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Gil Scott-Heron
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1239134
IMDb ID: nm0779942
Known for: Acting
Born: April 1, 1949
Died: May 27, 2011
Age: 62
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 7.4
Wikidata: Q378858
Also known as
Gilbert Scott-Heron
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Original Music Composer (1)Writer (1)
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".
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as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Himself
Black Wax
1983 • Movie
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 • Movie
as Self
No Nukes
1980 • Movie
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005 • Movie
as Self
Freedom Beat
2003 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Baron
1977 • Movie
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
2010 • Movie
Writer
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003 • Movie
as Self
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
1982 • Movie
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as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
2010 • Movie
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005 • Movie
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 • Movie
as Himself
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003 • Movie
as Self
Freedom Beat
2003 • Movie
as Himself
Black Wax
1983 • Movie
as Self
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
1982 • Movie
as Self
No Nukes
1980 • Movie
Series
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