Buddy Holly
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday7 September 1936
Died3 February 1959 (age 22)
Place of birthLubbock, Texas, USA
Known credits18
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 crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot in a tragedy later referred to by …
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Buddy Holly: The Definitive Story
2009 · Self (archive footage)
The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets
2005 · Self (archive footage)
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
2004 · Himself
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
1997 · Self (archive footage)
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985 · Self (archive footage)
The Last Chance Dance
1984 · Songs
When the Music's Over
1983 · Self (archive footage)
The Dick Clark Show
1958 · Self
American Bandstand
1957 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Page 1 of 1