Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Acting1929Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" (1956), he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.
Known For
Acting History
2001
57 Screaming Kids
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Peut-être
as Chanteur Bouge
1997
Dance with the Devil
as Adolfo
1991
A Rage in Harlem
as Self
1989
Mystery Train
as Night Clerk
1988
Two Moon Junction
as Blues Club Singer
1986
1984
1978
American Hot Wax
as Self
1957
Mister Rock and Roll
as Self