Phil Spector
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Harvey Philip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter. The originator of the "Wall of Sound" production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl group sound and produced over 25 Top 40 hits between 1960 and 1965 alone. After this initial success, Spector later worked with artists including Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Ramones with similar acclaim.
He produced the Beatles' Academy Award-winning album Let It Be, and the Grammy Award-winning Concert for Bangladesh by former Beatle George Harrison. In 1989, Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. The 1965 song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", produced and co-written by Spector for The Righteous Brothers, is listed by BMI as the song with the most U.S. airplay in the 20th century.
The 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra, California home led to his being charged with murder in the second degree. After a 2007 mistrial, he was convicted in 2009 and given a prison sentence of 19 years to life. An appeal of the conviction was heard by the California Courts of Appeal in April 2011, but the murder conviction was upheld less than three weeks later. Spector's attorneys intend to pursue another hearing by the appeals court and will seek a review of the ruling by the California Supreme Court.
Acting
Movie
Easy Rider
as Connection
1969
TV
I Dream of Jeannie
as Steve Davis
1965
Movie
Imagine: John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Movie
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
TV
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self
2011
Movie
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Movie
The Beach Boys
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
as Self
2000
Movie
Happy Birthday to John
1997
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
TV
Spector
as Self (Archival Footage)
2022
TV
American Bandstand
as Self
1957
Movie
The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector
as Self
2008
Movie
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
as Self (archive photo)
2010
Movie
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Movie
The Big T.N.T. Show
as Self (uncredited)
1965
Movie
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
as Self
1972
Movie
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
1977
Movie
Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
as (archive footage)
1982
Movie
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self
2003
Movie
The Teen-Age Revolution
1965
Movie
To John With Love
as Self
2006
Movie
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
as Self
2026
TV
Forensic Justice
as Self (archive footage)
2016
