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Sun Ra
Acting
🎂 May 22, 1914📍 Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.🕯️ May 30, 1993 · Age 79
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.
BODY OF WORK
Sun Ra's Filmography
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The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
2025⭐ 8.0
as Self
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Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025⭐ 6.3
as Self (archive footage)
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025⭐ 7.7
as Self (archive footage)
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House of Aama: Threads of Legacy
2024
as Himself
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Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
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Rebirth Is Necessary
2017
as Self (Archive Footage)
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
2013⭐ 10.0
as Himself
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Jazz Evolution
2008⭐ 6.0
as Self - Organ
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No Poster
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Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
2005⭐ 8.0
as Self
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Mystery Mister Ra
1984
as Self
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Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980⭐ 6.4
as Himself
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Space Is the Place
1974⭐ 5.8
as Sun Ra
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Spaceways
1968⭐ 6.0
as Himself
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The Magic Sun
1966⭐ 6.3
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Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983
TBA
as Self
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John Cage Meets Sun Ra
TBA
as Himself