Person
Carl Wilson
Acting · 1946–1998 · Hawthorne, California, USA
Biography
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their lead guitarist, as the younger brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson, and as the group's de facto leader in the early 1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death.
Known for
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
Self - The Beach Boys
Full House
Carl Wilson
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Home Improvement
Carl Wilson
T. J. Hooker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Legends
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
Self
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2026Music is God Speaking – Brian WilsonSelf
- 2024The Beach BoysSelf (archive footage)
- 2023A Grammy Salute to The Beach BoysSelf (archive footage)
- 2016The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971Self
- 2014Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-RogerSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982Self (archive footage)
- 2012Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California MythHimself
- 2010Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969Self (archive footage)
- 20091974: On the Road With The Beach BoysSelf
- 2008The Wrecking CrewSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2008Beach Boys: Surfin' SuccessSelf
- 2007Cease to ExistSelf (archive footage)
- 2007The Swinging 60's - The Beach BoysSelf (archive footage)
- 2006LegendsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005The Colbert ReportSelf - Guest
- 2005The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be NiceSelf
- 2004The Beach Boys - California SurfinSelf (archive footage)
- 2003The Beach Boys: The Lost ConcertSelf (uncredited)
- 2003Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980Self
- 2000The Beach Boys: Endless HarmonySelf
- 1996The Beach Boys: Nashville SoundsSelf
- 1995Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These TimesSelf
- 199530th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo DiddleySelf
- 1993The Beach Boys TodaySelf
- 1991Home ImprovementCarl Wilson
- 1987Full HouseCarl Wilson
- 1987The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In WaikikiSelf
- 1985The Beach Boys: An American BandSelf
- 1982T. J. HookerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf - The Beach Boys
- 1981The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 1980The Beach Boys: A Celebration ConcertSelf
- 1980Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach BoysSelf
- 1980The Beach Boys: Live At KnebworthSelf
- 1977Mighty Good: The BeatlesSelf
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKSelf (The Beach Boys)
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKSelf - Beach Boys member
- 1969The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969Self
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1965The Jack Benny HourSelf (uncredited)
- 1965The Monkey's UncleSelf - The Beach Boys
- 1965The Girls on the BeachSelf
- 1964The T.A.M.I. ShowSelf - The Beach Boys
- 1962One Man's ChallengeSelf
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
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