Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 22, 1914
Died
May 30, 1993 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Also Known As
Herman Poole Blount
Le Sony'r Ra
Sun Ra
Biography
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Jazz Evolution
Self - Organ
2008
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Himself
1980
Space Is the Place
Sun Ra
1974
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
Self
2025
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy
Himself
2024
Spaceways
Himself
1968
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
Self
2005
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
Himself
2013
Mystery Mister Ra
Self
1984
Rebirth Is Necessary
Self (Archive Footage)
2017
John Cage Meets Sun Ra
Himself
Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983
Self
The Magic Sun
1966