Chuck D
Biography
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Democracy Now!
2001
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
NewsRadio
1995
New York Undercover
1994
Behind the Music
1997
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
· 2015
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest · 1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest · 2003
Democracy Now!
as Self · 2001
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self · 1984
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Chuck D (voice) · 2000
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as The Beetle (voice) · 2023
NewsRadio
as Chuck D · 1995
New York Undercover
· 1994
Behind the Music
as Self · 1997
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
· 1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1994
Sealab 2021
as Abelard (voice) · 2000
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self · 1988
Legends
as Self · 2006
Soundbreaking
as Self · 2016
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
The Blues
as Self · 2003
The Henry Rollins Show
· 2006
This Is Pop
as Self · 2021
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
as Self · 2026
Payback
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) · 2022
Camden
as Self · 2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self · 2024
Black in the 80s
as Self · 2005
The Hip Hop Years
as Self · 1999
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self · 2023
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Leon Brothers · 1998
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self · 2004
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Malcolm Y · 2004
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self · 2018
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Self - Rapper · 1998
Fuck
as Self · 2006
All Things Must Pass
as Self · 2015
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self · 2022
Who Killed Tupac?
as Self · 2017
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self · 2004
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self · 2023
The Fab Five
as Self · 2011
Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
· 1989
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self · 2024
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self · 2012
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
as Self · 2020
Nothing Compares
as Self · 2022
American Rapstar
as Self [Archive] · 2020
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
James Brown: Soul Survivor
· 2003
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self · 2020
The King
as Self · 2018
City Teacher
· 2012
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
as Self · 2020
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self · 2010
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as Self - Narrator · 2005
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self · 2014
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self · 2021
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
as Self · 2011
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self · 2014
Big Pun: The Legacy
as Self · 2009
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
as Self · 2009
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
as Self · 2007
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self · 2012
Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote
as DJ Jonny Specials · 2013
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
· 1995
Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream
as Self
The Grammys
as Self · 1959
Beef
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
The Real Malcolm X
· 1992
Left of the Dial
as Self · 2005
Dream School
as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate · 2013
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
as Self · 2019
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
as Narrator · 2023
Sign the Show
as Self · 2023
Prince: A Purple Reign
as Self · 2011
Grass Is Greener
as Self · 2019
A Tale of James Brown
as Self · 2016
Copyright Criminals
as Self · 2009
Straight Outta L.A.
as Self · 2010
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
as Self · 2003
Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996
· 1996
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
as Self · 2012
The Weird World of Blowfly
as Self · 2011
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
as Self · 2011
The Bet
as Charles McD · 2016
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
as Self · 2001
System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
· 2019
Heights Girl
· 2014
System Shock
as self · 2018
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
as Self · 2005
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
as Self · 2007
For NYC
· 2020
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16
as Self · 1991
Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
as Himself · 2021
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
as Self · 2013
Cover Your Ears
as Self · 2023
Rock the Bells
as Himself · 2006
Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
· 2018
Godfathers and Sons
as Self · 2003
Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
as Hard Rhymer · 1992
Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!
as Himself · 2007
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as Himself · 2003
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self · 1990
Rap's Most Wanted
as Self · 1991
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
as Self · 2008
Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues
· 2001
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987
as Self · 1987
Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
as Narrator (voice) · 2022
The Cobra at Twilight
· 2019
Ali's 65
as Self - Narrator · 2007
The Doctor
as Narrator (voice) · 2013
Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
· 1990
The Black Candle
as Self · 2009
The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
as Self · 2018
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
as Self · 2021
Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios
as Himself · 2015
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
as Himself · 2011
G-Funk
as Self · 2017
Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
as Rappeur · 2014
Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour
as Himself · 2004
Mixtape, Inc.
· 2007
Hustlers Convention
as Self · 2015
Impact Video Magazine
· 1989
Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
as Narrator (voice) · 2016
Anthem
as Self · 1997
Rock Rubber 45s
as Self · 2018
Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
as Narrator · 2009
1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
· 2016
Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
· 2012
Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
as Narrator · 2014