He appeared in two early rock-and-roll movies: Rock Rock Rock (1956), in which he sang "You Can't Catch Me", and Go, Johnny, Go! (1959), in which he had a speaking role as himself and performed "Johnny B. Goode", "Memphis, Tennessee", and "Little Queenie".
Han dukkede op i to tidlige rock-and-roll film: Rock Rock Rock (1956), hvor han sang: "You Can't Catch Me" og Go, Johnny, Go! (1959), hvor han spillede han sig selv og optrådte med "Johnny B. Goode", "Memphis, Tennessee", og "Lille Queenie".