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Don McLean

Acting Born Oct 2, 1945 24 credits

Biography

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".

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Full filmography

  • Hell's Kitchen (2005) as Self - Restaurant Patron
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
  • Classic Albums (1997) as Self
  • The Midnight Special (1972) as Self
  • Solid Gold (1980) as Self
  • Disco (1971) as Self
  • Seaside Special (1975)
  • The Flight of Dragons (1982) as The Balladeer (voice)
  • The Marti Caine Show (1979)
  • Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments (2020) as Self
  • The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022) as Self
  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)
  • The Lost Daughter (1997) as Bellboy
  • The Real Love (2012) as Self
  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) as Self
  • Garth Live from Central Park (1997) as Self - Guest
  • The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982) as Self
  • Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999) as Self
  • When Woodstock Was Young (2009) as Self
  • Buddy Holly: Rave On (2017) as Self
  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973 as Self
  • Till Tomorrow: Don McLean as Self
  • Don McLean: American Pie (2017) as Self