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Gil Scott-Heron (1949–2011)

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Hip-hop pioneer, musician and poet. See more trivia »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 62) in New York, New York, USA
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2011 True Blood (TV series)
– Me and the Devil (2011) (writer: "Me And The Devil" - uncredited / performer: "Me And The Devil" - uncredited)
 
2010/I Runaway (short) (writer: "Lost in the World" - uncredited, "Who Will Survive in America" - uncredited / performer: "Lost in the World" - uncredited, "Who Will Survive in America" - uncredited)
 
2009 State of Play (writer: "B-Movie" / performer: "B-Movie")
 
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game) ("Home Is Where the Hatred Is")
 
2005 Narc (Video Game) (writer: "The Bottle" / performer: "The Bottle")
 
2002 The Weather Underground (documentary) (performer: "Winter In America" / as Gil Scott Heron)
 
2002 Undercover Brother (writer: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" / performer: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised")
 
1999 The Hurricane (writer: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" / performer: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised")
 
1999 Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (TV documentary) (writer: "WINTER IN AMERICA" / performer: "WINTER IN AMERICA")
 
1991 House Party 2 (writer: "Johannesburg" / performer: "Johannesburg")
 
1990 Berkeley in the Sixties (documentary) (writer: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" / performer: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised")
 
Show ShowComposer (3 titles)
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1983 Black Wax (documentary) (music mixer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2012 The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV movie) (in memoriam)
 
2012 20th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2009 Salmagundi (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2008 Ursula Rucker: Poet (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 5 Sides of a Coin (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 4 Goes to Glastonbury (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode #2.2 (1995) … Himself - Performer
 
1994 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1986 Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (video documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1985) … Himself
 
1983 Black Wax (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Ossie and Ruby! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 June 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Is That Jazz: A Mug-Shot Afterthought
Himself
 
1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (1975) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Old Grey Whistle Test at 30 (TV special)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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A member of the "Artists United Against Apartheid" charity project in 1985. See more »

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The revolution will not go better with coke. See more »

Trivia:

Hip-hop pioneer, musician and poet. See more »

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