Acting
The Big Bopper
EN, FR cinema · 4 credits
Born
24 October 1930
Died
3 February 1959 (aged 28)
Birthplace
Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
Also known as Jiles Perry Richardson · JP Richardson · J. P. Richardson · J.P. Richardson
Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace," "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959. Richardson was killed in an airplane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
Known for
Filmography
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
as Self (archive footage)
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012
The True Buddy Holly Story
as Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
as Self (archive footage)