Brian Wilson
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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
Credits
Olympic Gala (1984)
Actor
Disorderlies (1987)
as Himself
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Love & Mercy (2015)
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)
as Self (Archival footage)
Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)
as The Surfite (voice)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song (2015)
as Self
The Beach Boys (2024)
as Self
Live Aid (1985)
as Self
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)
as Self
The Girls on the Beach (1965)
as Self
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
as Self - The Beach Boys
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
as Self - The Beach Boys
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Wrecking Crew (2008)
as Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (2010)
as Self - The Beach Boys
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event (2015)
as Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
as Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
as Self - Guest
Brian Wilson - Live at Baloise Session (2016)
as Self
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds (1996)
as Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
as Self
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki (1987)
as Self
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys (2023)
as Self
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (2004)
as Self
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip (1979)
as Self
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun (2009)
as Self
The Return of Bruno (1987)
as Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony (2000)
as Self
Mellodrama (2008)
as Self
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper (1992)
as Self
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys (1980)
as Self
Streetlight Harmonies (2020)
as Self
Going Home (2009)
as Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
as Self - Beach Boys member
The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
as Self (The Beach Boys)
Brian Wilson’s Imagination (1998)
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (2002)
as Self - Performer
The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary (2012)
as Self
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995)
as Self – Founder of The Beach Boys
Van Dyke Parks: An Obsession with Music (2002)
as Self
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success (2008)
as Self
The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
as Self
One Man's Challenge (1962)
as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
as Self
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE (2005)
as Self
Brian Wilson: On Tour (2003)
as Self
Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982 (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Jack Benny Hour (1965)
as Self (uncredited)
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert (2003)
as Self (uncredited)
The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth (1980)
as Self
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969 (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (1967)
as Self
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys (2002)
as Self
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth (2012)
as Himself
Cease to Exist (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson (2026)
as Self
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds (2017)
as Self
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson (2007)
as Self
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice (2005)
as Self
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2003)
as Self
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert (1980)
as Self
The Beach Boys and The Satan (1997)
as Self
An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson (2001)
as Self
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969 (1969)
as Self
Mount Vernon and Fairway (2024)
as Pied Piper (voice)
Brian Wilson Presents: Pet Sounds – Live in London (2003)
as Self
The Beach Boys - California Surfin (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971 (2016)
as Self
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again (2012)
as Self
…Sings Musicals (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special (1981)
as Self
Brian Wilson: A Beach Boy's Tale (1999)
as Self
Pet Stories (2003)
as Self