Paul McCartney
Acting
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
Acting471
movieHigh in the Clouds
2027
McKenzie (voice)
tvTFI Unplugged
2026
Self (Archive Footage)
movieEvolver 62
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieA Love Letter to the Beatles
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieIt's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieBorrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieTWST / Things We Said Today
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieTwiggy
2025
Self
tvDavid Frost Vs
2025
self (archive footage)
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieNo Hamburg, No Beatles
2024
Self (voice) (archive footage)
movieLarger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieHere Today
2024
Self (Music)
movieThe Bannfoot Ferry
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beach Boys
2024
Self (archive footage)
tvStax: Soulsville USA
2024
Self - (Archive Footage)
movieThe Stones and Brian Jones
2024
Self - The Beatles (voice)
movie60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThriller 40
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles and the BBC
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieReinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieWHAM!
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieSunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieSounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieLouder Than Rock
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Trials of Heather Mills
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieLittle Richard: I Am Everything
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Sound of 007
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieRingo Starr: One of Them
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieGeorge Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
Self (archive footage)
How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Beatles: Get Back
2021
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul McCartney at the BBC
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles and India
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieParkinson at 50
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieLike a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
Self (archival footage)
movieBest of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieUnder the Volcano
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvThis Is Pop
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieJealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieRingo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020
Self - Performer
tvHistory 101
2020
Self (archive footage)
The Shadows At Sixty
2020
Self (Archive Footbage)
movieCoachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieThe BRITs at 40
2020
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieLinda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieManson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieDeconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieDeconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieKilling John Lennon
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieUnderstanding Lennon/McCartney
2018
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul McCartney & Wings: Wild Life
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieQuincy
2018
Self
tvElvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieEric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieGeorge Harrison - All Things Pass
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieTake Your Pills
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieLinkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieHow the Beatles Changed the World
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Generation
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieDark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Self - Musician (archive footage)
movieSgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieFree to Rock
2017
Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
movieÅret var 1967
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieDeconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
Self (archive footage)
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles 1
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles 1+
2015
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest/Musical Guest / Self - Guest
tvIn Their Own Words
2015
Self (archive footage)
tvChicken Shop Date
2014
Self - Guest
tvBoJack Horseman
2014
Paul McCartney (voice)
moviePaul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
2014
Self - Vocals, Bass
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Musical Guest / Self
movieBeatles på Sverigeturné
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieJimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013
Self - Musician
movieLiving Is Easy with Eyes Closed
2013
(Archive footage) / Self
movieGood Ol' Freda
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieÅret var 1963
2013
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
2013
Self
movieGenius
2012
Self (archive footage)
moviePalme
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieWings - First Flight 1969-1974
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
Self - Performer
movieBeatles Stories
2011
Self (archive footage)
tvMentiras verdaderas
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieBilly Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
2011
Self - Musical Guest
movieI Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieComposing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980
2011
Self (Archive Footage)
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieThe 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
2010
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Lennon: Love Is All You Need
2010
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: The Complete Story
2010
Self (Archive Footage)
movieThe Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972
2009
Self (Archive Footage)
movieThe Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
2009
Self (archive footage)
movie...Sings the Beatles
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieAl's Brain
2009
Man on the Street
movieBrüno
2009
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
2008
Self (archive footage)
Fêtons nos 400 ans avec Paul McCartney
2008
Self - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitars, Ukelele, Grand Piano
moviePaul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
2008
Self - Musician
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieRare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
Self (archive footage)
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieComposing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieComposing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
2008
Self (Archive Footage)
movieThe Beatles: Up Close and Personal
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Destination Hamburg
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieTHE BEATLES in HELP!
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles Phenomenon
2007
Self (archive footage)
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles Explosion
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles In America
2007
Self (archive footage)
tvLegends
2006
Self
tv30 Rock
2006
Paul McCartney
movieDoctor Who: Origins
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieLive 8
2005
Self
movieThe Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
2005
Self - Vocals, Bass
movieThe Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieMeet the Beatles
2005
Self (Archival footage)
movieBeatles Biggest Secrets
2004
Self (archive footage)
tv20th Century Greats
2004
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieBrian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
Self (archive footage)
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Around the World
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieEd Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieBeatles: The Journey
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieThings They Said Today
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieNaqoyqatsi
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThere's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieElvis: King of Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieBeatles: Big Beat Box
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieTuesday
2001
voice
tvClick
2000
Self
moviePaul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
1999
Self - Vocals, Bass Guitar
movieGoodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Naked and Free - The History of Free Body Culture
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: A Celebration
1999
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
tvV.I.P.
1998
Self
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieTropic Island Hum
1997
Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various
movieThe Beatles Story
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles Unauthorized
1996
Self (archive footage)
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
1994
Self (archive footage)
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Musical Guest
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul McCartney's Get Back
1991
Self - Vocals, Bass
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Paul McCartney (voice)
movieImagine: John Lennon
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieEat the Rich
1987
Banquet Guest
movieJimi Plays Monterey
1987
Self (archive footage)
moviePrince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986
Self - Performer
tvBread
1986
Paul McCartney
movieFun with the Fab Four
1986
Self (archive footage)
British Rock: The First Wave
1985
Self (archive footage)
movieRupert and the Frog Song
1985
Various Characters
tvAl TV
1984
Self
Harty
1983
Self
movieThe Compleat Beatles
1982
Self (archive footage)
tvTimewatch
1982
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Cooler
1982
Prisoner / Country Musician / Cowboy On Horseback (uncredited)
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvChamps-Elysées
1982
Self / Self (archive footage)
movieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Self (archive footage)
movieThis Is Elvis
1981
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvFridays
1980
Self - Musical Guest
movieI Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
Self (archive footage)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Musical Guest / Self
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Society of the Spectacle
1974
Self (archive footage)
tvMusikladen
1972
Self
moviePaul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show
1972
Self / Soily McMouse (voice)
tvDisco
1971
Self
movieLet It Be
1970
Self - The Beatles (uncredited)
movie24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Abbey Road
1969
Self - Vocals, Bass
movieThe Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
1969
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
1969
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
1969
Self (archive footage)
movieBeatles Electroniques
1969
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
Frost on Sunday
1968
Self (as The Beatles)
movieYellow Submarine
1968
Paul (uncredited)
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
movieMagical Mystery Tour
1967
Self / Major McCartney / Brown Nosed Magician
tvOmnibus
1967
Self
movieMonument
1967
Self (archive footage)
movieEl Rey en Londres
1966
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
1966
Self - The Beatles
movieThe Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
1966
Self - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar
movieReflections on Love
1966
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Beatles
1965
Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)
movieHelp!
1965
Paul
movieDoctor Who: The Chase
1965
Self (archive footage)
movieWhat's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964
Self - The Beatles Member
movieYeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
Self (archive footage)
tvTop of the Pops
1964
Self (archive footage) / Self
tvDoctor Who
1963
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvBambi
1948
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieThe Beatles - 1967-1970
Self (archive footage)
movieBuilding the Beatles
Self (Archive Footage)
Sound38
movieThe Beatles
2025
Musician
movieBeatles '64
2024
Songs
movieYesterday
2019
Songs
movieTo the Arctic 3D
2012
Original Music Composer
movieVanilla Sky
2001
Songs
movieTuesday
2001
Original Music Composer
movieBallad of the Skeletons
1997
Original Music Composer
movieTropic Island Hum
1997
Songs, Vocals
movieUS Rushes
1997
Music
movieRupert and the Frog Song
1985
Original Music Composer
movieGive My Regards to Broad Street
1984
Songs, Original Music Composer, Music, Vocals
movieThe Cooler
1982
Original Music Composer
movieEmpty Hand
1976
Original Music Composer
movieLive and Let Die
1973
Theme Song Performance
movieLet It Be
1970
Songs
movieYellow Submarine
1968
Music, Songs
movieThe Family Way
1966
Original Music Composer
movieHelp!
1965
Songs
Production25
movieHigh in the Clouds
2027
Producer
movieMan on the Run
2026
Executive Producer
movieBeatles '64
2024
Producer
movieThe Beatles LOVE
2024
Producer
tvThe Beatles: Get Back
2021
Producer
moviePaul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
2020
Executive Producer
moviePaul McCartney: Live from NYC
2018
Executive Producer
movieRockshow
2013
Executive Producer
movieThe Love We Make
2011
Executive Producer
moviePaul McCartney: In Red Square
2003
Executive Producer
moviePaul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
Executive Producer
movieWingspan
2001
Executive Producer
movieTropic Island Hum
1997
Executive Producer
tvThe Beatles Anthology
1995
Producer
movieGrateful Dead
1995
Producer
movieRupert and the Frog Song
1985
Executive Producer
movieThe Cooler
1982
Executive Producer
movieEmpty Hand
1976
Producer
movieLet It Be
1970
Executive Producer
movieMagical Mystery Tour
1967
Producer
Writing10
movieDaumier's Law
1992
Writer
movieGive My Regards to Broad Street
1984
Screenplay
movieMagical Mystery Tour
1967
Writer, Idea
