Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/07/1929

Day of Death

12/02/2000
(71) years old

Place of Birth

Cleveland, 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 s... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2001

57 Screaming Kids

as Himself (archive footage)

1999

Peut-être

as Chanteur Bouge

1991

A Rage in Harlem

as Self

1989

Mystery Train

as Night Clerk

1988

Two Moon Junction

as Blues Club Singer

1986

Joey

1978

American Hot Wax

as Self

Crew