- Known For
- Production
- Born
- November 28, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades. As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co-composed a number of hits including "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" (Jackie Wilson), "Shop Around" (the Miracles), and "Do You Love Me" (the Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the international hit "Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson). As part of the Corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson 5, including "I Want You Back" and "ABC". As a record producer, he launched the Miracles and signed acts like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pip…
Filmography
movieSunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023 · Self
movie2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
movieDionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021 · Self
movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
tvUnfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
2020 · Self
movieHitsville: The Making of Motown
2019 · Self, Executive Producer
movieMarilyn and I
2019 · Self
movieClive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 · Self
movieMichael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Self
movieJames Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014 · Self
movieMichael Jackson Memorial
2009 · Self
movieMotor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 · Self
tvAnderson Cooper 360°
2003 · Self
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self
movieMotown 40: The Music Is Forever
1998 · Self
tvClassic Albums
1997 · Self
The Jackson Family Honors
movieThe Jackson Family Honors
1994 · Self
tvVictoires de la musique
1985 · Self
movieThe Last Dragon
1985 · Executive Producer
movieMotown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983 · Self
movieThe Wiz
1978 · Executive Producer
movieThe Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 · Executive Producer
movieMahogany
1975 · Director
movieLady Sings the Blues
1972 · Executive Producer
movieThe Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971 · Executive Producer
movieDiana!
1971 · Executive Producer
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self