Acting
Brian Wilson
EN, CA cinema · 79 credits
Born
20 June 1942
Died
11 June 2025 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Inglewood, California, USA
Also known as Brian Douglas Wilson · The Beach Boys · Beach Boys · Melinda and Brian · Bryan Wilson
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
Filmography
Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B
Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B
as Self (archive footage)
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
2026
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
as Self
The Beach Boys
as Self
Mount Vernon and Fairway
as Pied Piper (voice), Writer, Music
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
as Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
Love & Mercy
as Self (Archive Footage), Songs
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
as Himself
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
as Self - The Beach Boys
Going Home
as Self
The Wrecking Crew
as Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder
Mellodrama
as Self
Cease to Exist
as Self (archive footage)
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
as Self (archive footage)
Tales of the Rat Fink
as The Surfite (voice)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
Live 8
as Self
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
2004
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
as Self (uncredited)
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self - Performer
Van Dyke Parks: An Obsession with Music
2002
Van Dyke Parks: An Obsession with Music
as Self
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
as Self – Founder of The Beach Boys
The Return of Bruno
as Brian Wilson
Disorderlies
as Himself
Live Aid
as Self
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
1981
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Self (The Beach Boys), Music
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Self - Beach Boys member
The Jack Benny Hour
as Self (uncredited)
The Monkey's Uncle
as Self - The Beach Boys
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - The Beach Boys
