Brian Wilson
Acting
1942-06-20 · Inglewood, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
2026 · Series
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
2026 · Movie
Mount Vernon and Fairway
2024 · Movie
The Beach Boys
2024 · Movie
Bad Vibrations
2024 · Movie
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Movie
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023 · Movie
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · Movie
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
2021 · Movie
Streetlight Harmonies
2020 · Movie
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019 · Movie
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
2017 · Movie
Brian Wilson - Live at Baloise Session
2016 · Movie
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
2016 · Movie
Dr. Feelgood
2015 · Series
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015 · Movie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Love & Mercy
2015 · Movie
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
2014 · Movie
The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary
2012 · Movie
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
2012 · Movie
…Sings Musicals
2012 · Movie
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
2012 · Movie
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2010 · Movie
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
2010 · Movie
Going Home
2009 · Movie
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
2009 · Movie
The Wrecking Crew
2008 · Movie
Mellodrama
2008 · Movie
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success
2008 · Movie
Cease to Exist
2007 · Movie
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson
2007 · Movie
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
2007 · Movie
Legends
2006 · Series
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006 · Movie
Tales of the Rat Fink
2006 · Movie
Live 8
2005 · Movie
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
2005 · Movie
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
2005 · Movie
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004 · Movie
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
2004 · Movie
Brian Wilson Presents: Pet Sounds – Live in London
2003 · Movie
Pet Stories
2003 · Movie
Duck Dodgers
2003 · Series
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
2003 · Movie
Brian Wilson: On Tour
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
2003 · Movie
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002 · Movie
Hack
2002 · Series
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
2002 · Movie
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002 · Movie
An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson
2001 · Movie
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
2000 · Movie
Brian Wilson: A Beach Boy's Tale
1999 · Movie
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998 · Movie
The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997 · Movie
Behind the Music
1997 · Series
Classic Albums
1997 · Series
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
1996 · Movie
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995 · Movie
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
1995 · Movie
Food Rocks
1994 · Movie
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991 · Movie
Full House
1987 · Series
Disorderlies
1987 · Movie
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987 · Movie
The Return of Bruno
1987 · Movie
The Beach Boys: An American Band
1985 · Movie
Live Aid
1985 · Movie
Olympic Gala
1984 · Movie
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Series
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
1981 · Movie
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
1980 · Movie
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
1980 · Movie
The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth
1980 · Movie
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979 · Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Movie
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
1969 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
Omnibus
1967 · Series
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967 · Series
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967 · Movie
The Jack Benny Hour
1965 · Movie
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Movie
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965 · Movie
The Girls on the Beach
1965 · Movie
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965 · Movie
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964 · Movie
One Man's Challenge
1962 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B
Movie