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Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story

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Wikipedia article




'Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story' is a 1999 American television film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Judd Nelson as Alan Freed. It is based on John A. Jackson's book 'Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of Rock & Roll'.

Cast



*Judd Nelson as Alan Freed

*Mdchen Amick as Jackie McCoy

*David Gianopoulos as Morris Levy

*Daniel Kash as Hooke

*Leon Robinson as Jackie Wilson

*Paula Abdul as Denise Walton

*Fabian Forte

*Bobby Rydell

*James C. Victor as Jerry Lee Lewis

*Walter Franks as Little Richard

*Joe Warren Davis as Buddy Holly

*Michael Dunston as Bo Diddley

*LeRoy D. Brazile as Frankie Lymon

*Fulvio Cecere as Pete Bell

*Mark Wilson as Leo Mintz

*Richard Fitzpatrick as VP Programming

*Aron Tager as J. Edgar Hoover

*Reg Dreger as Police Captain

*Bruce Hunter as Head Parent Shaw

*Emidio Michetti as Director

*Egidio Tari as FBI Agent

*Robert Thomas as Bouncer

*David Crean as Surgeon

*Brittney Whalen as Siggy

Production



The film was shot in Toronto.

References




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