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Curtis Mayfield

Acting Born Jun 3, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, USA 19 credits

Biography

Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

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Known for

CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self

Omnibus

as Self
Film

Barton Fink

as Self

Rock Concert

as Self

The Hardy Boys

as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)

Full filmography

  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) as Self
  • Omnibus (1967) as Self
  • The Midnight Special (1972) as Self
  • Rock Concert (1973) as Self
  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) as Self
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) as Our Guests at Heartland
  • Short Eyes (1977) as Pappy
  • Super Fly (1972) as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
  • Save the Children (1973) as Self
  • Classic Soul at the BBC (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Guitar Heroes: In Concert (2003) as Self
  • One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Makings of Curtis Mayfield (2025)
  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973 as Self
  • Kings of Soul (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Curtis Mayfield - Live at Montreux 1987 (2004) as Self
  • Curtis Mayfield: Live at Ronnie Scott's (2001) as Self