Cast & creator
Curtis Mayfield
Best known for CBS News Sunday Morning, Omnibus, The Midnight Special
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
Also known as: Curtis Lee Mayfield
23
film credits
5
television credits
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1967–2025 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (28)
Showing 28 of 28 credits
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Omnibus
Self
1967
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Rock Concert
Self
1973
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
2021
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
1978
A Piece of the Action
Original Music Composer
1977
Let's Do It Again
Original Music Composer
1975
The Return of Superfly
Original Music Composer
1990
Short Eyes
Pappy
1977Short Eyes
Original Music Composer
1977
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
Self
Claudine
Original Music Composer
1974
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
2002
Sparkle
Original Music Composer
1976Sparkle
Songs
1976
Super Fly
Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
1972Super Fly
Original Music Composer
1972
Save the Children
Self
1973
One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two
Self (archive footage)
2024
Classic Soul at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2007
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
Self (archive footage)
2008
Dead Is Dead
Music
1974
Guitar Heroes: In Concert
Self
2003
Kings of Soul
Self (archive footage)
2015The Makings of Curtis Mayfield
2025
Curtis Mayfield - Live at Montreux 1987
Self
2004Curtis Mayfield: Live at Ronnie Scott's
Self
2001