Potatoes" (1941))
    ... aka Cubiculos de la oficina (USA: Spanish title)
  46. My Favorite Martian (1999) (performer: "Let's Fall in Love")
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
  47. At First Sight (1999) (performer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On", "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
  48. You've Got Mail (1998) (performer: "Dummy Song")
  49. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (performer: "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You")
  50. Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998) (VG) (performer: "A Kiss To Build A Dream On")
    ... aka Fallout 2 (USA: short title)
  51. À la place du coeur (1998) (performer: "Beale Street Blues")
    ... aka Where the Heart Is (International: English title)
  52. Madeline (1998) (performer: "What a Wonderful World")
    ... aka Madeline (France)
  53. Doctor Dolittle (1998) (performer: "Talk to the Animals")
  54. The Impostors (1998) (performer: "Skokiaan")
  55. Wrestling with Alligators (1998) (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  56. Still Breathing (1997) (writer: "Old Man Mose") (performer: "Old Man Mose")
  57. Out to Sea (1997) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes For You" (1934))
  58. That Old Feeling (1997) (performer: "That Old Feeling")
  59. Secretos del corazón (1997) (performer: "Lord You Made the Night Too Long")
    ... aka Bihotz ondoko secretuak (Spain: Basque title: literal title)
    ... aka Secrets of the Heart (USA)
  60. Wild Man Blues (1997) (writer: "Wild Man Blues", "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya")
  61. My Fellow Americans (1996) (performer: "Life Is So Peculiar")
  62. Kavkazskiy plennik (1996) (performer: "GO DOWN MOSES" (trad))
    ... aka Prisoner of the Caucasus (UK: literal English title)
    ... aka Prisoner of the Mountains (USA)
  63. Children of the Revolution (1996) (performer: "Just One of Those Things", "You're the Top)
  64. Twelve Monkeys (1995) (performer: "What a Wonderful World" (1967))
  65. Grumpier Old Men (1995) (performer: "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You")
    ... aka Grumpy Old Men 2
  66. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) (performer: "La vie en rose")
  67. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) (performer: "Makin' Whopee")
  68. Forget Paris (1995) (performer: "April In Paris")
  69. French Kiss (1995) (performer: "La Vie En Rose")
    ... aka Paris Match
  70. Miami Rhapsody (1995) (performer: "JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS")
  71. El secdleto de la tlompeta (1995) (performer: "Skokiaan")
  72. Love Affair (1994) (performer: "Life Is So Peculiar")
  73. Only You (1994) (performer: "Only You (And You Alone)")
    ... aka Him
    ... aka Just in Time
  74. Corrina, Corrina (1994) (performer: "YOU GO TO MY HEAD")
  75. "Florida Lady" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Lauf dem Leben nicht davon (1994) TV episode (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  76. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (performer: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On")
  77. Storyville (1992) (performer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")
  78. Class Act (1992) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
  79. Rambling Rose (1991) (performer: "Dixie")
  80. "Vamp" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
  81. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (performer: "I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO", "JEEPERS CREEPERS")
    ... aka La liste noire (France)
  82. Scenes from a Mall (1991) (performer: "GIVE ME YOUR KISSES (I'LL GIVE YOU MY HEART)")
  83. "Twin Peaks" (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode #2.7 (1990) TV episode (performer: "What a Wonderful World" (uncredited))
  84. "The Green Man" (1990) TV series (unknown episodes)
  85. Texasville (1990) (performer: "Basin Street Blues", "He's A Son Of The South")
  86. Come See the Paradise (1990) (writer: "If We Never Meet Again")

  87. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) (performer: "KISS OF FIRE")
  88. Harlem Nights (1989) (performer: "Drop Me Off In Harlem")
  89. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (performer: "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "Auld Lang Syne" (uncredited))
    ... aka When Harry Met Sally (USA: DVD box title)
  90. John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) (performer: "St. Louis Blues")
    ... aka John Huston (USA)
  91. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) (performer: "What A Wonderful World")
  92. The Color Purple (1985) (performer: "My Heart")
  93. Repo Man (1984) (performer: "See See Rider")
  94. They All Laughed (1981) (performer: "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'", "MEMORIES OF YOU")
  95. "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (USA: video title)
        - Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode (performer: "What a Wonderful World")
  96. Stardust Memories (1980) (performer: "Stardust")
  97. The Hollywood Knights (1980) (performer: "Hello Dolly")

  98. Otto V (1977) (TV) (performer: "Im Frühtau zu Berge wir zieh'n")
    ... aka Die Otto Show V (Germany: DVD title)
  99. Killer of Sheep (1977) (performer: "West End Blues")
  100. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Now You Has Jazz")
  101. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) (performer: "Blueberry Hill")
  102. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
  103. The Day of the Locust (1975) (performer: "JEEPERS CREEPERS")
  104. "The Johnny Cash Show" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.6 (1970) TV episode (performer: "Blue Yodel #9")

  105. Hello, Dolly! (1969) (performer: "Hello, Dolly!")
  106. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (performer: "We have all the time in the world")
    ... aka Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
    ... aka O.H.M.S.S. (UK: promotional abbreviation)
  107. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) (performer: "The Bare Necessities")

  108. The Five Pennies (1959) (performer: "Goodnight - Sleep Tight", "After You've Gone", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?") ("The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
  109. Die Nacht vor der Premiere (1959) (performer: "Kisses in the Night")
  110. The Edsel Show (1957) (TV) (performer: "Now You Has Jazz" (uncredited), "The Birth of the Blues" (uncredited), "The Sunny Side of the Street" (uncredited))
  111. Satchmo the Great (1957) (performer: "St Louis Blues", "When the Saint's Go Marching In", "Memphis Blues")
  112. High Society (1956) (performer: "High Society Calypso" (uncredited))
  113. The Glenn Miller Story (1953) (performer: "Basin Street Blues")
  114. Teresa Brewer and the Firehouse Five Plus Two (1951) (writer: "Old Man Mose" (uncredited))
  115. Here Comes the Groom (1951) (performer: "MISTO CRISTOFO COLUMBO")

  116. Courtin' Trouble (1948) ("Moon Over Montana")
  117. Boarding House Blues (1948) (writer: "THROW IT OUT OF YOUR MIND")
  118. New Orleans (1947) (performer: "Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans" (1947), "Buddy Bolden's Blues") ("Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" (1947), "Maryland, My Maryland" (1861), "Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans" (1947), "Buddy Bolden's Blues", "Farewell to Storyville", "The Blues Are Brewin'" (1947), "Endie" (1947))
  119. Headline Bands (1946) (writer: "Old Man Mose")
  120. Atlantic City (1944) (performer: "HARLEM ON PARADE", "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'") ("RHYTHM FOR SALE")
    ... aka Atlantic City Honeymoon (USA: reissue title)
  121. Jam Session (1944) (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love")

  122. Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra (1939) (writer: "Old Man Mose")
  123. Going Places (1938) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers" (1938) (uncredited), "Mutiny in the Nursery" (1938) (uncredited))
  124. Pennies from Heaven (1936) (performer: "Skeleton in the Closet" (1936))
  125. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932) (performer: "(I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD) YOU RASCAL YOU")
  126. A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) (performer: "Shine", "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You")
Actor:
  1. A Man Called Adam (1966) .... Willie Ferguson
  2. Berlin-Melodie (1963) (TV)
  3. Paris Blues (1961) .... Wild Man Moore

  4. Kærlighedens melodi (1959) .... Musician with orchestra
  5. "You Are There" .... King Oliver (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Emergence of Jazz (November 20, 1917) (1954) TV episode .... King Oliver
  6. Glory Alley (1952) .... Shadow Johnson

  7. Pillow to Post (1945) .... Orchestra Leader
  8. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... The Trumpeter

  9. Going Places (1938) .... Gabe
  10. Dr. Rhythm (1938) .... Trumpet player
    ... aka Doctor Rhythm
  11. Artists & Models (1937) .... Specialty
  12. Pennies from Heaven (1936) .... Henry
Composer:
  1. From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV)
    ... aka Du Shtetl à Broadway (France: original subtitled version)
Self:
  1. "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself (# 98)

  2. March of Dimes (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  3. On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) .... Himself
  4. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - Episode dated 22 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1970-1971)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 1 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 April 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "The Johnny Cash Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - History of Country Music: Part 2 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.6 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 23 January 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70 (1970) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #1.6 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  10. ...And Beautiful II (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Singer
  11. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 9 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  12. Hello, Dolly! (1969) .... Himself - Orchestra Leader
  13. "BBC Show of the Week" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1965-1968)
        - Louis Armstrong & His All Stars (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Satchmo (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Singer / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1968)
    ... aka "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
        - Jazz, the Intimate Art (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Trumpeter
        - The American Song (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
  15. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  16. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Singer / ... (6 episodes, 1964-1968)
        - Episode #5.22 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #4.26 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #3.2 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #2.30 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
        - Episode #2.13 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
          (1 more)
  17. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #2.16 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  18. "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 4 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  19. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself-Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
    ... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 3 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
        - Episode dated 9 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
  20. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (16 episodes, 1955-1966)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.1 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #18.2 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #16.13 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #15.14 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Trumpeter
        - Episode #15.5 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Trumpeter
          (11 more)
  21. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 27 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  22. "Shindig!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1965)
        - Episode #2.17 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.15 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  23. When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965) .... Himself
  24. The Best on Record (1965) (TV) .... Himself
  25. Hallo Satchmo (1965) .... Himself
  26. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1954-1964)
        - Episode dated 22 March 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 14 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
  27. "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - Disneyland After Dark (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Auf Wiedersehen (1961) .... Himself
  29. "Discorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 12 April 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #5.18 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  31. What About Linda? (1961) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka March of Dimes, What About Linda (USA: complete title)
  32. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) .... Himself

  33. The Bing Crosby Show (1959) (TV) .... Himself
  34. La Paloma (1959) .... Himself - Sänger
  35. The Beat Generation (1959) (as Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars) .... Himself
    ... aka This Rebel Age (USA: reissue title)
  36. The Five Pennies (1959) .... Himself
  37. Die Nacht vor der Premiere (1959) .... Himself
  38. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Jazz Trumpeter (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.35 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Jazz Trumpeter
  39. The Edsel Show (1957) (TV) .... Himself - Singer/Trumpet Player
  40. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Crescendo (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  41. Satchmo the Great (1957) .... Himself
  42. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - You're the Top (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  43. "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - The Lord Don't Play Favorites (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Wide, Wide World (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  44. "See It Now" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Two American Originals (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  45. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Singer / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1955)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #5.18 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Singer/Trumpet Player
        - Episode #5.1 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Singer/Trumpeter
        - Episode #2.12 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Trumpet Player/Singer
  46. The Glenn Miller Story (1953) .... Himself
  47. Saluti e baci (1953) .... Himself / En personne
    ... aka La route du bonheur (France)
    ... aka The Road to Happiness (International: English title: informal literal title)
  48. "Nothing But the Best" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 7 July 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  49. Here Comes the Groom (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself - Cameo Appearance
  50. The Strip (1951) .... Himself
  51. "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "College of Musical Knowledge" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 9 November 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
  52. "Cavalcade of Bands" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #2.6 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
  53. Botta e risposta (1950) .... Himself
    ... aka I'm in the Revue (International: English title)
    ... aka Je suis de la revue (France: dubbed version)
  54. Young Man with a Horn (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Young Man of Music (UK)
    ... aka Young Man with a Trumpet (Australia)

  55. A Song Is Born (1948) .... Himself
  56. New Orleans (1947) .... Himself
  57. Atlantic City (1944) .... Himself
    ... aka Atlantic City Honeymoon (USA: reissue title)
  58. Jam Session (1944) .... Himself
  59. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10

  60. Every Day's a Holiday (1937) .... Himself
  61. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932) .... Himself
  62. A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) .... Himself
  63. Ex-Flame (1930) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode #5.16 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Becoming Bert Stern (2009) .... Himself
  3. Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Trombone Shorty (2008) .... Himself
  5. Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007) .... Himself
  6. The Legendary Crooners (2007) (V) .... Himself
  7. "The South Bank Show"
        - Humphrey Lyttelton (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  8. Jazz Giants of the 20th Century (2007) (V) .... Himself
  9. Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Protagonistas del recuerdo"
        - José Bódalo (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself
  12. "20 to 1"
        - Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006) (V) .... Himself
  14. Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) (V) .... Himself
  15. From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (2005) (uncredited) .... Himself
  17. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  18. True Love (2003/I) (V) .... Himself
  19. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "Sinatra: The Classic Duets" (2002) .... Himself
  21. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
        - Stardust (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  22. Louis Armstrong: Satchmo (2000) .... Himself
  23. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Orchestra Leader
  24. Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  25. "New York: A Documentary Film" (1999) (uncredited) .... Himself
  26. Crossroads (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  27. Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years (1998) (V) .... Himself
  28. "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
  29. "Masters of American Music" (1995) .... Himself
  30. "American Masters"
        - Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  31. One on One: Classic Television Interviews (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  32. The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991) (V) .... Himself
  33. Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  34. Bix (1981) .... Himself
  35. The Best of Louis Armstrong (1980) (V) .... Himself
  36. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'High Society'
  37. Louis Armstrong: 1900 - 1971 (1971) (TV) .... Himself
  38. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  39. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - America's Music - Chicago and All That Jazz (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  40. Jazz Ball (1956) (TV) .... Himself
  41. Birth of the Blues (1941) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
TV commercial for Electricity Council, the song "When You're Smiling" being used. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 4 Portrayals | 10 Print Biographies | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
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Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance more
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Character Name In Title | Independent Film | Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman more

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