Paul McCartney
Known for Acting · 460 credits
- Born
- 1942-06-18 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Paul McCartney and Wings · James Paul McCartney · Paul Ramone · Sir Paul McCartney · Bernard Webb · Macca
Biography
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records.
McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK.
BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone.
McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Paul McCartney (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Musical Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TV Shows (68)
The Simpsons
1989
as Paul McCartney (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Musical Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Musical Guest
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who
1963
as Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
30 Rock
2006
as Paul McCartney
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Paul McCartney (voice)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Mentiras verdaderas
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self / Self (archive footage)
60 Minutes
1968
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
V.I.P.
1998
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Click
2000
as Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Timewatch
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Bread
1986
as Paul McCartney
Legends
2006
as Self
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Fridays
1980
as Self - Musical Guest
The Beatles Anthology
1995
as Self
Disco
1971
as Self
Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Self
Musikladen
1972
as Self
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Harty
1983
as Self
The Beatles: Get Back
2021
as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
as Self
The Beatles
1965
as Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)
Soundbreaking
2016
as Self
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021
as Self
Al TV
1984
as Self
McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021
as Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
as Self (archive footage)
America's Top 10
1980
as Self
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
2025
as Self
TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
In Their Own Words
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Frost on Sunday
1968
as Self (as The Beatles)
Movies (392)
Thriller 40
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Uncle Jack
Brüno
2009
as Self (uncredited)
A Hard Day's Night
1964
as Paul
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Quincy
2018
as Self
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Man on the Run
2026
as Self
The Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
High in the Clouds
2027
as McKenzie (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
Help!
1965
as Paul
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
as Self
Eat the Rich
1987
as Banquet Guest
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
as Self
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Yellow Submarine
1968
as Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8
2005
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
as Self
Twiggy
2025
as Self
Let It Be
1970
as Self - The Beatles (uncredited)
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011
as Self (uncredited)
Concert for George
2003
as Self
Beatles '64
2024
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
as Self (archive footage)
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Kenny Dalglish
2025
as Self
The BRITs at 40
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
as Self
How the Beatles Changed the World
2017
as Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
2006
as Self
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024
as Self (archive footage)
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
as Self
The Sound of 007
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Palme
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Paul
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
If These Walls Could Sing
2022
as Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Love We Make
2011
as Self
Evolver 62
2026
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
2025
as Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
as Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
as Self - Performer
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
2017
as Self
Live Aid
2004
as Self
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023
as Self
My Generation
2017
as Self (archive footage)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
as Self (archive footage)
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as A Beatle
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013
as Self - Musician
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
2013
as (Archive footage)
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
as Self - Performer
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
as Self / Major McCartney / Brown Nosed Magician
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
as Self
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
as Self
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
as Self
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
as Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Music for Montserrat
1997
as Self
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
2012
as Self
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023
as Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
as Self
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
as Self
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
2014
as Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
as Self
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1974
as Self
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Stones and Brian Jones
2024
as Self - The Beatles (voice)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010
as Self
Rockshow
2013
as Self
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
The Day the Music Died
1977
as Self
Sound City
2013
as Self
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982
as Self
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Under the Volcano
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
as Self
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
as Self (archival footage)
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
2009
as Self
The Compleat Beatles
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
1979
as Self
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020
as Self - Performer
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
as Self (archive footage)
Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977
as Self
About Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in… With 460 credits spanning from 1944 to 2027, Paul McCartney has appeared in 392 films and 68 TV shows.
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- Thriller 40 (2023) — as Self (archive footage)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — as Uncle Jack
- Brüno (2009) — as Self (uncredited)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) — as Paul
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — as Self
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