Actor

The Big Bopper

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Movies: 2Series: 1

TMDB ID: 1251730

IMDb ID: nm2198840

Known for: Acting

Born: October 24, 1930

Died: February 3, 1959

Age: 28

Place of birth: Sabine Pass, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 2022

Years active: 65

Wikidata: Q366207

Also known as

Jiles Perry Richardson • JP Richardson • J. P. Richardson • J.P. Richardson

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Biography

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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with The Big Bopper.

5.5

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

as Self (archive footage)

2022 Movie

8.0

Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2

as Self (archive footage)

2003 Movie

Series

Series credits linked with The Big Bopper.

5.5

The Dick Clark Show

as Self • 2 eps

1958 Series