Alan Freed

AKA:
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1921-12-15

Windber, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Albert James "Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America.

Crew Roles

Go, Johnny, Go!
Producer
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {8}

Himself

1959-06-01 5.8

Go, Johnny, Go!

Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant (Jimmy Clanton) who doesn't know he has won. ...
Genre :Music

Himself

1956-03-21 5.8

Rock Around the Clock

A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new so ...
Genre :Drama, Music, Romance, Comedy

Himself

1956-12-14 5.7

Don't Knock The Rock

Rock-and-roller Arnie Haynes returns to his hometown as a hero to the teenagers. However, the mayor and other concerned adults have banned him from performing in his hometown because they consider him ...
Genre :Music

Self

1957-10-16 5

Mister Rock and Roll

Alan Freed is "Mr. Rock and Roll" as he sets out to prove that rock 'n' roll doesn't cause juvenile delinquency. Terrific original rock 'n' roll legends perform their classics! ...
Genre :Music

Self (archive footage)

2023-04-11 6.643

Little Richard: I Am Everything

The story of the black, gay origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive an ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Alan Freed

1956-12-26 4.2

Rock, Rock, Rock!

Teenage Dori can't convince her father to buy her a gown so she decides to get the money together herself in time for the prom. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self (archive footage)

1999-02-02 0

Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s

Journeying through the history of rock 'n' roll as it electrified the Golden Age of Hollywood. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

1984-01-01 0

Rock and Roll: The Early Days

A History of Rock and Roll from its origins up to the early 1960's. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music