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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 24, 1930
Died
February 3, 1959 (age 28)
Place of Birth
Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Jiles Perry Richardson
JP Richardson
J. P. Richardson
J.P. Richardson
The Big Bopper
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.
Known For
TV
The Dick Clark Show
Self
1958
Film
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
The True Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
2012
Filmography
2022FilmThe Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"as Self (archive footage)2012FilmThe True Buddy Holly Storyas Self (archive footage)2003FilmRock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2as Self (archive footage)1999FilmBehind The Music: The Day The Music Diedas Self (archive footage)1958TVThe Dick Clark Showas Self