---
name: "Howard Huntsberry"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-huntsberry"
fi1m_id: "howard-huntsberry"
tmdb_id: 1798529
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 March 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:19:06.528600+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Howard Huntsberry

## Identity

Howard Huntsberry

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/howard-huntsberry
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** howard-huntsberry
- **TMDB ID:** 1798529
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1798529

Actor. Born 5 March 1952 in Pacoima, California.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 March 1952, Pacoima, California
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1798529

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*La Bamba*](https://film.one/film/la-bamba.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Howard Huntsberry is an American R&B singer, drummer and actor. Born on 5 March 1952 in Pacoima, California, he was the frontman of the group Klique from 1981 to 1985 and earlier performed with The Ultimate Music Experience.

He played singer Jackie Wilson in the 1987 film *La Bamba*, performing "Lonely Teardrops" on the soundtrack. He also performed Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" in *Ghostbusters II* (1989) and released the solo album *With Love* in 1988.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *La Bamba* (1987), Fi1m 72, as Jackie Wilson — [page](https://film.one/film/la-bamba.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *La Bamba* (1987), as Jackie Wilson — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/la-bamba.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/howard-huntsberry