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