Sun Ra
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1914, Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
- Died
- May 30, 1993
- Movies
- 15
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.
Best-Known Movies
Space Is the Place
1974
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980
The Magic Sun
1966
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
2013
Spaceways
1968
Jazz Evolution
2008
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
2025
Rebirth Is Necessary
2017
Filmography
| 2025 | The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra | Self |
| 2025 | Sun Ra: Do the Impossible | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | House of Aama: Threads of Legacy | Himself |
| 2023 | Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight | |
| 2017 | Rebirth Is Necessary | Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2013 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive | Himself |
| 2008 | Jazz Evolution | Self - Organ |
| 2005 | Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet | Self |
| 1984 | Mystery Mister Ra | Self |
| 1980 | Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise | Himself |
| 1974 | Space Is the Place | Sun Ra |
| 1968 | Spaceways | Himself |
| 1966 | The Magic Sun |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1974 | Space Is the Place | Writer |
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