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
Clip from the movie Sun Ra- Space In The Place (1974)
VideoKnown For
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Jazz Evolution
Self - Organ
2008
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Himself
1980
Spaceways
Himself
1968
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra
Self
2025
The Magic Sun
1966
Rebirth Is Necessary
Self (Archive Footage)
2017
Mystery Mister Ra
Self
1984
Space Is the Place
Himself
1974
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
Himself
2013
Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983
Self
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
Self
2005
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
John Cage Meets Sun Ra
Himself