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Overview
Date of Birth:
7 September
1936
,
Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Date of Death:
3 February
1959
, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA
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Trivia:
Is portrayed by
Marshall Crenshaw
in
La Bamba
(1987).
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STARmeter:
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The Tck Tck Tck Pre-game Party
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Vanity Fair
. 7 December 2009, 1:52 PM, PST)
A Decade of Hipsters
(From
newser
. 6 December 2009, 2:05 PM, PST)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Soundtrack
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
(2009) (writer: "True Love Ways") (performer: "True Love Ways")
"Dancing with the Stars"
(1 episode, 2009)
-
Round One: Part 2
(2009)
TV episode
("Oh Boy!" (uncredited))
Rachel Getting Married
(2008) (writer: "Everyday")
"Qwerty"
(1 episode, 2008)
-
Episode #2.38
(2008)
TV episode
(writer: "Everyday") (performer: "Everyday")
"Lost"
(1 episode, 2008)
-
There's No Place Like Home: Part 1
(2008)
TV episode
("Everyday")
"Banda sonora"
(1 episode, 2008)
-
Episode #2.5
(2008)
TV episode
(writer: "Peggy Sue") (performer: "Peggy Sue")
Fields of Fuel
(2008) (writer: "Not Fade Away" (1957))
Juno
(2007) (performer: "Dearest")
... aka Juno (Canada: French title)
"American Masters"
(1 episode, 2007)
-
Les Paul: Chasing Sound
(2007)
TV episode
("Peggy Sue")
"Skins"
(1 episode, 2007)
-
Finale
(2007)
TV episode
(performer: "True Love Ways" (uncredited))
Jukebox Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1
(2007) (V) (writer: "Peggy Sue") (performer: "Peggy Sue")
Glory Road
(2006) (performer: "Rave On")
Brokeback Mountain
(2005) (writer: "It's So Easy")
... aka Souvenirs de Brokeback Mountain (Canada: French title)
Big Fish
(2003) (writer: "Everyday") (performer: "Everyday")
Almost Famous
(2000) (music: "Peggy Sue")
... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))
"The Sopranos"
(1 episode, 2000)
-
Funhouse
(2000)
TV episode
(writer: "Maybe Baby" (uncredited))
Maybe Baby
(2000) ("Maybe Baby")
Walking Across Egypt
(1999) (writer: "Not Fade Away")
... aka Leading with Her Heart (USA: TV title)
October Sky
(1999) (writer: "That'll Be the Day") (performer: "That'll Be the Day")
Pleasantville
(1998) (performer: "Rave On")
Space Bunnies Must Die!
(1998) (VG) (performer: "Rave On")
Gummo
(1997) (writer: "Everyday") (performer: "Everyday")
The Locusts
(1997) (writer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday") (performer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday")
... aka A Secret Sin (UK)
Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
(1995) (TV) (writer: "Not Fade Away")
"The Beatles Anthology"
(1995)
TV mini-series
(unknown episodes)
"Heartbeat"
(1 episode, 1994)
... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
-
Trouble in Mind
(1994)
TV episode
(writer: "Heartbeat" (as 'theme')(uncredited))
"Lipstick on Your Collar"
(1993)
TV mini-series
(unknown episodes)
"As Time Goes By"
(1 episode, 1993)
-
Visiting Rocky
(1993)
TV episode
(performer: "Raining In My Heart" (uncredited))
American Boyfriends
(1989) (writer: "True Love Ways")
... aka Mes copains américains (Canada: French title: TV title)
... aka My American Boyfriend (Canada: English title)
"Quantum Leap"
(1 episode, 1989)
-
How the Tess Was Won - August 5, 1956
(1989)
TV episode
(writer: "Peggy Sue")
Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center
(1989) (TV) (writer: "Peggy Sue")
Salsa
(1988) (writer: "Maybe Baby") (performer: "Maybe Baby")
Action Jackson
(1988) (writer: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY")
Light of Day
(1987) (writer: "True Love Ways")
Peggy Sue Got Married
(1986) (performer: "Peggy Sue Got Married")
Stand by Me
(1986) (performer: "Everyday") ("Everyday")
Desert Hearts
(1985) (performer: "RAVE ON")
Mischief
(1985) (writer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday", "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day") (performer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday", "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day")
Gorky Park
(1983) ("It's So Easy")
Christine
(1983) (performer: "Not Fade Away")
... aka John Carpenter's Christine (USA: complete title)
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
(1983) (V) (performer: "That'll Be The Day" (uncredited))
The Buddy Holly Story
(1978) ("True Love Ways")
American Graffiti
(1973) (writer: "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day") (performer: "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day")
That'll Be the Day
(1973) (writer: "That'll Be The Day")
Self:
2000s
1970s
1950s
"Biography"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
-
Buddy Holly
(2001)
TV episode
.... Himself
"All You Need Is Love"
.... Himself (1 episode)
-
Good Times: Rhythm and Blues
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Bandstand"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka AB (USA: short title)
... aka American Bandstand (USA: new title)
... aka American Bandstand 1966 (USA: ninth season title)
... aka New American Bandstand 1965 (USA: new title)
... aka VH1's Best of American Bandstand (USA: rerun title)
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Episode dated 28 October 1958
(1958)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
Episode dated 26 August 1957
(1957)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Dick Clark Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (USA: alternative title)
-
Episode #2.8
(1958)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Himself
"Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
-
Episode #3.22
(1958)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Toast of the Town"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode #11.18
(1958)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
Episode #11.10
(1957)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Arthur Murray Party"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
... aka The Arthur Murray Show
-
Episode dated 29 December 1957
(1957)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Ted Steele Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
-
Episode dated 27 August 1957
(1957)
TV episode
.... Himself
Archive Footage:
The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice
(2008) .... Himself
"Banda sonora"
-
Episode #2.5
(2008)
TV episode
.... Himself
Jukebox Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1
(2007) (V) .... Himself
Lubbock Lights
(2003) .... Himself
American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration
(2002) (TV) .... Himself
"Behind the Music"
-
The Day the Music Died
(1999)
TV episode
.... Himself
Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly
(1996) (TV) .... Himself
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2
(1995) (TV) .... Himself
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1
(1995) (TV) .... Himself
Twist
(1992) .... Himself
"Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll"
(1991)
Rock 'n' Roll History Video: Fabulous Fifties
(1989) (V)
"Arena"
-
Buddy Holly
(1985)
TV episode
.... Himself
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
(1984) (V)
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
(1983) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Hits include That'll Be The Day, Rave on, Oh Boy, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Bo Diddley, Listen To Me, It Doesn't Matter Anymore, Wishing and Peggy Sue.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 9 Portrayals | 2 Print Biographies | 13 Articles | 2 Pictorials
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Genres:
Drama
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Music
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Comedy
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Romance
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