Gil Scott-Heron
Acting
22
Acting Credits
1
Directed
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".
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Unplugged
Self
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
5 Sides of a Coin
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
Self (archive footage)
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Filmography
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Sea Dream
2026
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
2021
as Self
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2015
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
2010
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
2007
as Himself
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Freedom Beat
2003
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
as Himself
Solidarity
1992
as Self
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
1990
as Himself
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
1986
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
1984
as Himself
Black Wax
1983
as Himself
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
1982
as Self
No Nukes
1980
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest