Cast & creator
Gil Scott-Heron
Best known for Saturday Night Live, MTV Unplugged, 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
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".
Also known as: Gilbert Scott-Heron
21
film credits
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television credits
22
1975–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (25)
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
2021
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2017
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Himself
2003Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Writer
2003
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
Self (archive footage)
2026
No Nukes
Self
1980
Black Wax
Himself
1983Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2015Solidarity
Self
1992Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
Self
1986
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
Self
2021
Freedom Beat
Self
2003
The Baron
Original Music Composer
1977
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
Self
1982
Dark Sea Dream
Self
2026Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
Himself
1984
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
Self
2010Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
Himself
2007Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
Director
2007Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
Himself
1990