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James E. Myers

Acting

Biography

James E. Myers was a larger-than-life figure who wore many hats during a long career in showbiz: composer, producer, musician and actor. Myers, under his nom de plume Jimmy DeKnight, will forever be remembered as the co-writer of "Rock Around the Clock," which gave Bill Haley and the Comets their 25 million-copy-selling hit and kickstarting the rock and roll era. There is debate over whether Myers actually wrote "Rock Around the Clock," or whether most of the work was actually done by co-writer Max Freedman. But Myers deserves credit for promoting the song and helping to make it the hit it became. In later years, Myers operated a Rock Around the Clock Museum out of his home and wrote an autobiography about his time serving in the Second World War, called Hell in a Foxhole.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Homer, the Late Comer
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Homer, the Late Comer

4.7(0.0K)
Homer, the Late Comer
Homer (uncredited)
Poster for Refinements in Love
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Refinements in Love

5.2(0.0K)
Refinements in Love
Dr. Livingston
Poster for Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
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Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II

7.0(0.0K)
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Poster for The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
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The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

4.2(0.0K)
The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
Carl 'Fats' Percelli
Poster for The Hang Up
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The Hang Up

4.6(0.0K)
The Hang Up
Poster for Ride, Mister?
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Ride, Mister?

3.3(0.0K)
Ride, Mister?
Poster for Caught in the Can
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Caught in the Can

7.0(0.0K)
Caught in the Can
Vice Cop (uncredited)
Poster for Shaft in Africa
MOVIE

Shaft in Africa

6.1(0.1K)
Shaft in Africa
Williams
Poster for The Divorcee
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The Divorcee

4.0(0.0K)
The Divorcee
Dr. Carlton Wright

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