Acting credits
29
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Afrika Bambaataa
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
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Movies: 23Series: 7Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1096822
IMDb ID: nm0051382
Known for: Acting
Born: April 17, 1957
Died: April 9, 2026
Age: 68
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2020
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 7.36
Wikidata: Q316872
Other jobs
Music Consultant (1)
Biography
Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, was an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Afrika Bambaataa.
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
808
as Self
2015 Movie
Sample This
as Self
2013 Movie
The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation
as Self
2013 Movie
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
2012 Movie
Hip Hop Story from Croatia
as Himself
2008 Movie
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self
2007 Movie
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005 Movie
5 Sides of a Coin
as Himself
2004 Movie
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003 Movie
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
as Car Park Attendant
2003 Movie
The Freshest Kids
2002 Movie
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
2002 Movie
Scratch
2001 Movie
Modulations
as Self
1998 Movie
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995 Movie
The Show
as Self
1995 Movie
One World, One Voice
as Self
1990 Movie
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
1990 Movie
Bombin'
as Self
1987 Movie
The Making of Sun City
1985 Movie
Beat Street
1984 Movie
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
as Himself
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Afrika Bambaataa.
Soundbreaking
as Self • 2 eps
2016 Series
Hip Hop Evolution
as Self • 16 eps
2016 Series
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
1 eps
2013 Series
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self • 5 eps
2004 Series
The Hip Hop Years
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Sacrée soirée
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
Graffiti Rock
Music Consultant • 1 eps
1984 Series