James E. Myers

Biography

James E. Myers was a larger-than-life figure who wore many hats during a long career in showbiz: composer, producer, musician and actor. Myers, under his nom de plume Jimmy DeKnight, will forever be remembered as the co-writer of "Rock Around the Clock," which gave Bill Haley and the Comets their 25 million-copy-selling hit and kickstarting the rock and roll era. There is debate over whether Myers actually wrote "Rock Around the Clock," or whether most of the work was actually done by co-writer Max Freedman. But Myers deserves credit for promoting the song and helping to make it the hit it became. In later years, Myers operated a Rock Around the Clock Museum out of his home and wrote an autobiography about his time serving in the Second World War, called Hell in a Foxhole.

Known For

Shaft in Africa

Williams

The Divorcee

Dr. Carlton Wright

The Hang Up

Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

Carl 'Fats' Percelli

Caught in the Can

Vice Cop (uncredited)

Ride, Mister?

Homer, the Late Comer

Homer (uncredited)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1978	Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1973	Shaft in Africa	Williams
1971	Refinements in Love	Dr. Livingston
1970	Homer, the Late Comer	Homer (uncredited)
1970	Ride, Mister?
1970	Caught in the Can	Vice Cop (uncredited)
1969	The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago	Carl 'Fats' Percelli
1969	The Hang Up
1969	The Divorcee	Dr. Carlton Wright

Year	TV Show	Role