Person
Don McLean
Acting · Born 1945-10-02
Biography
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".
Known for
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Midnight Special
Self
Solid Gold
Self
Classic Albums
Self
Where Are They Now?
Self
Disco
Self
Seaside Special
1975
The Marti Caine Show
1979
The Flight of Dragons
The Balladeer (voice)
Filmography
- 2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"Self
- 2020Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSelf (archive footage)
- 2017Don McLean: American PieSelf
- 2017Buddy Holly: Rave OnSelf
- 2013Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a GenerationSelf
- 2012The Real LoveSelf
- 2009When Woodstock Was YoungSelf
- 2005Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron
- 2001Don McLean: Starry, Starry Nightas himself
- 1999Where Are They Now?Self
- 1999Behind The Music: The Day The Music DiedSelf
- 1997Garth Live from Central ParkSelf - Guest
- 1997Classic AlbumsSelf
- 1997The Lost DaughterBellboy
- 1982The Flight of DragonsThe Balladeer (voice)
- 1982The Weavers: Wasn't That a TimeSelf
- 1980Solid GoldSelf
- 1979Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
- 1979The Marti Caine Show
- 1975Seaside Special
- 1972The Midnight SpecialSelf
- 1971DiscoSelf
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- —The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973Self
- —Till Tomorrow: Don McLeanSelf
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