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

Saturday Night Live
1975
MTV Unplugged
1994
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
2026
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
1986
Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2015
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
Black Wax
1983

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
22
Directing
1
Writing
1
Sound
1
2026
Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Dark Sea Dream
as Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
as Self
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?
2010
Gil Scott-Heron: Me and the Devil
as Self
2007
Gil Scott-Heron & Amnesia Express: The Paris Concert
as Himself
2005
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2004
5 Sides of a Coin
2003
Freedom Beat
as Self
2003
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as Himself
1994
MTV Unplugged
as Self
1992
Solidarity
as Self
1990
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron
as Himself
1986
Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
as Self
1984
Gil Scott-Heron: Live Ohne Filter
as Himself
1983
Black Wax
as Himself
1982
Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
as Self
1980
No Nukes
as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest