Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Actor

Born: July 18, 1929 (70 years old)

Died: February 12, 2000

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 shock rock.

Filmography (7)

• American Hot Wax (1978, ★ 5.6)
• Dance with the Devil (1997, ★ 6.5)
• Mystery Train (1989, ★ 7.3)
• Stranger Than Paradise (1984, ★ 7.2)
• Two Moon Junction (1988, ★ 6)
• Peut-être (1999, ★ 5.3)
• A Rage in Harlem (1991, ★ 5.4)