Cast
Quincy Jones
Sound
Cast
Quincy Jones
Known for
Sound
Born
1933-03-14
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
2024-11-03
Also known as Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
Biography
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. Jones produced three of popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia. In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. In 1995, he was the first African American to receive the academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each. In 2013, Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.
★6.0
MOVIE2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Quincy Jones
★8.3
MOVIE2022
Ennio
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2000
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
★5.5
MOVIE2017
Sandy Wexler
as Self
★6.1
MOVIE1990
The Earth Day Special
as Self
★7.9
MOVIE2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
★5.3
MOVIE2025
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2026
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
★7.1
MOVIE2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2001
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE1978
The Wiz
as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE2026
The Groove Under the Groove
★7.0
MOVIE2022
Sidney
as Self
★8.7
MOVIE2023
Thriller 40
as Self (archive footage)
★7.1
MOVIE2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE1994
A Great Day in Harlem
as Self - Narrator
★7.3
MOVIE2018
Quincy
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2019
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
as Self
★7.9
MOVIE2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2009
The Jazz Baroness
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1992
The Real Malcolm X
★7.2
MOVIE1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self
★8.7
MOVIE2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2005
Letter to the President
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2006
The N Word
as Self
★3.3
MOVIE2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
★6.8
MOVIE2007
Brando
as Self
MOVIE2000
Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
MOVIE1981
Diana
as Self
MOVIE2004
The World of Nat King Cole
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2012
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2015
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
MOVIE2012
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
as Self
MOVIE2016
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2004
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2019
The Black Godfather
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self
★8.2
MOVIE2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
★7.6
MOVIE1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE2019
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1999
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
as Self
MOVIE2024
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self
MOVIE1971
We Are Universal
★8.0
MOVIE2012
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
as Self
MOVIE1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
★7.4
MOVIE2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
MOVIE2009
Wheedle's Groove
as Self
★7.6
MOVIE2020
Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1965
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self - Conductor
MOVIE1984
I Love Quincy
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
★8.5
MOVIE1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2014
The Distortion of Sound
as Self
MOVIE2024
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2021
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self
MOVIE2018
Davi's Way
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE2024
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
as Self
MOVIE1989
Prince: Musical Portrait
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE1978
Wiz on Down the Road
as Self - Music Arranger / Emerald City Gold Pianist
★7.5
MOVIE2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2008
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1994
The Jackson Family Honors
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1990
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
★9.3
MOVIE2015
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2009
Q: The Man
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1996
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
as Self
MOVIE1996
Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux
★7.0
MOVIE2019
David Foster: Off the Record
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE1993
New Order Story
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Self
MOVIE2008
Celia: The Queen
as Self
MOVIE2022
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE2022
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
as Self (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self
★8.7
MOVIE2019
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
as Self
★7.7
MOVIE2021
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2001
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
as Self
MOVIE1998
Creating Ragtime
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2020
Ronnie's
as Self (voice)
★6.8
MOVIE2018
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
as Self
MOVIE2021
You Don't Own Me
as Self
MOVIE2013
Experience Montreux
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE2017
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
as Himself
★8.1
MOVIE2018
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
as Self
MOVIE2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2020
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
MOVIE2001
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
★4.2
MOVIE2013
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
as Himself
★8.0
MOVIE1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2003
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2016
More Than Jazz
as Himself
★8.0
MOVIE2006
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
MOVIE2017
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
as Self
MOVIE1989
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
as Self
MOVIE2017
Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2022
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1996
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
★5.0
MOVIE2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
MOVIE2008
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
as Self
MOVIE2019
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
as Self
MOVIE2024
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
as Self
MOVIE2008
An Evening with Quincy Jones
MOVIE2008
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz
as Self