Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. He defined himself as a "bluesologist".
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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
TV
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
TV
MTV Unplugged
as Self
1989
Movie
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
Movie
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
as Self
1986
Movie
No Nukes
as Self
1980
Movie
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
as Self
1982
Movie
Black Wax
as Himself
1983
Movie
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Movie
Freedom Beat
as Self
2003
Movie
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
as Himself
2007
Movie
Solidarity
as Self
1992
Movie
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as Himself
2003
Movie
Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2015
Movie
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
as Himself
1990
Movie
Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
as Himself
1984
Movie
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
as Self
2010
TV
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2017
