Gil Scott-Heron
Born: 1949-04-01 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 2011-05-27
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
2021
- 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Popular Voices at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2010
2007
2004
2003
- Freedom Beat as Self
- Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised as Himself
1992
- Solidarity as Self
1990
- Tales of Gil Scott-Heron as Himself
1989
- MTV Unplugged as Self
1986
- Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie as Self
1984
- Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter as Himself
1983
- Black Wax as Himself
1982
1980
- No Nukes as Self
1977
- The Baron ... (Original Music Composer)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest