- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1945
- Place of Birth
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Don McLean
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".
Filmography
movieThe Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
tvGay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 · Self
movieDon McLean: American Pie
2017 · Self
movieBuddy Holly: Rave On
2017 · Self
movieGreenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013 · Self
movieThe Real Love
2012 · Self
movieWhen Woodstock Was Young
2009 · Self
tvHell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
movieDon McLean: Starry, Starry Night
2001 · as himself
Where Are They Now?
tvWhere Are They Now?
1999 · Self
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
movieBehind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 · Self
movieGarth Live from Central Park
1997 · Self - Guest
tvClassic Albums
1997 · Self
movieThe Lost Daughter
1997 · Bellboy
movieThe Flight of Dragons
1982 · The Balladeer (voice), Musician, Vocals
movieThe Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982 · Self
tvSolid Gold
1980 · Self
movieDiary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
tvThe Marti Caine Show
1979
tvSeaside Special
1975
tvThe Midnight Special
1972 · Self
tvDisco
1971 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
— · Self
Till Tomorrow: Don McLean
movieTill Tomorrow: Don McLean
— · Self