Actor
Gil Scott-Heron
77 years · Chicago, Illinois, U.S. · 13 films
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".
Best known for
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
On Peacock Premium
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005 · Actor
On OVID
The Baron
1977 · Music
On Plex
Black Wax
1983 · Himself
On OVID
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
2026 · Self (archive footage)
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · Actor
Filmography 13
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Dark Sea Dream
2026 · Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
On Peacock Premium
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
2010 · Self
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005 · Actor
On OVID
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · Actor
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003 · Himself, Writer
Freedom Beat
2003 · Self
Black Wax
1983 · Himself
On OVID
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
1982 · Self
No Nukes
1980 · Self
The Baron
1977 · Music
On Plex