Acting · geboren 1949-04-01 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Gil Scott-Heron

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".

Bekannt aus

• Saturday Night Live (1975) – Self - Musical Guest
• 1971: Das Jahr, in dem Musik alles veränderte (2021) – Self (archive footage)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) – Self (archive footage)
• MTV Unplugged (1989) – Self
• How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
• The Baron (1977) – Original Music Composer
• Black Wax (1983) – Himself
• Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie (1986) – Self
• 5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
• Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié (2026) – Self (archive footage)
• No Nukes (1980) – Self
• Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought (1982) – Self
• Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) – Himself
• Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man (2021) – Self (archive footage)
• Freedom Beat (2003) – Self
• Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert (2007) – Himself
• Solidarity (1992) – Self
• Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? (2015)
• Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter (1984) – Himself
• Tales of Gil Scott-Heron (1990) – Himself
• Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil (2010) – Self
• Dark Sea Dream (2026) – Self
• Popular Voices at the BBC (2017) – Self (archive footage)