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Chuck Berry
Deceased

How Did Chuck Berry Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/10/1926Born inSt. Louis, Missouri, USADied18/03/2017Died inSt. CharlesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ5921Buried atBellerive Heritage GardensTMDb#22860

Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958).

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Filmography31 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025HodgepodgeMovieSelf (archive footage)99
2025Merci Dorothée !MovieSelf (archive footage)99
202460 Songs: BBC Two at 60MovieSelf (archive footage)98
202338 Special - Live At RockpalastMovieSelf97
2022Rat PackMovieSelf (archive footage)96
2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 BarsMovieSelf (archive footage)92
2013Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'MovieSelf - Musician (archive footage)87
2011Bert Stern - Original MadmanMovie85
2004Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon EverybodyMovieSelf (archive footage)78
1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf73
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries66
1984Goldene KameraSeriesSelf58
1983When the Music's OverMovieSelf57
1980Solid GoldSeriesSelf54
1978American Hot WaxMovieSelf52
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf52
1976Donny & MarieSeriesSelf50
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Musical Guest49
1973Rock ConcertSeriesSelf47
1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf46
1972MusikladenSeriesSelf46
1971BBC In ConcertSeriesSelf45
1965HullabalooSeriesSelf39
1964Shindig!SeriesSelf - Singer38
1964The T.A.M.I. ShowMovieSelf38
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf35
1959Go, Johnny, Go!MovieHimself33
1958The Dick Clark ShowSeriesSelf32
1957American BandstandSeriesSelf31
1957Mister Rock and RollMovieHimself31
1957This Could Be the NightMovieGuitarist at Waxie's Club (uncredited)31