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Sun Ra

Male
May 21, 1914
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Acting
Herman Poole Blount,Le Sony'r 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.

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Space Is the Place
6.8
Movie1974United States
Character: Sun RaCredit: Acting, Original Music Composer, Writer
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
6.9
Movie1980United States
Character: HimselfCredit: Acting
The Cry of Jazz
6.8
Movie1959United States
Credit: Music
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
6.9
Movie2013United States
Character: HimselfCredit: Acting
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
6.9
Movie2004UK
Character: SelfCredit: Acting
The Magic Sun
6.9
Movie1965United States
Credit: Acting, Music
Spaceways
6.9
Movie1967United States
Character: HimselfCredit: Acting
Mystery Mister Ra
0.0
Movie1984United States
Character: SelfCredit: Acting, Music
Rebirth Is Necessary
0.0
Movie2017United States
Character: Self (Archive Footage)Credit: Acting
Jazz Evolution
6.9
Movie2008Italia
Character: Self - OrganCredit: Acting
Theatre of Hope
0.0
Movie1987FranceSuisse
Credit: Music
Utuqaq
0.0
Movie2020
Credit: Music
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
0.0
Movie2023United States
Credit: Acting
John Cage Meets Sun Ra
0.0
Movie2026United States
Character: HimselfCredit: Acting
Inspiration For The Future
6.9
Movie2024United States
Credit: Music
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy
0.0
Movie2024United States
Character: HimselfCredit: Acting
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.3
Movie2025United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
6.9
Movie2025United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
0.0
Movie2025BelgiumUnited States
Character: SelfCredit: Acting
Nobles
6.9
Movie2021United States
Credit: Writer