Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Acting July 18, 1929

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances…

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Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

7.2 1984 Movie
Mystery Train

Mystery Train

7.3 1989 Movie
Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

6.5 1997 Movie
Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

6.1 1988 Movie
Peut-être

Peut-être

5.3 1999 Movie
A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem

5.5 1991 Movie
American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax

5.7 1978 Movie
Mister Rock and Roll

Mister Rock and Roll

6.0 1957 Movie
Joey

Joey

7.0 1986 Movie
57 Screaming Kids

57 Screaming Kids

2001 Movie

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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.

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  1. 2001
    57 Screaming Kids

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1999
    Peut-être

    Movie Chanteur Bouge

  3. 1997
    Dance with the Devil

    Movie Adolfo

  4. 1991
    A Rage in Harlem

    Movie Self

  5. 1989
    Mystery Train

    Movie Night Clerk

  6. 1988
    Two Moon Junction

    Movie Blues Club Singer

  7. 1986
    Joey

    Movie

  8. 1984
    Stranger Than Paradise

    Movie Songs

  9. 1978
    American Hot Wax

    Movie Self

  10. 1957
    Mister Rock and Roll

    Movie Self