John Berry Biography (1917-)
Born in 1917 in New York, NY.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- film, television, theatre director
- Birth Details
- 1917
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; Film Director
- Miss Susie Slagle's, Paramount, 1945.
- Cross My Heart, Paramount, 1946.
- From This Day Forward, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946.
- Casbah, Universal, 1948.
- Tension, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1949.
- He Ran All the Way, United Artists, 1951.
- (With Leo Joannon) Utopia (also known as Robinson Crusoe-Land), Exploitation, 1952.
- Pantaloons Don Juan, United Motion Picture Organizations, 1956.
- Tamango (also see below), Hal Roach, 1959.
- Maya, MGM, 1966.
- Claudine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974.
- Thieves, Paramount, 1977.
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, Paramount, 1978.
- Le voyage a Paimpol (also see below), Jomy Productions, 1985.
- Maldonne (also see below), Cannon France, 1985.
- A Captive in the Land, Gloria Productions, 1990.
- Also director of C'est arrive a Paris, 1952, Ca va barder,1954, Je suis un sentimental, 1955, Oh, que Mambo, 1958, A tout casser, 1967, Sparrow, 1978, and The Hollywood 10 (documentary).
- Credits; Film Appearances
- Eli, Golden Eighties, Paradise, 1986.
- Ben, Round Midnight, Warner Bros., 1986.
- Also appeared in Seeds of Freedom, 1943; played Harry Steiner in Un Homme amoureux, 1987.
- Credits; Television Director; Movies
- Angel on My Shoulder, ABC, 1980.
- Honeyboy (also see below), NBC, 1982.
- Sister, Sister (also see below), NBC, 1982.
- Also director of One Drink at a Time, Farewell Party, and Mr. Broadway.
- Credits; Television Producer; Movies
- Honeyboy (also see below), NBC, 1982.
- Sister, Sister, NBC, 1982.
- Credits; Stage Work; Director, Except Where Indicated
- Les Blancs, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1970.
- Boesman and Lena, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1970-71.
- Othello, Center Theatre Group, 1970-71.
- People Are Living There, Forum Theatre, 1971.
- The Crucible, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks (also see below), Anta Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- Alpha Beta, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1973.
- Production supervisor, Doctor Jazz, Wintergarden Theatre, New YorkCity, 1975.
- The Baker's Wife, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, then Kennedy Center Opera House, New York City, 1976.
- Credits; Stage Appearances
- Lieutenant General Evans, The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks,Anta Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- Also appeared in All You Need Is One Good Break, 1950.
- Credits; Screenplays
- (With Lee Gold, Tamara Hovey, and Georges Neveaux) Tamango (basedon the novelette by Prosper Merimee), Hal Roach, 1959.
- (With Lee Gold) Honeyboy (television movie), NBC, 1982.
- (With Josiane Leveque) La voyage a Paimpol, Jomy Productions, 1985.
- Maldonne, Cannon France, 1985.
Further Reference
Periodicals
- Variety, May 6, 1991, pp. C2, C184.