Acting
Paul McCartney
EN, DE, HU, FR cinema · 433 credits
Born
18 June 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Liverpool, England, UK
Also known as Paul McCartney and Wings · James Paul McCartney · Paul Ramone · Sir Paul McCartney · Bernard Webb · Macca
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone. McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.
Known for
Filmography
The Beatles - 1967-1970
as Self (archive footage)
Building the Beatles
as Self (Archive Footage)
High in the Clouds
as McKenzie (voice), Producer, Book, Songs
Man on the Run
as Self, Executive Producer
Evolver 62
as Self (archive footage)
Man on the Run: Paul McCartney and Morgan Neville in Conversation
as himself, Executive Producer
The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
as Self
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
2026
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
as Self
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
as Self (archive footage)
Twiggy
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles
as Self (archive footage), Musician
TWST / Things We Said Today
as Self (archive footage)
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
as Self (archive footage)
Kenny Dalglish
as Self
A Love Letter to the Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
as Self, Producer
The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys
as Self (archive footage)
The Bannfoot Ferry
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles '64
as Self, Producer, Songs
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
as Self (archive footage)
No Hamburg, No Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage)
Here Today
as Self (Music)
The Beatles LOVE
Producer, Music
Little Richard: I Am Everything
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
The Trials of Heather Mills
as Self (archive footage)
Louder Than Rock
as Self (archive footage)
The Stones and Brian Jones
as Self - The Beatles (voice)
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
as Self, Thanks
The Beatles and the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Thriller 40
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
as Self (archive footage), Producer, Songs
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr: One of Them
as Self (archive footage)
How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
2022
How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
as Self (archive footage)
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
as Self (archive footage)
Under the Volcano
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles and India
as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage)
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
as Self - Performer
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
as Self, Executive Producer
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
The Shadows At Sixty
2020
The Shadows At Sixty
as Self (Archive Footbage)
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
as Self (archive footage)
Killing John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
as Self (archive footage)
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
as Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self (archive footage)
Quincy
as Self
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wild Life
as Self (archive footage), Producer
George Harrison - All Things Pass
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
as Self, Executive Producer
How the Beatles Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
as Self (archive footage)
Free to Rock
as Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
My Generation
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1967
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
2016
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
as Self (archive footage)
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles 1+
as Self (archive footage)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
as Self - Vocals, Bass
Beatles på Sverigeturné
as Self (archive footage)
When the Beatles Drove Us Wild
as archival footage
Sound City
as Self
Rockshow
as Self, Executive Producer
Good Ol' Freda
as Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
as Self - Musician
Året var 1963
as Self (archive footage)
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
as (Archive footage)
12-12-12
Actor
Mood Indigo
Thanks
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
as Self, Executive Producer
Wings - First Flight 1969-1974
as Self (archive footage)
Genius
as Self (archive footage)
Palme
as Self (archive footage)
To the Arctic 3D
Original Music Composer
Beatles Stories
as Self (archive footage)
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
as Self - Musical Guest
The Love We Make
as Self, Executive Producer
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
as Self (archive footage)
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
as Self (uncredited)
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney à Manchester
as self, Director
Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980
as Self (Archive Footage)
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
as Self (archive footage)
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
2010
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
2010
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The Complete Story
as Self (Archive Footage)
Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
as Self, Director
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
as Self
...Sings the Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
The Rise & Fall of WCW
as Self (archive footage)
Brüno
as Self (uncredited)
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
as Self (archive footage)
AL’S BRAIN: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
as Man on the Street
The Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972
as Self (Archive Footage)
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
All Together Now
as Self
Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
as Self - Musician
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum
as Self, Writer
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
as Self (Archive Footage)
Fêtons nos 400 ans avec Paul McCartney
2008
Fêtons nos 400 ans avec Paul McCartney
as Self - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitars, Ukelele, Grand Piano
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
2008
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
2008
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
THE BEATLES in HELP!
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Explosion
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
2007
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Phenomenon
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles In America
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8
as Self
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
as Self - Vocals, Bass
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
as Self (archive footage)
Meet the Beatles
as Self (Archival footage), Songs
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
as Self (archive)
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
2004
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
as Self (archive footage)
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney - The Music and Animation Collection
as Self, Writer, Music
Beatles Biggest Secrets
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
as Self
Paul McCartney: In Red Square
as Self, Executive Producer
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
2003
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beatles: Around the World
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: The Journey
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
as Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
as Self (archive footage)
There's Only One Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self, Executive Producer
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self - Performer
Things They Said Today
as Self (archive footage)
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis: King of Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Wingspan
as Self, Executive Producer
Tuesday
as voice, Original Music Composer
Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
as Self - Vocals, Bass Guitar
The Beatles: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
as Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
Nackt und frei - Die Geschichte der Freikörperkultur
1999
Naked and Free - The History of Free Body Culture
as Self (archive footage)
Go Cat Go!
as Self
Tropic Island Hum
as Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various, Writer, Executive Producer, Songs, Vocals
Ballad of the Skeletons
Original Music Composer
The Beatles Unauthorized
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Story
as Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead
Director, Producer
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
1994
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney's Get Back
as Self - Vocals, Bass
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
as Self, Music
Imagine: John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Jimi Plays Monterey
as Self (archive footage)
Eat the Rich
as Banquet Guest
Fun with the Fab Four
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
as Self
Video AID
as Self
British Rock: The First Wave
1985
British Rock: The First Wave
as Self (archive footage)
Rupert and the Frog Song
as Various Characters, Writer, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Paul, Screenplay, Songs, Original Music Composer, Music, Producer, Vocals
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
The Compleat Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
The Cooler
as Prisoner / Country Musician / Cowboy On Horseback (uncredited), Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Back to the Egg
as Self
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
as Self (archive footage)
Empty Hand
Producer, Original Music Composer
The Society of the Spectacle
as Self (archive footage)
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
Live and Let Die
Theme Song Performance
Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show
as Self / Soily McMouse (voice)
Let It Be
as Self - The Beatles (uncredited), Songs, Executive Producer
The Beatles: Abbey Road
as Self - Vocals, Bass
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Revolution
as Self, Music
Yellow Submarine
as Paul (uncredited), Music, Songs
Beatles Electroniques
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magical Mystery Tour
as Self / Major McCartney / Brown Nosed Magician, Producer, Songs, Idea, Writer, Director
Our World
as Self
Monument
as Self (archive footage)
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
as Self, Songs
El Rey en Londres
as Self (archive footage)
Reflections on Love
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
as Self - The Beatles
The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
as Self - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar
The Family Way
Original Music Composer
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
Help!
as Paul, Songs
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Self (archive footage)
Pop Gear
as Self
A Hard Day's Night
as Paul, Songs
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
as Self (archive footage)
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
as Self - The Beatles Member
The Mersey Sound
as Self
