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 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.
Acting
TV
Full House
as Brian Wilson
1987
Movie
Love & Mercy
as Self (Archive Footage)
2015
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest / Security Guard
1975
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Movie
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
2006
TV
Duck Dodgers
as Brian Wilson (voice)
2003
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
Movie
The Wrecking Crew
as Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder
2008
Movie
Live Aid
as Self
1985
Movie
Disorderlies
as Himself
1987
Movie
The Beach Boys
as Self
2024
Movie
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Beach Boy
1965
Movie
The Return of Bruno
as Brian Wilson
1987
Movie
Live 8
as Self
2005
Movie
The Monkey's Uncle
as Self - The Beach Boys
1965
Movie
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Beach Boy
1965
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Movie
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
as Self
2021
Movie
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - The Beach Boys
1964
TV
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
Movie
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self
2002
TV
Hack
as Raymond Henley
2002
