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Quincy Jones


Considered to be one of the greatest minds in music and television history, Quincy Delight Jones Jr was born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago,Illinois United States. Quincy Delight Jones Jr was born to carpenter, Quincy Delight Jones Sr, and bank executive Sarah Frances. Quincy Jones found his love for... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (44 titles)
2014 Keep on Keepin' On (documentary) (producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Warrior (video short) (executive producer)
 
2010 We Are the World 25 for Haiti (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1997-2009 MADtv (TV series) (executive producer - 215 episodes)
Episode #14.17 (2009) (executive producer)
Episode #14.16 (2009) (executive producer)
Episode #14.15 (2009) (executive producer)
Episode #14.14 (2009) (executive producer)
Episode #14.13 (2009) (executive producer)
 
2008 The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special) (producer)
 
2007 Star Camp (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video) (producer - segment "Bad")
 
2003 Vacuums (executive producer)
 
2002 Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America (TV mini-series documentary) (executive producer)
 
2000 The Smokers (executive producer)
 
1995-1999 In the House (TV series) (executive producer - 76 episodes)
Out House (1999) (executive producer)
Guest Dad (1999) (executive producer)
Cornbread, Marion and Me (1999) (executive producer)
How Nana Got Her Groove Back (1999) (executive producer)
There's Something About Tiffany (1999) (executive producer)
 
1999 Passing Glory (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1999 America's Millennium (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1997-1998 Vibe (TV series) (executive producer - 28 episodes)
Episode dated 17 April 1998 (1998) (executive producer)
Episode dated 12 December 1997 (1997) (executive producer)
Episode dated 11 December 1997 (1997) (executive producer)
Episode dated 10 December 1997 (1997) (executive producer)
Episode dated 9 December 1997 (1997) (executive producer)
 
1997 Steel (producer)
 
1990-1996 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series) (executive producer - 148 episodes)
I, Done: Part 1 (1996) (executive producer)
I, Done: Part 2 (1996) (executive producer)
Eye, Tooth (1996) (executive producer)
I, Stank Hole in One (1996) (executive producer)
I, Stank Horse (1996) (executive producer)
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (video documentary) (producer - segment "Bad")
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 9 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 10 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 8 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 7 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 5 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1994 On Trial (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1993 A Cool Like That Christmas (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Miles Davis & Quincy Jones: Live at Montreux (video) (executive producer)
 
1993 Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1990 The Jesse Jackson Show (TV series) (executive producer) (producer)
 
1989 Livin' Large (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1989 Stalingrad (producer)
 
1988 Heart and Soul (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1987 Bad (video short) (producer)
 
1985 The Color Purple (producer)
 
1985 We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1985 Frank Sinatra: Portrait of an Album (video) (executive producer)
 
1973 Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (TV special) (producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (29 titles)
2007 Brando (TV documentary) (music consultant)
 
2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' (conductor: additional music)
 
1988-1995 In the Heat of the Night (TV series) (composer: theme music - 100 episodes)
By Duty Bound (1995) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
A Matter of Justice (1994) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
Give Me Your Life: Part 1 (1994) (composer: theme music - uncredited)
The Law on Trial (1992) (composer: theme music)
 
1993 Miles Davis & Quincy Jones: Live at Montreux (video) (conductor)
 
1993 The Return of Ironside (TV movie) (composer: original theme)
 
1989 Now You See It (TV series) (composer: theme "Chump Change")
 
1987 Bad (video short) (music arranger: rhythm)
 
1985 Fever Pitch (executive music producer)
 
1985 The Slugger's Wife (executive music producer)
 
1985 Fast Forward (executive music producer)
 
1982 Best Friends (music producer)
 
Sanford (TV series) (composer: theme music - 25 episodes, 1980-1981) (composer: main theme - 1 episode, 1980)
To Keep a Thief (1981) (composer: theme music)
Private Lives (1981) (composer: theme music)
Cal's Illegal Alien (1981) (composer: theme music)
Jury Duty (1981) (composer: theme music)
Freeway (1981) (composer: theme music)
 
1978 The Wiz (associate conductor, music arranger, music supervisor, orchestrator)
 
1972-1977 Sanford and Son (TV series) (composer: theme music "Street Beater" - 135 episodes)
School Daze (1977) (composer: theme music "Street Beater")
Fred Sings the Blues (1977) (composer: theme music "Street Beater")
Funny, You Don't Look It (1977) (composer: theme music "Street Beater")
The Lucky Streak (1977) (composer: theme music "Street Beater")
Fred the Activist (1977) (composer: theme music "Street Beater")
 
1967-1975 Ironside (TV series) (composer: theme music - 187 episodes)
The Faded Image (1975) (composer: theme music)
The Return of Eleanor Rogers (1975) (composer: theme music)
A Matter of Life or Death (1975) (composer: theme music)
The Organizer (1975) (composer: theme music)
The Rolling Y (1975) (composer: theme music)
 
1974 Now You See It (TV series) (composer: theme song "Chump Change")
 
1972-1973 Madigan (TV series) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme - 6 episodes)
The Park Avenue Beat (1973) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
The Naples Beat (1973) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
The Lisbon Beat (1973) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
The London Beat (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
The Midtown Beat (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
 
1972-1973 Banacek (TV series) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme - 8 episodes)
The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack (1973) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
The Greatest Collection of Them All (1973) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
Ten Thousand Dollars a Page (1973) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
To Steal a King (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
A Million the Hard Way (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme - 4 episodes)
The Million Dollar Misunderstanding (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
The Abduction of Baynard Barnes (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
Assault on Gavaloni (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
Hunt for a Lonely Girl (1972) (composer: "Wednesday Mystery Movie" theme)
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series) (composer: theme music "Ironside" - 1 episode)
Five Days in the Death of Sgt. Brown: Part II (1972) (composer: theme music "Ironside")
 
1972 The New Bill Cosby Show (TV series) (musical director)
 
1972 Come Back, Charleston Blue (music supervisor)
 
1971 Man and Boy (music supervisor)
 
1971 The Anderson Tapes (conductor)
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1968 A Dandy in Aspic (conductor)
 
1967 Banning (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1966 The Deadly Affair (conductor)
 
1964 The Pawnbroker (orchestrator)
 
Show ShowComposer (54 titles)
2009 Mini Adventures (video documentary short)
 
2003 The Making of 'The Italian Job' (video documentary)
 
2003 The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (video documentary short)
 
1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (documentary)
 
1978 Wiz on Down the Road (short)
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1972 The Getaway
 
1972 The Hot Rock
 
1972 Killer by Night (TV movie)
 
1972 Dig (short)
 
1971 $
 
1971 Honky
 
1971 Eggs (short)
 
1971 Brother John
 
1969-1971 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
The Saturday Game (1971)
The Long Road Back (1971)
The Power of a Tree (1971)
The Barber Shop (1971)
 
1971 The Bill Cosby Special, or? (TV movie)
 
1969 Cactus Flower
 
1969 John and Mary
 
1969 The Lost Man
 
1969 The Italian Job
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold
 
1969 Of Men and Demons (short)
 
1968 The Split
 
1968 Split Second to an Epitaph (TV movie)
 
1968 For Love of Ivy
 
1968 Jigsaw
 
1967-1968 Ironside (TV series)
Force of Arms (1968)
Girl in the Night (1967)
 
1967 In Cold Blood
 
1967 In the Heat of the Night (music by)
 
1967 Banning
 
1966-1967 Hey, Landlord (TV series)
Testing, One Two (1967)
The Shapes of Wrath (1966)
 
1967 Enter Laughing
 
1966 Walk Don't Run
 
1965 Mirage
 
1964 The Pawnbroker
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (96 titles)
2012 Since I Don't Have You (performer: "Skyliner")
 
2005-2012 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Week 1 (2012) (writer: "P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing")
Round Ten: Final Results (2009) (writer: "P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing" - uncredited)
Round Six (2009) (writer: "P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing" - uncredited)
Round Four (2005) (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" / "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1977-2012 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean (2012) (writer: "Sanford and Son Theme The Streetbeater")
Steve Martin/The Kinks (1977) (writer: "Theme from Roots")
 
2012 Eiga chan (TV mini-series)
 
2012 Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)
Ligertown (2012) (writer: "Sanford and Son Theme The Streetbeater")
 
2011 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (documentary) (writer: "P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing" / as Quincy D. Jones)
 
2011 Pixelface (TV series)
Mrs. Dynamo's Son (2011) (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" - uncredited)
 
2009-2011 Glee (TV series)
Silly Love Songs (2011) (writer: "P.Y.T." - uncredited)
Pilot (2009) (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" - uncredited)
 
2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Episode #18.39 (2010) (writer: "Get The Funk Out Ma Face")
 
2009 Soul Kitchen (writer: "Hicky Burr" / performer: "Hicky Burr")
 
2009 Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (video) (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" - uncredited)
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Episode #9.7 (2009) (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" - uncredited)
 
2008 Hancock (writer: "Sanford and Son Theme" / performer: "Sanford and Son Theme")
 
2008 Medium (TV series)
Wicked Game: Part One (2008) (writer: "Good Life" - uncredited)
 
2008 Semi-Pro (writer: "Get da Funk Out Ma' Face")
 
2008 Paris (performer: "Comin' home baby")
 
2007 This Christmas (performer: "Moody's Mood for Love")
 
2007 Paul Mooney: Jesus Is Black - So Was Cleopatra - Know Your History (video documentary) (writer: "Birth of a Band", "Stockholm Sweetnin", "Belly Roll", "Hard Sock Dance", "The Witching Hour", "Quintessence")
 
2006 Hollywoodland (writer: "Scuse These Blues", "You're Crying", "Elephant Walk")
 
2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (video) (writer: "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" - uncredited)
 
2006 Date Movie (writer: "Theme from Ironside" / performer: "Theme from Ironside")
 
2005 Havoc (writer: "How Do U Want It")
 
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (writer: "Ironside" / performer: "Ironside")
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (writer: "Ironside" / as Quincy D. Jones / performer: "Ironside")
 
2003 Calendar Girls (performer: "Comin' Home Baby")
 
2002 Friday After Next (writer: "How Do U Want It")
 
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" / arranger: "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1999-2002 Friends (TV series)
The One with the Secret Closet (2002) (writer: "The Streetbeater" - uncredited / performer: "The Streetbeater" - uncredited)
The One with the Ride Along (1999) (performer: "Ironside" - uncredited)
 
2002 Sex and the City (TV series)
The Good Fight (2002) (performer: "Seaweed" [Unreleased Single])
 
2001 Ocean's Eleven (performer: "Blues in the Night")
 
2001 Save the Last Dance (performer: "I Can Tell")
 
2000 Super Speedway (documentary) (writer: "On Days Like These")
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) (writer: "In the Heat of the Night")
 
1999 Les Pantless Menace (short) (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" / performer: "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1999 Bowfinger (performer: "Setembro Brazilian Wedding Song")
 
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" / performer: "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1999 Futurama (TV series)
A Fishful of Dollars (1999) (writer: "The Streetbeater")
 
1998 King of the Hill (TV series)
Pregnant Paws (1998) (music: "Sanford and Son Theme" - uncredited)
 
1998 The Simpsons (TV series)
Trash of the Titans (1998) ("The Streetbeater Theme from 'Sanford and Son'")
 
1997 Gang Related (writer: "How Do U Want It" / performer: "How Do U Want It")
 
1997 Sprung (writer: "The Secret Garden" / performer: "The Secret Garden" / producer: "The Secret Garden")
 
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" / performer: "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1992-1994 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
Girls Town (1994) (writer: "The Streetbeater")
Radar Secret Service (1993) (writer: "Sanford and Son Theme The Streetbeater")
The Magic Sword (1992) (writer: "Sanford and Son Theme The Streetbeater")
 
1994 Agujetas de color de rosa (TV series)
Agujetas de color de rosa (1994) (writer: "Superprendido")
 
1992 Black to the Promised Land (documentary) (performer: "Back on the Block")
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood (performer: "Setembro Brazilian Wedding Song")
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special) (performer: "The Planet Raps Back")
 
1988 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Pilot: Part 1 (1988) (music: "In the Heat of the Night")
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Miss Celie's Blues Sister")
 
1985 The Color Purple (writer: "Sister's Theme", "Proud Theme", "I Ain't Gonna Sing No Mo", "Don't Make Me No Never Mind Slow Drag", "Maybe God Is Tryin' to Tell You Somethin'" / music: "Miss Celie's Blues Sister", "Makidada" / lyrics: "Miss Celie's Blues Sister", "Makidada")
 
1985 Fever Pitch (music: "Money Runner" - uncredited, "Brown Ballad" - uncredited)
 
1985 Key Exchange (producer: "ONE HUNDRED WAYS")
 
1985 Out of Control (producer: "There's No Easy Way")
 
1985 The Slugger's Wife (music: "LOVE IT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES" / producer: "PARTY ANIMAL")
 
1985 Lost in America (writer: "Love Is in Control Finger on the Trigger")
 
1984 Revenge of the Nerds (producer: "THRILLER")
 
1983 The Making of 'Thriller' (video documentary) (writer: "P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing")
 
1983 Two of a Kind (producer: "It's Gonna Be Special")
 
1983 Thriller (TV short) (producer: "Thriller")
 
1983 Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night (TV movie) (writer: "Love Is in Control Finger on the Trigger")
 
1982 The Last American Virgin (performer: "Just Once")
 
1978 The Wiz (writer: "Poppy Girls Theme" - uncredited, "Can I Go On Not Knowing?" / music: "Emerald City Ballet Sequence" / "Is This What Feeling Gets? Dorothy's Theme")
 
1978 The Rise and Fall of Ivor Dickie (documentary) (music: "In the Heat of the Night" / performer: "In the Heat of the Night")
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
 
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed (writer: "Get The Funk Out Ma Face")
 
1975 TV sanmenkiji weekender (TV series) (writer: "Ironside" / performer: "Ironside")
 
1974 Definition (TV series)
 
1973 The Don Is Dead (writer: "The Eyes of Love")
 
1973 Save the Children (documentary) (performer: "On a Clear Day")
 
1973 All Nudity Shall Be Punished (music: "Do It to It")
 
1972 The Swing Thing (performer: "What's Going On" - uncredited)
 
1972 Come Back, Charleston Blue (lyrics: "COME BACK CHARLESTON BLUE")
 
1972 Sanford and Son (TV series)
 
1971 $ (writer: "Money Is", "Do It To It")
 
1971 Honky (music: "Something More", "Hey Girl", "Train Whistle", "Out There")
 
1971 Brother John (music: "Children of the Summer")
 
1969 Cactus Flower (music: "A Time for Love is Anytime", "I Needs To Bee'd With")
 
1969 John and Mary (music: "Maybe Tomorrow")
 
1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (writer: "I need to be be'd with")
 
1969 Take the Money and Run (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1969 The Lost Man (music: "Try, Try, Try", "Sweet Soul Sister", "Rap, Run It on Down", "He Said He Loves Me" / lyrics: "Try, Try, Try", "Sweet Soul Sister", "Rap, Run It on Down")
 
1969 The Italian Job (writer: "It's Caper Time" - uncredited / music: "On Days Like These", "Getta Bloomin' Move On!" - uncredited)
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "For Love of Ivy")
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold (music: "Old Turkey Buzzard")
 
1968 The Split (music: "It's Just A Game, Love", "A Good Woman's Love", "The Split" / lyrics: "A Good Woman's Love")
 
1968 The Hell with Heroes (music: "Where There Is Love")
 
1968 For Love of Ivy (music: "For Love of Ivy", "You Put It on Me", "My Side of the Sky")
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "The Eyes of Love")
 
1967 In the Heat of the Night (music: "In the Heat of the Night", "It Sure Is Groovy!" - uncredited, "Bowlegged Polly" - uncredited, "Foul Owl on the Prowl" - uncredited)
 
1967 Banning (music: "The Eyes of Love")
 
1967 Enter Laughing (music: "Enter Laughing")
 
1966 Hey, Landlord (TV series)
 
1966 Walk Don't Run (writer: "Happy Feet", "Stay With Me")
 
1966 Made in Paris (music: "Skol Sister", "Goof Proof")
 
1964 The Pawnbroker (writer: "Soul Bossa Nova" / performer: "Soul Bossa Nova")
 
1961 Pojken i trädet (music: "THE BOY IN THE TREE", "CRUCIFIXION MARCH", "FULLA FIRA", "I'M GONE", "MAIN TITLE")
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1991 Life Goes On (TV series)
Dan Webster
Last Stand in Glen Brook (1991) … Dan Webster
 
1978 The Wiz
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
 
1978 Wiz on Down the Road (short)
Music Arranger/Emerald City Gold Pianist
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Les Appleton
Eat, Drink and Be Buried (1967) … Les Appleton
 
Show ShowThanks (14 titles)
2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever (thanks)
 
2010 A Backyard Story (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2007 Paul Mooney: Jesus Is Black - So Was Cleopatra - Know Your History (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 Post Military Trip (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004/I Ray (producers wish to thank)
 
2003 Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Conversations with the Ancestors: 'The Color Purple' from Book to Screen (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2000 Great Performances (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
 
1992 Malcolm X (special thanks)
 
1987 Hollywood Shuffle (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (213 titles)
2014 Keep on Keepin' On (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV movie)
Himself - -Honoree (also archive footage)
 
2013 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Himself
Music 2 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Real Change: Artists for Education (TV movie)
Himself
 
2013 Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa (documentary)
 
2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Bad 25 (documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2012 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kool Moe Dee (2012) … Himself
Donny Hathaway (2008) … Himself
 
2012 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Himself
Rashida Jones (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Making of Stony Island, Music Makes Us One (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2012 Ali 70 from Las Vegas (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Under African Skies (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Andraé Crouch: The Journey (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 In Between the Raindrops (documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 December 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 16 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 20 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
1999-2010 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 26 November 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 26 June 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 December 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 22 November 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 1 April 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Bee Gees: In Our Own Time (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.346 (2010) … Himself
 
1999-2010 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash! (2004) … Himself
Episode dated 17 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
2010 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Quincy Jones (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode #18.39 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Ray Charles America (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 September 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Michel Legrand and Friends (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 2 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 30 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 9 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 26 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Orange Bone PSA (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Dudamel: Let the Children Play (documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Birthday Greeting to Uncle Frank
Episode #8.46 (2009) … Himself - Birthday Greeting to Uncle Frank
Episode #4.140 (2005) … Himself
 
1993-2009 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Audience
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Gala with Gustavo Dudamel (2009) … Himself - Audience (uncredited)
Creating Ragtime (1998) … Himself
Miles Davis: A Tribute (1993) … Himself
 
2009 Wheedle's Groove (video documentary)
 
2009 L'âge d'or de la musique de film 1965-1975 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Michael Jackson: Stars Remember the Time (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Michael Jackson Unmasked (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 The Jazz Baroness (documentary)
Himself - interviewed
 
2009 Q: The Man (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 BET Awards '08 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 BET Awards 2008 (TV movie)
Himself - Humanitarian Award Recipient
 
2008 Celia: The Queen (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2008 An Evening with Quincy Jones (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Old Skool with Terry and Gita (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 … Himself
 
2004-2007 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Will Smith (2007) … Himself
Lionel & Nicole Richie (2004) … Himself
 
2007 Brando (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 2007 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Truth in Terms of Beauty (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Rwanda Rising (documentary)
Himself - Musician, Composer and Producer
 
2007 Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Quincy Jones (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Himself
Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (2007) … Himself
 
2007 King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Legends Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992-2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Producer
The World of Nat King Cole (2006) … Himself
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) … Himself - Producer
Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul (1992) … Himself
 
2006 A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 The Tyra Banks Show (TV series)
Himself
All Access Pass with LL Cool J (2006) … Himself
 
2006 African American Lives (TV series documentary)
Himself
Beyond the Middle Passage (2006) … Himself
Searching for Our Names (2006) … Himself
Listening to Our Past (2006) … Himself
The Promise of Freedom (2006) … Himself
 
2006 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Boondocks (TV series)
Himself
A Huey Freeman Christmas (2005) … Himself (voice)
 
2005 Taboo: The Controversy of Black/White 'Race Mixing' in America (video documentary) (uncredited)
 
2005 TV One on One (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 3rd Annual Vibe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The Black Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Letter to the President (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Conductor: 'Georgia On My Mind'
 
2005 Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 The 2004 Billboard Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Music Producer (segment "Ray Charles")
A Deal with the Devil/Top 10%/Ray Charles (2004) … Himself - Music Producer (segment "Ray Charles")
 
2004 The N Word (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 35th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee (TV documentary)
 
2004 Michael Jackson: The One (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Second Opinion with Dr. Oz (TV series documentary)
Himself
Mind Games … Himself
 
2003 The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 May 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Elvis Lives (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Squeakers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Essential Michael Jackson (TV documentary)
Himself - Producer 'Off the Wall'
 
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember
Himself
 
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 It's Black Entertainment (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Headliners & Legends: Will Smith (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Lesley Gore: It's My Party (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Naomi Campbell (2001) … Himself
Natalie Cole (1999) … Himself
 
2001 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Fantasia/2000
Himself - Host (segment "Rhapsody in Blue")
 
1999 1999 ALMA Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 League of Legends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Male Musical Performer
 
1998 The 27th Annual Juno Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Himself (with Nastassja Kinski) (uncredited)
 
1997 Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 10th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Female Television Performer
 
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Liberian Girl")
 
1996 New York Undercover (TV series)
Himself
Kill the Noise (1996) … Himself
 
1996 American Dreamers (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Clint Eastwood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Dramatic Score
 
1996 The 23rd Annual American Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 27th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.8 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
 
1995 The 22nd Annual American Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 A Great Day in Harlem (documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1990-1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
Himself
The Client (1994) … Himself
The Alma Matter (1993) … Himself
 
1994 The Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 The Jackson Family Honors (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1994 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1993 The 1993 Billboard Music Awards (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 Shirley Horn: Here's to Life (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
 
1993 The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 New Order Story (video documentary)
Himself
 
1989-1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 September 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 15 January 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode #1.3 (1989) … Himself
 
1992 The Real Malcolm X (TV documentary)
Himself - Friend
 
1991 Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Grammy Legends (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
Black Primetime (1990) … Himself
 
1975-1990 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest / Himself
Episode #20.5 (1990) … Himself
The Miracles/Poison/Quincy Jones (1975) … Guest
 
1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (documentary)
Himself
 
1986-1990 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 11 May 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 18 November 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1990 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
Telethon 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The 4th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Musical Guest / Various
Quincy Jones & Co. (1990) … Himself - Host/Various/Musical Guest
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.2 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 Big World Cafe (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.10 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The 31st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 The Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 America's Top 10 (TV series)
Himself
Michael Jackson a Tribute (1989) … Himself
 
1988 The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 The 15th Annual American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 20th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Alex North
 
1986 The 28th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Drama & Best Original Score
 
1986 Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song (TV documentary)
Himself - Conductor
 
1984 The 26th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 The 11th Annual American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 The 25th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 December 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 The 24th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 The American Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Diana (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 From Jump Street: The Story of Black Music (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 December 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1973 Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (TV special)
Himself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Conductor, and accepting Song Score Award for the Beatles
 
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2010 NeoMusic Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Michael Jackson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 La tierra de las 1000 músicas (TV series documentary)
 
2004 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Save Our History (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1983) Producer of Michael Jackson's album "Thriller". See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Quincy Jones Music | See more »

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Jack Nicholson] Jack had a great sense of humor. He still does. He's crazy and a beautiful guy. I always think it's nice when somebody who's paid his dues, like Jack, makes it. But he hasn't really changed much. See more »

Trivia:

Quincy Jones received the John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001. He also produced and directed the "We Are the World" video in 1985 after the American Music Awards show. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

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