Grandmaster Flash
Acting
18
Acting Credits
Biography
Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Robert Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Saddler's family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Queensbridge, New York DJ scene, attending parties set up by early luminaries. Learning from Pete Jones and Kool Herc, he used duplicate copies of a single record and two turntables but added a dextrous manual edit with ...
Known For
Filmography
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Polar Bear
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from Mo'Wax
2016
as Self
Hip Hop Evolution
2016
as Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Made
2001
as The Spa DJ (uncredited)
The Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
Big Fun in the Big Town
1986
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Wild Style
1982
as D.J.
The Grammys
1959
as Self