Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Acting
70 years oldCleveland, Ohio, USABiography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (10)
57 Screaming Kids
as Self (archive footage)
2001
5.3
Peut-être
as Chanteur Bouge
1999
6.5
Dance with the Devil
as Adolfo
1997
5.4
A Rage in Harlem
as Self
1991
7.3
Mystery Train
as Night Clerk
1989
6.0
Two Moon Junction
as Blues Club Singer
1988
5.0
Joey
1986
7.1
Stranger Than Paradise
Songs (Sound)
1984
5.6
American Hot Wax
as Self
1978
5.0
Mister Rock and Roll
as Self
1957