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Sun Ra
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 79981
IMDb ID: nm0704612
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1914
Died: May 30, 1993
Age: 79
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q354508
Also known as
Herman Poole Blount • Le Sony'r Ra
Frequent jobs
Music (6)Writer (1)
Biography
Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
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as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self - Organ
Jazz Evolution
2008 • Movie
as Self
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
2025 • Movie
as Himself
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980 • Movie
Music
Theatre of Hope
1987 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025 • Movie
Music
Mystery Mister Ra
1984 • Movie
as Himself
Spaceways
1968 • Movie
as Self (Archive Footage)
Rebirth Is Necessary
2017 • Movie
Writer
Space Is the Place
1974 • Movie
Music
The Magic Sun
1966 • Movie
Music
The Cry of Jazz
1959 • Movie
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as Self
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023 • Movie
as Self (Archive Footage)
Rebirth Is Necessary
2017 • Movie
as Himself
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
2013 • Movie
as Self - Organ
Jazz Evolution
2008 • Movie
as Self
Mystery Mister Ra
1984 • Movie
as Himself
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980 • Movie
as Himself
Space Is the Place
1974 • Movie
as Himself
Spaceways
1968 • Movie
The Magic Sun
1966 • Movie
Series
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