Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story

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.

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.