Acting credits
13
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Sun Ra
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Movies: 16Series: 1Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 79981
IMDb ID: nm0704612
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1914
Died: May 30, 1993
Age: 79
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q354508
Also known as
Herman Poole Blount • Le Sony'r Ra
Other jobs
Music (5)Writer (2)
Biography
Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sun Ra.
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
as Self
2025 Movie
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023 Movie
8.0
Nobles
Writer
2021 Movie
Utuqaq
Music
2020 Movie
Rebirth Is Necessary
as Self (Archive Footage)
2017 Movie
10.0
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
as Himself
2013 Movie
6.0
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Organ
2008 Movie
Theatre of Hope
Music
1987 Movie
Mystery Mister Ra
as Self
1984 Movie
6.2
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
as Himself
1980 Movie
5.8
Space Is the Place
as Himself
1974 Movie
6.0
Spaceways
as Himself
1968 Movie
6.0
The Magic Sun
1966 Movie
5.9
The Cry of Jazz
Music
1959 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sun Ra.
