Portrait of Bill Haley

Bill Haley

Acting

Biography

William John Clifton Haley (July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". Haley has sold over 60 million records worldwide. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Born: July 6, 1925

Place of Birth: Highland Park, Michigan, USA

Filmography

2013
My Father And The Man In Black

as Self (archive footage)

2004
1999
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s

as Self (archive footage)

1983
When the Music's Over

as Self (archive footage)

1956
1956