- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1914
- Place of Birth
- Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
- Died
- May 30, 1993
Sun Ra
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.
Filmography
movieThe Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
2025 · Self
movieSun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieInspiration For The Future
2024 · Music
movieBetye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
movieUtuqaq
2020 · Music
movieRebirth Is Necessary
2017 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieI Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
2013 · Himself
movieJazz Evolution
2008 · Self - Organ
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
2005 · Self
movieTheatre of Hope
1987 · Music
movieMystery Mister Ra
1984 · Self, Music
movieSun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980 · Himself
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
movieSpace Is the Place
1974 · Himself, Writer, Music
movieSpaceways
1968 · Himself
movieThe Magic Sun
1966 · , Music
movieThe Cry of Jazz
1959 · Music
John Cage Meets Sun Ra
— · Himself
Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983
— · Self