Don McLean
Known for: Acting
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".
Filmography
Series
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
2005
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Series
Solid Gold
Self
1980
Series
Disco
Self
1971
Series
Seaside Special
1975
Series
The Marti Caine Show
1979
Film
The Flight of Dragons
The Balladeer (voice)
1982
Film
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Self
2022
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Self
2020
Film
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self
2013
Film
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self
1999
Film
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Self
1982
Film
The Lost Daughter
Bellboy
1997
Film
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Self
2017
Film
The Real Love
Self
2012
Film
Garth Live from Central Park
Self - Guest
1997
Film
When Woodstock Was Young
Self
2009
Film
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
Self
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
as himself
2001
Film
Don McLean: American Pie
Self
2017
Till Tomorrow: Don McLean
Self