Chuck D

Chuck D

Acting
Born Aug 01, 1960
From Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Jackie Chan: My Story
6.3
1998

Jackie Chan: My Story

Self - Rapper

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
6.0
2004

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Malcolm Y

Fuck
6.4
2006

Fuck

Self

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
8.2
2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
6.7
2012

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Self

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
6.8
2020

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Self

Survivor's Guide to Prison
6.3
2018

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Self

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
3.8
1998

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Leon Brothers

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
6.5
2021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Self (archive footage)

Beef
6.9
2003

Beef

Self (archive footage)

For NYC
2020

For NYC

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
5.0
2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Self

Sign the Show
2023

Sign the Show

Self

All Things Must Pass
7.2
2015

All Things Must Pass

Self

The Fab Five
7.9
2011

The Fab Five

Self

The Real Malcolm X
1992

The Real Malcolm X

Nothing Compares
7.7
2022

Nothing Compares

Self

Big Pun: The Legacy
4.8
2009

Big Pun: The Legacy

Self

The King
6.4
2018

The King

Self

G-Funk
6.8
2017

G-Funk

Self

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
9.0
2023

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Self

The Bet
4.7
2016

The Bet

Charles McD

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
8.0
2005

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

Self - Narrator

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
7.0
2009

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Self

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
4.0
2004

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

Self

Grass Is Greener
6.6
2019

Grass Is Greener

Self

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
6.3
2019

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

Self

Anthem
5.0
1997

Anthem

Self

Cover Your Ears
6.0
2023

Cover Your Ears

Self

Lightning in a Bottle
7.3
2004

Lightning in a Bottle

Self

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
7.2
2011

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

Self

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

Self

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
6.2
2021

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Self

A Tale of James Brown
2016

A Tale of James Brown

Self

Ricky Powell: The Individualist
4.8
2020

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

Self

Rock the Bells
6.7
2006

Rock the Bells

Himself

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

Self

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

Self

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
3.5
2010

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Self

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
6.9
2014

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Self

Mr. Nelson on the North Side
2024

Mr. Nelson on the North Side

Self

Straight Outta L.A.
6.2
2010

Straight Outta L.A.

Self

Mixtape, Inc.
2007

Mixtape, Inc.

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
7.6
2014

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

Self (archive footage)

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2.0
2020

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

Self

Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
2023

Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

Narrator

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
7.0
2011

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

Self

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

Self

Hustlers Convention
5.7
2015

Hustlers Convention

Self

City Teacher
2012

City Teacher

Left of the Dial
7.5
2005

Left of the Dial

Self

The Doctor
6.2
2013

The Doctor

Narrator (voice)

The Weird World of Blowfly
8.5
2011

The Weird World of Blowfly

Self

Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987
1987

Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987

Self

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
7.0
1995

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

Prince: A Purple Reign
8.0
2011

Prince: A Purple Reign

Self

Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
2014

Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre

Rappeur

James Brown: Soul Survivor
7.5
2003

James Brown: Soul Survivor

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1989

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

Copyright Criminals
6.8
2009

Copyright Criminals

Self

Impact Video Magazine
4.0
1989

Impact Video Magazine

2016

1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
1992

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live

Hard Rhymer

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
2001

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

Self

Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
2021

Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream

Himself

System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2019

System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
8.0
2014

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

Self

2007

Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!

Himself

1991

Rap's Most Wanted

Self

Godfathers and Sons
7.5
2003

Godfathers and Sons

Self

Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996
8.0
1996

Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996

2004

Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour

Himself

American Rapstar
6.5
2020

American Rapstar

Self [Archive]

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Himself

2007

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

Self

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
10.0
1990

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

Rock Rubber 45s
2018

Rock Rubber 45s

Self

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
6.0
2013

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

Self

6.0
2014

Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was

Narrator

2019

The Cobra at Twilight

8.0
2007

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

Self

Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote
2013

Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

DJ Jonny Specials

Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
2016

Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

Narrator (voice)

Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
2009

Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop

Narrator

System Shock
7.0
2018

System Shock

self

The Black Candle
5.8
2009

The Black Candle

Self

Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
2.0
2022

Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

Narrator (voice)

Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
2018

Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018

Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
7.0
2011

Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

Himself

2001

Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
2008

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

Self

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16
1991

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16

Self

The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
2018

The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

Self

Heights Girl
2014

Heights Girl

Public Enemy - Live From  Metropolis Studios
10.0
2015

Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios

Himself

Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
10.0
2012

Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

Filmography — Crew