Biography
George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as those of their Western audience. Following the band's break-up, he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys, and also as a film and record producer. Harrison is listed at number 21 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards. His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the acclaimed and successful triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which came two singles: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for Ringo Starr, another former Beatle, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison. Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid 1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised a major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. Besides being a musician, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company HandMade Films. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of Monty Python and Madonna. He was married twice, to model Pattie Boyd from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had one son, Dhani Harrison. He was a close friend of Eric Clapton. He is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.
Acted in 24
2020s
- 2024
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
Movie
- 2022
2010s
- 2017
- 2014
When the Beatles Drove Us Wild
archival footage
John Lennon - Imagine
chitarra solista e acustica
- 2013
- 2010
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
archive footage
2000s
- 2008
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
TV
George Harrison: In Performance
Movie
- 2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
- 1992
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Movie
- 1991
George Harrison: Live in Japan
Movie
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Checking Out
Cleaner
- 1986
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Interviewer (Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer)
- 1974
George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
Movie
1960s
- 1968
- 1965
Help!
George
- 1964
No release date
Inside the Beatles: 1962-1970
Movie
Produced 27
1990s
- 1990
Cold Dog Soup
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Executive Producer
Powwow Highway
Executive Producer
- 1988
Checking Out
Executive Producer
The Raggedy Rawney
Executive Producer
- 1987
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Producer
Bellman and True
Executive Producer
- 1986
- 1985
Water
Executive Producer
- 1984
- 1983
Bullshot
Executive Producer
Privates on Parade
Executive Producer
- 1982
Scrubbers
Executive Producer
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1974
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
Executive Producer
- 1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
Producer
- 1970
1960s
- 1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Producer
Sound 20
2020s
- 2025
The Beatles
Musician
- 2024
The Beatles LOVE
Music
- 2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Songs
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
- 2011
2000s
- 2007
- 2005
Meet the Beatles
Songs
1990s
- 1998
1980s
- 1986
- 1981
1970s
- 1976
All This and World War II
Songs
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Beatles: Something
Music
- 1968
- 1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Original Music Composer, Songs
- 1965
Help!
Songs
Other crew 2
2000s
- 2001
Ram Dass: Fierce Grace
Additional Music
1980s
- 1981
Wrote 1
1960s
- 1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Writer
Directed 1
1960s
- 1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Director
Appearances239
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
Self
A Love Letter to the Beatles
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
Self (archive footage)
TWST / Things We Said Today
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles
Self (archive footage)
David Frost Vs
self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2024
The Bannfoot Ferry
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles and the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Louder Than Rock
Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
- 2022
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
Self
Ringo Starr: One of Them
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles
Self
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self (archival footage)
- 2020
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Self (archive footage)
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
Self (archive footage)
- 2018
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison - All Things Pass
Self (archive footage)
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
Self
- 2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All
Self (archive footage)
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
Self (archive footage)
Free to Rock
Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
Året var 1967
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Self (archive footage)
George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
- 2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles 1
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles 1+
Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2014
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75
Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
Self (archive footage)
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Self (archive footage)
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
Self
- 2013
Badfinger - They Sold A Million
Self (Archive Footage)
Good Ol' Freda
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1963
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Genius
Self (archive footage)
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Self (archive footage)
Palme
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
Self
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
Self
Becoming the Beatles
Self
The Winged Beetle
Self
- 2011
Beatles Stories
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India
Self
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The Complete Story
Self (Archive Footage)
2000s
- 2009
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Self (archive footage) · 6 episodes
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
Self
The Beatles on Record
Self
The Beatles: Parting Ways
Self
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band
Self (archive footage)
- 2008
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
Self (archive footage)
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
self
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
Self (Archive Footage)
The Beatles: Up Close and Personal
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
Self (archive footage)
THE BEATLES in HELP!
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Phenomenon
Self (archive footage)
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Self
The Beatles Explosion
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
The Beatles: Love
Self
To John With Love
Self
Doctor Who: Origins
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Self
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
Self - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
Self (archive)
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Self (archive footage)
Meet the Beatles
Self (Archival footage)
- 2004
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison: All things must pass
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992
Self (archive footage)
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
The Beatles: Around the World
Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Self (archive footage)
Beatles: The Journey
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - Trilogy
Self
- 2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self (archive footage)
Things They Said Today
Self (archive footage)
George Harrison - The Quiet one
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Wingspan
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
Self
1990s
- 1999
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Self
The Beatles: A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
- 1997
- 1996
The Beatles Story
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Unauthorized
Self (archive footage)
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Self
- 1993
Curves Contours & Body Horns
Self
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
Self
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Self
- 1992
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self
- 1991
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Self (archive footage)
My Sweet Lord in the Far East
Self
- 1990
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
The Movie Life of George
Self
- 1988
Imagine: John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
- 1987
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
Self
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
Self
- 1986
Fun with the Fab Four
Self (archive footage)
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
Self
- 1985
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Self
Water
Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
- 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
- 1982
The Compleat Beatles
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
- 1981
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970s
- 1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel
Self
- 1977
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Self
The Day the Music Died
Self
- 1975
Night Lunch
Self
- 1974
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
Self (archive footage)
The Society of the Spectacle
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
Imagine
Self
The Concert for Bangladesh
Self
- 1971
Raga
Self
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Something
Self
The Beatles: Abbey Road
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
Self (archive footage)
- 1968
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
Self
Beatles Electroniques
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beatles: Revolution
Self
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
- 1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Self / Magician Looking Through Telescope
Our World
Self
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
Self
- 1966
El Rey en Londres
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
Self - The Beatles
The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Self - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
Self
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
Self
Reflections on Love
Self (archive footage)
- 1965
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Live in Paris
Self
The Beatles
Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited) · 39 episodes
Doctor Who: The Chase
Self (archive footage)
Pop Gear
Self
- 1964
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Self - The Beatles Member
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
Self
The Beatles Sing for Shell
Self
The Beatles in Australia
Self
Around the Beatles
Self
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
Self
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
Self (archive footage)
- 1963
The Beatles Come to Town
Self
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
Self
The Mersey Sound
Self
- 1961
1940s
- 1948
No release date
The Beatles - 1967-1970
Self (archive footage)
Building the Beatles
Self (Archive Footage)
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2009
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band
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