J. Geils: J. Geils. Soundtrack: Hancock. J. Geils was born on 20 February 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hancock (2008), Frontline (1983) and The J. Geils Band: Freeze Frame (1982). He died on 11 April 2017 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA.