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