Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Acting
Born
Jul 18, 1929
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
Feb 12, 2000
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
Filmography — Acting
6.0
1988
Two Moon Junction
Blues Club Singer
7.3
1989
Mystery Train
Night Clerk
6.5
1997
Dance with the Devil
Adolfo
5.4
1991
A Rage in Harlem
Self
5.3
1999
Peut-être
Chanteur Bouge
5.6
1978
American Hot Wax
Self
5.0
1957
Mister Rock and Roll
Self
5.0
1986
Joey
2001
57 Screaming Kids
Self (archive footage)