Brian Wilson
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1942-06-20
- Died
- 2025-06-11
- Place of birth
- Inglewood, California, USA
- Also known as
- Brian Douglas Wilson · The Beach Boys · Beach Boys · Melinda and Brian · Bryan Wilson
Biography
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 — June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. He originally functioned as the band's songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist, and de facto leader.
Wilson was considered a major innovator in the field of music production, the principal originator of the California Sound, one of the first music producer auteurs, and the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument. The unusual creative control Capitol gave him over his own records effectively set a precedent that allowed other bands and artists to act as their own producers or co-producers. He was a major influence on the retrospectively-termed "sunshine pop" and Flower Power music that proceeded.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest / Security Guard
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Full House
1987
as Brian Wilson
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self - The Beach Boys
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Behind the Music
1997
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Duck Dodgers
2003
as Brian Wilson (voice)
Hack
2002
as Raymond Henley
Classic Albums
1997
as Self - The Beach Boys
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Dr. Feelgood
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
Movies (75)
Love & Mercy
2015
as Self (Archive Footage)
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Live 8
2005
as Self
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023
as Self
The Beach Boys
2024
as Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
as Self
The Wrecking Crew
2008
as Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
as Self - Performer
Disorderlies
1987
as Himself
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
as Beach Boy
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
2021
as Self
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
as Self (Archival footage)
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
as Self - Guest
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964
as Self - The Beach Boys
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965
as Beach Boy
Tales of the Rat Fink
2006
as The Surfite (voice)
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004
as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
1995
as Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
The Return of Bruno
1987
as Brian Wilson
The Girls on the Beach
1965
as Self
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Self - The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson: On Tour
2003
as Self
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
as Self
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987
as Self
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
as Self – Founder of The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015
as Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
as Self (The Beach Boys)
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979
as Self
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
2012
as Himself
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
as Self (uncredited)
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
2017
as Self
Brian Wilson at la Baloise Session
2016
as Self
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
1996
as Self
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
2000
as Self
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
2005
as Self
Mellodrama
2008
as Self
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
1980
as Self
The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997
as Self
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2010
as Self - The Beach Boys
Streetlight Harmonies
2020
as Self
The Beach Boys: An American Band
1985
as Self
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
as Self
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
as Self - Beach Boys member
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998
as Self
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
2003
as Self (uncredited)
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
2003
as Self
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
2016
as Self
An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson
2001
as Self
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success
2008
as Self
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth
1980
as Self
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
1981
as Self
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
2009
as Self
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
2002
as Self
Brian Wilson: A Beach Boy's Tale
1999
as Self
…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Brian Wilson Presents: Pet Sounds – Live in London
2003
as Self
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
2012
as Self
Pet Stories
2003
as Self
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
1980
as Self
Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B
as Self (archive footage)
One Man's Challenge
1962
as Self
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
2005
as Self
Cease to Exist
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary
2012
as Self
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
1969
as Self
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson
2007
as Self
Going Home
2009
as Self
About Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 — June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. He originally functioned as the band's songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist, and de facto leader. Wilson was considered a major innovator in the field of music production, the principal originator of the California Sound, one of the first music producer auteu… With 93 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Brian Wilson has appeared in 75 films and 18 TV shows.
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