Buddy Holly
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane cras...
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
American Bandstand
Self
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
The Dick Clark Show
Self
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self (archive footage)
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Buddy Holly: The Definitive Story
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004
as Self (archive footage)
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
2004
as Himself
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985
as Self (archive footage)
When the Music's Over
1983
as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
American Bandstand
1957
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self