Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Bernie Worrell(1944-2016)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Bernie Worrell
A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
Play trailer1:38
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
9 Videos
1 Photo
Bernie Worrell was born on 19 April 1944 in Long Beach, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017), Romeo Must Die (2000) and Friday (1995). He was married to Judie. He died on 24 June 2016 in Everson, Washington, USA.
BornApril 19, 1944
DiedJune 24, 2016(72)
BornApril 19, 1944
DiedJune 24, 2016(72)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank

Known for

Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2017
Promo One Sheet
Romeo Must Die
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Nia Long, Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tom Lister Jr., Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)
Friday
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Sandra Bullock, Demián Bichir, Melissa McCarthy, Michael McDonald, Adam Ray, and Spoken Reasons in The Heat (2013)
The Heat
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
    Ricki and the Flash
    6.0
    • Billy
    • 2015
  • The Pretenders: My Baby (1987)
    The Pretenders: My Baby
    Music Video
    • Bernie Worrell
    • 1987
  • David Byrne and Chris Frantz in Talking Heads: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (1983)
    Talking Heads: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Bernie Worrell
    • 1983

Composer

  • I Swear I'll Leave This Town (2014)
    I Swear I'll Leave This Town
    6.0
    • composer
    • 2014
  • Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
    Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
    Car 54, Where Are You?
    2.6
    • Composer
    • 1994

Music Department

  • Across the Universe (2007)
    Across the Universe
    7.3
    • musician: New York
    • 2007
  • Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad (2007)
    Superbad
    7.6
    • musician: clarinet, organ
    • 2007
  • Mondialito (2000)
    Mondialito
    6.4
    • musician: keyboards
    • 2000

Videos9

"Do That Stuff"
Clip 3:55
"Do That Stuff"
"Undisco Kidd"
Clip 8:00
"Undisco Kidd"
"Undisco Kidd"
Clip 8:00
"Undisco Kidd"
"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"
Clip 9:48
"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"
"P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"
Clip 3:51
"P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"
40th Anniversary Trailer
Trailer 1:51
40th Anniversary Trailer
New Trailer
Trailer 1:38
New Trailer

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • April 19, 1944
    • Long Beach, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • June 24, 2016
    • Everson, Washington, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Judie? - June 24, 2016 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 (as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.