Actor
Gil Scott-Heron
Born 1949 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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".
Acting
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 1975
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage) · 2021
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage) · 2025
No Nukes
Self · 1980
Black Wax
Himself · 1983
MTV Unplugged
Self · 1989
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
Self · 1982
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
Self · 1986
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage) · 2017
Solidarity
Self · 1992
Freedom Beat
Self · 2003
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Himself · 2003
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
Himself · 2007
Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
Himself · 1984
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
Himself · 1990
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
Self · 2010