Acting credits
13
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Gil Scott-Heron
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 10Series: 4Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1239134
IMDb ID: nm0779942
Known for: Acting
Born: April 1, 1949
Died: May 27, 2011
Age: 62
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 7.31
Wikidata: Q378858
Also known as
Gilbert Scott-Heron
Other jobs
Original Music Composer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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".
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gil Scott-Heron.
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
as Self
2010 Movie
7.0
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005 Movie
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 Movie
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as Himself
2003 Movie
Freedom Beat
as Self
2003 Movie
Black Wax
as Himself
1983 Movie
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
as Self
1982 Movie
No Nukes
as Self
1980 Movie
4.5
The Baron
Original Music Composer
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gil Scott-Heron.
