Acting
Community Rating
5.7
TMDB estimate
Born
October 3, 1938
Died
April 17, 1960 (age 21)
Born in
Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
When rock 'n' roll exploded across America in 1956, there was an immediate demand for young white rockers cast in the mould of rock's great progenitor, Elvis Presley, whose dynamic fusion of hillbilly and r&b had revolutionised post-war music within the space of a few months. Eddie Cochran had the looks, talent and ambition to make him a prime contender. When Cochran died at 21, he was only beginning to realise ambitions which went far beyond the scope of most of his contemporaries in terms of studio activity. He was not merely a singer and a talented guitarist and songwriter, he was also an arranger and A & R man. Moreover, considering him only as a singer-songwriter, if some of his records seem a little slick now, the wit of his running commentary on teenage life, seen from within, puts him only a couple of notches below Chuck Berry. (Rob Finnis)

Eddie Cochran at Town Hall Party
as Self
2019

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Blue Suede Shoes
as Self (archive footage)
1980

Go, Johnny, Go!
as Eddie Cochran
1959

The Dick Clark Show
as Self
1958

American Bandstand
as Self
1957

Untamed Youth
as Bong
1957

The Girl Can't Help It
as Himself
1956