Paul McCartney
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.
Acted in
One Hand Clapping
2024
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MORELLA
2024
as Eleanor Rigby
The Bannfoot Ferry
2024
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Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
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Twiggy
2024
The Beach Boys
2024
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The Stones and Brian Jones
2024
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Paul McCartney: Got Back
2023
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Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023
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Thriller 40
2023
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The Beatles and the BBC
2023
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
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WHAM!
2023
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Elton John: Glastonbury 2023
2023
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Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023
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Louder Than Rock
2023
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The Trials of Heather Mills
2023
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
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Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
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The Sound of 007
2022
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The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
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If These Walls Could Sing
2022
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Paul McCartney at Glastonbury 2022
2022
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Paul McCartney Live: Glastonbury Festival 2022
2022
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
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Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende
2022
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The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
2022
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The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
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The Beatles: Get Back
2021
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Paul McCartney At The BBC
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
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The Beatles and India
2021
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Parkinson at 50
2021
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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021
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McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
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The Queen Carries On: A Gayle King Special
2021
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The Beatles: Let It Be
2021
Under the Volcano
2021
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This Is Pop
2021
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
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Paul McCartney at the Cavern Club
2020
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2020
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Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020
Meeting the Beatles in India
2020
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Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020
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History 101
2020
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One World: Together at Home
2020
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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
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Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
2019
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
2019
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The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
2019
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
2019
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Killing John Lennon
2019
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Understanding Lennon/McCartney
2018
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Wild Life
2018
Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018
2018
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Quincy
2018
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Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
2018
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Paul McCartney | Live at Grand Central Station
2018
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Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
2018
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The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
2018
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
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George Harrison - All Things Pass
2018
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Take Your Pills
2018
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GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
2017
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Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
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How the Beatles Changed the World
2017
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My Generation
2017
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
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Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
2017
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
2017
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
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Free to Rock
2017
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016
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Harry Benson: Shoot First
2016
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Paul Mccartney live at desert trip
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
2016
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story
2016
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Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
2016
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
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The Beatles 1
2015
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The Beatles 1+
2015
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Unity
2015
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015
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Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
2015
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Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
2015
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A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
2015
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Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
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Paul McCartney: Something NEW
2014
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BoJack Horseman
2014
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The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
2014
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Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
2014
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
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Beatles på Sverigeturné
2014
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Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
2013
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013
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P!NK: Staying True
2013
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Paul McCartney - BBC Radio 2 in Concert
2013
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Good Ol' Freda
2013
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Sound City
2013
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Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
2013
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Genius
2012
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
2012
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
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Produced By George Martin
2012
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
2012
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The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
2012
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London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
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Wings - First Flight 1969-1974
2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
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Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
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Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
2012
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Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca
2012
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Becoming the Beatles
2012
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The Winged Beetle
2012
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
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Beatles Stories
2011
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
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The Love We Make
2011
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Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
2011
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Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
2011
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
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Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium
2011
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
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The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
2011
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The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
2010
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Band On The Run - 25th Anniversary
2010
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All You Need Is Klaus
2010
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The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
2010
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Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
2010
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John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
2010
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Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
2010
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Hard Rock Calling 2010
2010
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
2010
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David Wants to Fly
2010
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
2010
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Paul McCartney: Up and Coming Brasil
2010
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
2009
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Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
2009
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2009
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
2009
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
2009
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...Sings the Beatles
2009
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The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
2009
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The Beatles on Record
2009
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How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
2009
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The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966
2009
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Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009
Al's Brain
2009
as Man on the Street
Brüno
2009
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The Motown Invasion
2009
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009
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All Together Now
2008
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Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
2008
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The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
2008
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Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008
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Paul McCartney: Live in Canada
2008
as Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitars, Ukelele, Grand Piano
Paul McCartney - Live in Quebec
2008
Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kiev
2008
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Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
2008
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
2008
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Paul McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum
2008
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Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years
2007
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
2007
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The Beatles: Help!
2007
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Paul McCartney: Live at BBC Electric Proms
2007
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Paul McCartney: Live at the Olympia Paris 2007
2007
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
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The Beatles Explosion
2007
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The Beatles: Love
2006
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Legends
2006
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Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
2006
30 Rock
2006
as Paul McCartney
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
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Paul McCartney and Wings - Lightspeed
2006
Live 8
2005
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Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road
2005
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
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Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
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Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2005
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The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
2005
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
2005
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
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20th Century Greats
2004
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Live Aid
2004
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Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004
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Paul McCartney - The Music and Animation Collection
2004
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Paul McCartney - Live at Glastonbury
2004
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The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
2004
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Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
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Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
2003
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The Beatles: Around the World
2003
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
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Concert for George
2003
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Paul McCartney: In Red Square
2003
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Beatles: The Journey
2003
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Brian Wilson: On Tour
2003
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
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Things They Said Today
2002
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Naqoyqatsi
2002
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
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Paul McCartney & Friends: The PeTA Concert for Party Animals
2002
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
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The Concert for New York City
2001
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Tuesday
2001
as voice
Wingspan
2001
as Himself
Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
1999
as Self - vocals & bass guitar
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
as Self [The Beatles] (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
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Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
1999
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The Beatles: A Celebration
1999
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
The Brian Epstein Story
1998
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V.I.P.
1998
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The Abbey Road Story
1998
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Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
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Ballad of the Skeletons
1997
Music for Montserrat
1997
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Go Cat Go!
1997
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Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
1997
Tropic Island Hum
1997
as Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various
The Beatles Story
1996
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Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
1996
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as A Beatle
The Beatles Anthology
1995
The Beatles Anthology
1995
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Help! War Child
1995
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
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The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
1994
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Paul Is Live In Concert – On the New World Tour
1994
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Paul is Live in Concert on The New World Tour
1994
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Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
1993
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Paul McCartney: Movin' On
1993
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Paul McCartney - Live in Charlotte
1993
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
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Paul McCartney: The Complete Up Close Rehearsal
1992
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
1992
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The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
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The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
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Paul McCartney's Get Back
1991
as Vocals, Bass
Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past
1991
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Paul McCartney: Unplugged
1991
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Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
1990
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Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
1990
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The Simpsons
1989
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MTV Unplugged
1989
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Paul McCartney: Put It There
1989
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Imagine: John Lennon
1988
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Eat the Rich
1987
as Banquet Guest
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
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The Paul McCartney Special
1986
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Bread
1986
as Paul McCartney
Fun with the Fab Four
1986
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Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
1986
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British Rock: The First Wave
1985
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Buddy Holly
1985
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Live Aid
1985
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Rupert and the Frog Song
1985
as Various Characters
Video AID
1985
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Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Paul
Al TV
1984
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Say Say Say
1983
as Paul McCartney
Harty
1983
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The Compleat Beatles
1982
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Timewatch
1982
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Paul McCartney - Take It Away
1982
The Cooler
1982
as Prisoner/Country Musician/Cowboy On Horseback (uncredited)
Desert Island Discs
1982
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The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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This Is Elvis
1981
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
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Rockshow
1980
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A Very Lovely Party: On Tour With Paul McCartney & Wings
1980
Back to the Egg
1979
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Wings Over the World
1979
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The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
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Paul McCartney and friends "Rockestra" session
1978
The South Bank Show
1978
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The Beatles at Shea Stadium
1977
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Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977
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The Day the Music Died
1977
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Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
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Wings Over Australia
1975
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Midi Première
1975
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Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
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The Society of the Spectacle
1974
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Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
1974
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James Paul McCartney
1973
Musikladen
1972
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The Bruce McMouse Show
1972
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Great Performances
1971
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Let It Be
1970
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24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
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The Beatles: Something
1969
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The Beatles - Abbey Road
1969
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The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
1969
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
1969
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
1969
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
1969
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The Beatles Mod Odyssey
1968
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The Beatles: Revolution
1968
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The Beatles: Hey Jude
1968
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Yellow Submarine
1968
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The Movie Orgy
1968
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Magical Mystery Tour
1967
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Omnibus
1967
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All You Need Is Love
1967
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Our World
1967
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Monument
1967
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Mal Evans on Vacation
1966
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El Rey en Londres
1966
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Beatles - Tokyo, Japan 66
1966
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Die Beatles
1966
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Reflections on Love
1966
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
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The Beatles: Live in Paris
1965
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The Beatles
1965
Help!
1965
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Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
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Pop Gear
1965
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The Beatles Unauthorized
1965
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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964
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The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
1964
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A Hard Day's Night
1964
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The Beatles Sing for Shell
1964
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The Beatles in Australia
1964
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Around the Beatles
1964
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The Beatles - Live at the Washington Coliseum
1964
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The Beatles: Live in Washington DC
1964
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
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Top of the Pops
1964
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Top of the Pops
1964
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Top of the Pops
1964
The Beatles Come to Town
1963
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The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
1963
The Mersey Sound
1963
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The Beatles
1963
as Bass Guitar
The Morecambe & Wise Show
1961
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The Oscars
1953
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Bambi Awards
1948
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It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
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The Beatles are Coming
Spinal Tap II
The Beatles - 1967-1970
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Man on the Run
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