Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story is a 1999 American television film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Judd Nelson as Alan Freed. It is based on John A. Jackson's book Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of Rock & Roll. The film premiered on NBC on October 31, 1999.
Cast Judd Nelson as Alan Freed Mädchen Amick as Jackie McCoy David Gianopoulos as Morris Levy Daniel Kash as Hooke Leon Robinson as Jackie Wilson Paula Abdul as Denise Walton Fabian Forte Bobby Rydell James C. Victor as Jerry Lee Lewis Walter Franks as Little Richard Joe Warren Davis as Buddy Holly Michael Dunston as Bo Diddley LeRoy D. Brazile as Frankie Lymon Fulvio Cecere as Pete Bell Mark Wilson as Leo Mintz Richard Fitzpatrick as VP Programming Aron Tager as J. Edgar Hoover Reg Dreger as Police Captain Bruce Hunter as Head Parent Shaw Emidio Michetti as Director Egidio Tari as FBI Agent Robert Thomas as Bouncer David Crean as Surgeon Brittney Whalen as Siggy
Production The film was shot in Toronto.
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