Alan Freed - Turner Classic Movies

Biography

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Alan Freed produced music that was featured in many Hollywood productions. In his early acting career, Freed appeared in such films as "Don't Knock the Rock" (1956), "Rock Around the Clock" (1956) and "Mister Rock and Roll" (1957). He also appeared in "Go, Johnny, Go!" (1959). In the eighties, Freed's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the Sandy D...

Filmography

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Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)

Mister Rock and Roll (1957)

Don't Knock the Rock (1957)

Rock Around the Clock (1956)

Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)

Wildlife (2018)

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Rock Around The Clock (1956) -- (Movie Clip) The Great Pretender

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Little Queenie

Biography

Alan Freed produced music that was featured in many Hollywood productions. In his early acting career, Freed appeared in such films as "Don't Knock the Rock" (1956), "Rock Around the Clock" (1956) and "Mister Rock and Roll" (1957). He also appeared in "Go, Johnny, Go!" (1959). In the eighties, Freed's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the Sandy Dennis dramatic adaptation "Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" (1982), the Dan Monahan comedy "Porky's II: The Next Day" (1983) and the Gene Hackman drama "Twice in A Lifetime" (1985). Freed's music was also featured in the crime feature "Goodfellas" (1990) with Robert De Niro, the comedy "Book of Love" (1991) with Keith Coogan and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002). Freed's music was most recently featured in "Brooklyn's Finest" (2010) with Richard Gere.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)

Mister Rock and Roll (1957)

Don't Knock the Rock (1957)

Rock Around the Clock (1956)

Producer (Feature Film)

Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)

Music (Feature Film)

Wildlife (2018)

Brooklyn's Finest (2009)

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Book of Love (1990)

Goodfellas (1990)

Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)

Life Events

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Go, Johnny, Go! - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Go, Johnny, Go! (1959), starring Alan Freed, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, and Eddie Cochran. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Videos

Rock Around The Clock (1956) -- (Movie Clip) The Great Pretender Introduced by Alan Freed, with Tony Williams singing lead and Zola Taylor among supporters, The Platters perform their first number one hit, written by their manager Buck Ram, in the Sam Katzman rock'n'roll showcase, Rock Around The Clock, 1956.

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Little Queenie Chuck Berry in his one straight-up performance in the film, his Little Queenie, with DJ buddy and the man behind the movie, Alan Freed, on drums, in Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.

Rock Rock Rock! (1956) -- (Movie Clip) You Can't Catch Me Alan Freed introduces the mighty Chuck Berry, who was already 30 at the time, with his somewhat lesser hit You Can't Catch Me, one of many rock star cameos in Rock Rock Rock!, 1956.

Rock Rock Rock! (1956) -- (Movie Clip) I Never Had A Sweetheart Tuesday Weld (as "Dori"), age 13, in her first scene in her first movie, chatting with "Arabella" (Fran Manfred) and borrowing Connie Francis' voice, for I Never Had A Sweetheart, in Rock Rock Rock, 1956.

Rock Rock Rock! (1956) -- (Movie Clip) I Knew From The Start From his TV-Show-within-a-movie, DJ Alan Freed introduces The Moonglows, Bobby Lester with the lead vocal on the B-side I Knew From The Start, in Rock Rock Rock!, 1956.

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Jackie Wilson Julie (Sandy Stewart) and Johnny (Jimmy Clanton) are interrupted by Jackie Wilson, performing his hit You'd Better Know It, in DJ Alan Freed's rock'n'roll talent showcase Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Memphis, Tennessee Aspiring rocker Johnny (Jimmy Clanton) and girlfriend Julie (Sandy Stewart) watch Chuck Berry on TV performing his Memphis, Tennessee, in Alan Freed's Go, Johnny Go!, 1959.

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Open, Title Song Chuck Berry in an everything-but-head shot, performing his hit song used as the movie title, in Alan Freed's rock'n'roll showcase Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959, featuring Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson and Ritchie Valens.

Go, Johnny, Go! -- (Movie Clip) Ritchie Valens Casually introduced by Chuck Berry and Alan Freed (playing themselves), young Ricardo Valenzuela (a.k.a. Ritchie Valens) performs his own Ooh My Head, in Go, Johnny, Go!, 1959.

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