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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 1, 1949
Died
May 27, 2011
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Also Known As
- Gilbert Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
0.2 Popularity
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".
Known For
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Self - Musical Guest December 13, 1975 (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.7
Self (archive footage)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
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Self (archive footage)
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
🎬
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Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2015
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Self
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
2010
🎬
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Himself
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
2007
7.0
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
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5 Sides of a Coin
2004
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Himself
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
0.0
Self
Freedom Beat
2003
Credits
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - Musical Guest December 13, 1975 (archive footage)
2025
7.7
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.7
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2017
0.0
🎬
Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2015
0.0
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
as Self
2010
0.0
🎬
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
as Himself
2007
0.0
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
7.0
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
0.0
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as Himself
2003
0.0
Freedom Beat
as Self
2003
0.0
🎬
Solidarity
as Self
1992
0.0
🎬
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
as Himself
1990
0.0
MTV Unplugged
as Self
1989
6.8
🎬
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
as Self
1986
5.5
🎬
Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
as Himself
1984
0.0
Black Wax
as Himself
1983
0.0
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
as Self
1982
0.0
No Nukes
as Self
1980
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0