Paul McCartney

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-06-18 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Liverpool, England, UK

Also Known As The Beatles, Paul McCartney and Wings , James Paul McCartney, 폴 매카트니, Пол Маккартни, Пол Маккартні, بول مكارتني, ポール・マッカートニー, 保罗·麦卡特尼, พอล แม็กคาร์ตนีย์, पॉल मॅक्कार्टनी, Paul Ramone, Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Sir James Paul McCartney, Sir Paul McCartney, ザ・ビートルズ

Paul McCartney

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

Actor

The Beatles - 1967-1970

as Self (archive footage)

2025
2024
Livin’ Thing

as Himself

2024
No Hamburg No Beatles

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

2024
Beatles '64

as Self

2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

as Self (archive footage)

2024
2024
The Backyard

as Self

2024
The Bannfoot Ferry

as Self (archive footage)

2024
The Beach Boys

as Self (archive footage)

2024
The Stones and Brian Jones

as Self (voice) (archive material)

2023
Thriller 40

as Self (archive footage)

2023
The Beatles and the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

as Self (archive footage)

2023
WHAM!

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Paul Newman: The Restless

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Louder Than Rock

as Self (archive footage)

2023
The Trials of Heather Mills

as Self (archive footage)

2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Little Richard: I Am Everything

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Sound of 007

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Ringo Starr: One of Them

as Self (archive footage)

2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende

as Self (archive footage)

2022
2021
The Beatles and India

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

2021
The Sparks Brothers

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Under the Volcano

as Self (archive footage)

2021
The Beatles: Get Back

as Self (archive footage)

2021
2021
This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2020
2020
2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

as Self (archive footage)

2020
History 101

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Killing John Lennon

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Understanding Lennon/McCartney

as Self (archival footage)

2018
Quincy

as Self

2018
George Harrison - All Things Pass

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Take Your Pills

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher

as Self (archive footage)

2017
How the Beatles Changed the World

as Self (archive footage)

2017
My Generation

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2017
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Free to Rock

as Self - The Beatles (archive footage)

2016
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Harry Benson: Shoot First

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)

as Self (archive footage)

2015
2015
The Beatles 1

as Self (archive footage)

2015
The Beatles 1+

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Unity

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo

as Self - Vocals, Bass

2014
Beatles på Sverigeturné

as Self (archive footage)

2014
BoJack Horseman

as Paul McCartney (voice)

2014
2013
2013
Good Ol' Freda

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Sound City

as Self

2012
Genius

as Self (archive footage)

2012
2012
2011
Beatles Stories

as Self (archive footage)

2011
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4

as Self (archive footage)

2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1

as Self (archive footage)

2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3

as Self (archive footage)

2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium

as Self - Musical Guest

2011
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Mentiras verdaderas

as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour

as Self (archive footage)

2010
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need

as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years

as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Beatles: The Complete Story

as Self (Archive Footage)

2009
The Rise & Fall of WCW

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere

as Self (archive footage)

2009
...Sings the Beatles

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966

as Self - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar

2009
Al's Brain

as Man on the Street

2009
Brüno

as Self (uncredited)

2008
2008
2008
Paul McCartney: Live in Canada

as Self - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitars, Ukelele, Grand Piano

2008
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles

as Self (archive footage)

2007
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg

as Self (archive footage)

2007
The Beatles: Help!

as Self (archive footage)

2007
The Beatles Explosion

as Self (archive footage)

2006
2006
Doctor Who: Origins

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Legends

as Self

2006
30 Rock

as Paul McCartney

2005
Live 8

as Self

2005
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2

as Self - Vocals, Bass

2005
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

2005
2004
Beatles Biggest Secrets

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Live Aid

as Self

2004
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle

as Self (archive footage)

2004
20th Century Greats

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized

as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Beatles: Around the World

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
2003
Beatles: The Journey

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Things They Said Today

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Naqoyqatsi

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Beatles: Big Beat Box

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Tuesday

as voice

2001
Wingspan

as Self

2000
Click

as Self

1999
Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club

as Self - Vocals, Bass Guitar

1999
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

as Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999
The Beatles: A Celebration

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Television: The First Fifty Years

as Self – The Beatles (archive footage)

1998
V.I.P.

as Self

1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
Go Cat Go!

as Self

1997
Tropic Island Hum

as Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various

1997
Leute heute

as Self

1996
The Beatles Story

as Self (archive footage)

1996
The Beatles Unauthorized

as Self (archive footage)

1996
1995
1994
1992
1991
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Paul McCartney's Get Back

as Self - Vocals, Bass

1989
The Simpsons

as Paul McCartney (voice)

1989
1987
Eat the Rich

as Banquet Guest

1987
Jimi Plays Monterey

as Self (archive footage)

1987
1986
Fun with the Fab Four

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Bread

as Paul McCartney

1985
British Rock: The First Wave

as Self (archive footage)

1985
Live Aid

as Self

1985
Rupert and the Frog Song

as Various Characters

1985
Video AID

as Self

1984
Al TV

as Self

1983
Harty

as Self

1982
The Compleat Beatles

as Self (archive footage)

1982
The Cooler

as Prisoner / Country Musician / Cowboy On Horseback (uncredited)

1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Timewatch

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Wogan

as Self

1982
1982
Champs-Elysées

as Self (archive footage)

1981
This Is Elvis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1981
1980
Rockshow

as Self

1979
1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1975
1974
1974
The Society of the Spectacle

as Self (archive footage)

1972
The Bruce McMouse Show

as Self / Soily McMouse (voice)

1972
Musikladen

as Self

1971
Disco

as Self

1971
1970
Let It Be

as Self - The Beatles (uncredited)

1969
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko

as Self (archive footage)

1969
The Beatles - Abbey Road

as Self - Vocals, Bass

1969
Beatles Electroniques

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968
Yellow Submarine

as Paul (uncredited)

1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1968
60 Minutes

as Self

1967
Magical Mystery Tour

as Self / Major McCartney / Brown Nosed Magician

1967
Our World

as Self

1967
Monument

as Self (archive footage)

1967
Omnibus

as Self

1966
El Rey en Londres

as Self (archive footage)

1966
Die Beatles

as Self - The Beatles

1966
Reflections on Love

as Self (archive footage)

1965
The Music of Lennon & McCartney

as Self (archive footage)

1965
Help!

as Paul

1965
Doctor Who: The Chase

as Self (archive footage)

1965
Pop Gear

as Self

1965
The Beatles

as Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)

1964
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

as Self - The Beatles Member

1964
1964
1964
1964
1964
Top of the Pops

as Self (archive footage)

1964
1963
1959
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1948
Bambi Awards

as Self

Sound

2024
2019
Yesterday

as Songs

2012
To the Arctic 3D

as Original Music Composer

2007
2001
Tuesday

as Music

1997
1997
1997
US Rushes

as Music

1985
Rupert and the Frog Song

as Original Music Composer

1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street

as Original Music Composer

1982
The Cooler

as Music

1981
Beatlemania

as Songs

1976
Empty Hand

as Music

1973
Live and Let Die

as Theme Song Performance

1970
Let It Be

as Songs

1968
1968
1968
Revolution

as Songs

1966
1965
Help!

as Songs

1964

Producer

High in the Clouds

as Producer

2024
The Beatles LOVE

as Producer

2024
Beatles '64

as Producer

2021
2020
Paul McCartney at the Cavern Club

as Executive Producer

2003
Paul McCartney: In Red Square

as Executive Producer

2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

as Executive Producer

2001
Wingspan

as Executive Producer

1997
Tropic Island Hum

as Executive Producer

1995
Grateful Dead

as Producer

1985
Rupert and the Frog Song

as Executive Producer

1982
The Cooler

as Executive Producer

1980
Rockshow

as Producer

1976
Empty Hand

as Producer

1970
Let It Be

as Executive Producer

1967

Crew

2014
2013
Mood Indigo

as Thanks

1998
V.I.P.

as Thanks

1984

Director