Jesse Pearson
Actor · 1930 – 1979 · Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Born Bobby Wayne Pearson, he was a singer and comedian. He had a couple of hit records, was in a couple of movies (including Bye-Bye Birdie), and worked behind the camera with a couple of porn films. He developed cancer and he and his partner moved to be closer to Pearson's mother. He died at 49.
Movies4
Movie5.9ComedyMusicA singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
Bye Bye Birdie
1963 · 121 votes
Movie5.2ComedyWarAs punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.
Advance to the Rear
1964 · 13 votes
Movie3.4ActionAdventureAn 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
The Norseman
1978 · 19 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryProsecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi and Manson "family" members Lynette Fromme, Mary Brunner and Sandra Good discuss the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Manson
1973 · 26 votes