Chuck D

Known for: Acting
Born: August 1, 1960, Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
Movies: 100

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.

Best-Known Movies

6.0

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004

6.5

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

7.2

All Things Must Pass

2015

6.4

Fuck

2006

8.5

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

2026

7.8

Nothing Compares

2022

6.7

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012

3.9

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998

6.7

Grass Is Greener

2019

6.9

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

2014

Filmography

2026	Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition	Self
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music	Self (archive footage)
2024	Mr. Nelson on the North Side	Self
2023	A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop	Self
2023	Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History	Narrator
2023	Cover Your Ears	Self
2023	Sign the Show	Self
2022	2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Self
2022	Nothing Compares	Self
2022	Use of Force: The Policing of Black America	Narrator (voice)
2021	Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man	Self
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage	Self (archive footage)
2021	Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream	Himself
2021	Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking	Self
2020	American Rapstar	Self [Archive]
2020	For NYC
2020	Ricky Powell: The Individualist	Self
2020	Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert	Self
2020	It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet	Self
2019	The Cobra at Twilight
2019	System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2019	Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare	Self
2019	Grass Is Greener	Self
2018	The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop	Self
2018	Rock Rubber 45s	Self
2018	The King	Self
2018	Survivor's Guide to Prison	Self
2018	System Shock	self
2018	Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
2017	G-Funk	Self
2016	1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
2016	Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story	Narrator (voice)
2016	The Bet	Charles McD
2016	A Tale of James Brown	Self
2015	All Things Must Pass	Self
2015	Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios	Himself
2015	Hustlers Convention	Self
2014	James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message	Self
2014	Heights Girl
2014	All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State	Self (archive footage)
2014	Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown	Self
2014	Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre	Rappeur
2014	Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was	Narrator
2013	Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote	DJ Jonny Specials
2013	The Doctor	Narrator (voice)
2013	Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy	Self
2012	Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap	Self
2012	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’	Self
2012	City Teacher
2012	Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D	Self
2012	Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
2011	Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage	Himself
2011	Prince: A Purple Reign	Self
2011	Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation	Self
2011	The Weird World of Blowfly	Self
2011	The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique	Self
2011	The Fab Five	Self
2010	My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop	Self
2010	Straight Outta L.A.	Self
2009	Big Pun: The Legacy	Self
2009	Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later	Self
2009	Copyright Criminals	Self
2009	The Black Candle	Self
2009	Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop	Narrator
2008	Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions	Self
2007	Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome	Self
2007	Mixtape, Inc.
2007	Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk	Self
2007	Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!	Himself
2006	Fuck	Self
2006	Rock the Bells	Himself
2005	Left of the Dial	Self
2005	Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship	Self
2005	The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World	Self - Narrator
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Malcolm Y
2004	Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour	Himself
2004	Lightning in a Bottle	Self
2003	James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003	Godfathers and Sons	Self
2003	Beef	Self (archive footage)
2003	Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	Himself
2003	Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied	Self
2001	Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues
2001	Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music	Self
1998	Jackie Chan: My Story	Self - Rapper
1998	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn	Leon Brothers
1997	Anthem	Self
1996	Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996
1995	Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1992	The Real Malcolm X
1992	Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live	Hard Rhymer
1991	Rap's Most Wanted	Self
1991	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16	Self
1990	Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
1990	Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1	Self
1989	Impact Video Magazine
1989	Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1987	Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1992	Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live	Writer
1990	Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane	Writer

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