- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 27, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Peoria, Illinois, USA
Bruce Johnston
Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, musician and songwriter who is a member of the Beach Boys. He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit, "I Write the Songs". Born in Illinois, Johnston grew up in Los Angeles and studied classical piano in his early years. While in high school, he arranged and played on his first hit record, Sandy Nelson's "Teen Beat" (1959), and also worked with musicians such as Kim Fowley and Phil Spector. One of Johnston's first gigs was as a member of the surf band the Gamblers before becoming a staff producer at Columbia Records. In 1965, Johnston joined the Beach Boys for live performances, initially filling in for the group's co-founder Brian Wilson. Johnston's first appearance on the band's …
Filmography
movieThe Beach Boys
2024 · Self
movieBad Vibrations
2024 · Music
movieA Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
2017 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
2016 · Self
movieThe Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
2014
movieBrian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
2014 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary
2012 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
2012 · Self
movieEndless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
2012 · Himself
movieClassic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2010 · Self - The Beach Boys
movieBrian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
2010 · Self
movieThe Wrecking Crew
2008 · Self - Beach Boy (uncredited)
movieCease to Exist
2007 · Self (archive footage)
tvLegends
2006 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
movieThe Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
2005 · Self
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
movieThe Beach Boys - California Surfin
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieJan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
2002 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
2000 · Self
movieBrian Wilson’s Imagination
1998 · Self
tvClassic Albums
1997 · Self - The Beach Boys
movieThe Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
1996 · Self
The Beach Boys Today
movieThe Beach Boys Today
1993 · Self
tvHome Improvement
1991 · Bruce Johnston
tvFull House
1987 · Bruce Johnston
movieDisorderlies
1987 · Himself
movieThe Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: An American Band
1985 · Self
tvT. J. Hooker
1982 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self - The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
movieThe Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
1981 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
1980 · Self
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
movieGoin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
1980 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth
1980 · Self
movieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · Our Guests at Heartland
movieDeadman's Curve
1978 · Self
movieThe Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Self (The Beach Boys), Music
movieThe Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
1969 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self