James E. Myers

Person Details

Birthday: 1919-10-26 22:40:19

Death: 2001-05-10 22:40:19

Aliases: J.E. Meyers , Jimmy De Knight , James Myers

Gender: Male

Place of birth: USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 5

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

ames 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.

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1978	N/A	Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II 1978-11-25 Movie
1973	Williams	Shaft in Africa 1973-06-14 Movie
1971	Dr. Livingston	Refinements in Love 1971-07-16 Movie
1970	N/A	Ride, Mister? 1970-01-01 Movie
	Vice Cop (uncredited)	Caught in the Can 1970-01-01 Movie
	Homer	Homer... The Late Comer 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	N/A	The Hang Up 1969-11-26 Movie
	Dr. Carlton Wright	The Divorcee 1969-09-12 Movie
	Carl 'Fats' Percelli	The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago 1969-06-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv