Known for movies
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
as Himself
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
as Producer
Let It Be (1970)
as Producer
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
as George
Short Info
| Net Worth | $400 million |
| Date Of Birth | February 25, 1943 |
| Died | November 29, 2001, Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Spouse | Olivia Harrison, Pattie Boyd, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love |
| Mark | His usual beard. |
| Fact | Was called "my archangel" by Srila Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna movement. |
George Harrison was born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England. His parents, Harold and Louise Harrison, were both music lovers, and his father was a busker and a singer in a local band. George had two younger brothers, Peter and Harry. When George was five years old, his parents bought him a ukulele, and he soon began taking guitar lessons.
George’s early musical influences were the Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Carl Perkins. He was also a fan of skiffle music, which was popular in Britain in the 1950s. In 1957, George saw Elvis Presley perform in Liverpool, and he was so impressed that he decided he wanted to be a rock star.
In 1958, George formed his first band, the Quarrymen, with some friends from his neighborhood. The Quarrymen later evolved into the Beatles, and the rest is history.
As a member of the Beatles, George achieved international fame and fortune. He wrote some of the group’s most popular songs, including “Here Comes the Sun” and “Something.” He also played a pivotal role in introducing Indian music and culture to the West through his friendship with Ravi Shankar.
After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, George embarked on a successful solo career. He released several well-received albums, including All Things Must Pass, Living in the Material World, and Cloud Nine. He also continued to pursue his interest in Indian music and culture, and he helped organize the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.
George Harrison was married twice and had one child. He first married Patricia Anne Boyd in 1966, and they had a son, Dhani, in 1978. George and Patricia divorced in 1977. George married Olivia Arias in 1978, and they remained married until his death in 2001.
George Harrison died of cancer on November 29, 2001, at the age of 58. He was survived by his wife, Olivia, and his son, Dhani.
General Info
| Full Name | George Harrison |
| Net Worth | $400 million |
| Date Of Birth | February 25, 1943 |
| Died | November 29, 2001, Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Height | 1.77 m |
| Profession | Record producer, Multi-instrumentalist, Film Score Composer, Singer-songwriter, Film producer, Guitarist, Keyboard Player, Actor, Organist, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love |
| Education | Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, Dovedale Primary School, Dovedale County Primary School, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love |
| Nationality | British |
Family
| Spouse | Olivia Harrison, Pattie Boyd, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love |
| Children | Dhani Harrison |
| Parents | Harold Hargreaves Harrison, Louise French, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love |
| Siblings | Louise Harrison, Harry Harrison, Peter Harrison, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Billboard Music Century Award, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, NME Award for Best Single, British Independent Film Award – Lifeti... |
| Music Groups | My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Give Me Love, The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, Delaney & Bonnie |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Brit Award for Br... |
| Movies | Time Bandits, Shanghai Surprise, Withnail and I, A Hard Day's Night, Little Malcolm, The Rutles, Yellow Submarine, Track 29, A Private Function, The Missionary, Bellman and True, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Checking Out, The Concert for Bangladesh, Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles: Eight Days ... |
| TV Shows | The Simpsons, The Beatles, The Beatles Anthology |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | His usual beard. |
| 2 | Long hair |
| 3 | Songs about love |
| 4 | His Gretsch Country Gentleman electric guitar |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | If we'd know we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder. |
| 2 | I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For [John Lennon] and [Paul McCartney], songwriting is pretty important and guitar playing is a means to an end. |
| 3 | [in 1987, about the inspiration for the song "Taxman"] It's not so bad these days, is it? They pay 52% or something. In those days we used to make a pound and give 'em 19 shillings and threepence out of a pound. But it's not quite as bad. But, you know, you have to live where you want to live, really. |
| 4 | [on life and experience] Experience is the main reason why we're here, I think, in the world to gain experience and from our experience we gain knowledge. Oh, I think so, anyway. Knowledge and if we get any knowledge then we gain liberation, you know, we free ourselves. |
| 5 | [on the process of making his album "Cloud Nine"] I'm at ease with myself, maybe. I'm happy to be making records, by getting away from the music business I was in a good mood to do it, you know, it's just the fun of doing it and just trying to sustain the energy and the interest. |
| 6 | [on creating the album "Cloud Nine"] I thought, "I'm not going to make one of them, you know, sort of clattery records like everybody else seems to be doing this period. I'm going to make a record like something like I did 20 years ago". Just like a rock n' roll band making a record. We had real saxes and real guitars, real pianos, real drums, real people playing real songs. |
| 7 | [on Ringo Starr] Yeah, it's like a built-in thing. If I play a song to Ringo I don't need to say to him, "You know, I want it to go like this"; I just play it and he joins in. He's got a great feel. Ringo's like I sort of don't practice much on the guitar, I sort of pick up and play it when I need to and he's the same. He never practices, he's a very naughty boy. But he just gets his sticks and he just does it and it sounds just like Ringo and he can hold the rock steady all day long. |
| 8 | [about Eric Clapton] I've been friends with Eric for years. And I think I always will be. He's a lovely fella and I love him very dearly. And he, and I just called him up again and you know I'm doing an album ["Cloud Nine"]. "Eric could you come and play?". Sure, he came over and played great stuff. "Devil's Radio", "Cloud Nine", he does a nice little solo on the end of "That's What It Takes" and also the other one on the second side, "The Wreck of the Hesperus. |
| 9 | [on his song "Someplace Else"] I did write the song specifically at the request of the producer of the' Madonna' movie and it was the love song for the naughty couple. So I re-cut that song "Someplace Else" and the other song called "Breath Away from Heaven", which is slightly Chinese-sounding. Well, it's supposed to be just slightly Chinese-sounding, I re-grooved that as well from the soundtrack album, from the soundtrack version. So those two were both from Shanghai Surprise (1986). |
| 10 | [on his song "Just for Today"[ It says, "Just for today, don't worry about anything, just try and deal with one thing at a time". Bbasically, it's really for everybody. It's generally a reminder just for today to keep cool and don't try and deal with everything all at once and that kind of thing. |
| 11 | [about his song "Got My Mind Set On You"] Ah, it was an old song from about 1959, I think, the writer's name is Rudy Clark. I don't know who he is but it was an excellent song, but the old version I heard of it was a bit antique and doesn't really sound like my version of it, but the song itself had stuck in my head for 20-odd years and just came out on this album ["Cloud Nine"]. But it rocks along, it's quite a good choice. |
| 12 | [on how he picked the title for his album "Cloud Nine"] I couldn't really think of, I racked my brain for weeks and months to try and think of a title because I was trying not to have a song title. We had various titles, had hundreds of them, you know, but the next day none of them seemed to work, you know. It was called "Fab" for a bit, but a lot of people liked "Fab" because they get the joke, it was called so many things in the end I just had to have a title, otherwise the album would never have come out. As there were clouds on the cover, we called it "Cloud Nine". I mean, when you look at the cover it could have been called "Spot the Loony!". But I thought, you know, they may not go for that. |
| 13 | [in 1997, about his battle with throat cancer] I got it purely from smoking. Luckily, they found that this nodule was more of a warning than anything else. I'm not going to die on you folks just yet. Life is like a raindrop on a lotus leaf. Everybody realizes that you are either a very lucky person or you're not. |
| 14 | It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite. |
| 15 | [on the reasons why he became a vegetarian] People are simply screwing up when they go out and buy beefsteak, which is killing them with cancer and heart troubles. The stuff costs a fortune, too. You could feed a thousand people with lentil soup for the cost of half a dozen filets. |
| 16 | [on his teenage years in Liverpool] You couldn't get a cup of sugar, let alone a rock-and-roll record. |
| 17 | [at his induction into the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame] It's a shame Paul [Paul McCartney] can't be here, because he was the one who had the speech in his pocket. |
| 18 | [his last public statement, issued after his death] Everything else can wait but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another. |
| 19 | I'd rather be a musician than a rock star. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | At a Pink Floyd concert in Detroit in 1994, George went backstage and spoke to a man who he believed to be Steve O'Rourke, the group's manager, only to find to his embarrassment that it was Nick Mason. |
| 2 | George's 1968 custom Fender Telecaster "Rosewood" guitar (Serial #235594) (that was used in Let It Be (1970) and for The Beatles' final live roof-top performance) was bought at auction in 2003 by actor Ed Begley Jr.. |
| 3 | Brother of Harry Harrison, Peter Harrison and Louise Harrison. |
| 4 | Friends with Eric Idle. |
| 5 | Attended the funeral of Linda McCartney (Paul McCartney's first wife), on 8 June 1998. |
| 6 | The last song he wrote was "A Horse To Water.". |
| 7 | He became the first recipient of the Billboard Century Award, an honour presented to music artists for significant bodies of work. [1992]. |
| 8 | Was posthumously honored with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. [8 February 2015]. |
| 9 | He asked Peter Tork to record some banjo for the score of Wonderwall (1968). Tork's banjo playing was featured in the film. |
| 10 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 14, 2009. |
| 11 | Harrison knew Julian Lennon (John Lennon's first son) since birth. |
| 12 | The remaining members of The Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, appeared in both of his videos: "All Those Years Ago", about the death of their own singing partner, John Lennon, and "When We Was Fab", which was used in reference of Beatlemania. |
| 13 | He gave a slang word to the national vocabulary. In The Beatles' first movie A Hard Day's Night (1964), Harrison used the word "grotty" to describe some items of clothing. "Grotty" (meaning "grotesque") caught on as an actual slang word used frequently in the 1960s. It is still used, albeit sparingly, to this day. According to John Lennon, Harrison "used to cringe every time he had to say it.". |
| 14 | The only one of The Beatles to have cancer deaths in his family, before the same disease caught up with him. |
| 15 | Between 1971-2001, he made 27 movies with Handmade Films, and had a remarkable/non-remarkable 60 singles, under a variety of categories. 1 of them went to #1. |
| 16 | He was voted as a guitarist as the 11th of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, by "Rolling Stone.". |
| 17 | After the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison began a long association with Ringo Starr, who participated in either his or Harrison's songs: "It Don't Come Easy," "Photograph," "Back Off Boogaloo," "I'll Still Love You," and "Wrack My Brain.". |
| 18 | During the escalation in Beatlemania from 1964 to 1966, Harrison got through flights by taking uppers and drinking whiskey and coke. Decades later, his memories of this time focused almost entirely on the horrors of airplanes, airports, cars and crowds. |
| 19 | He was inspired by Lonnie Donegan, who taught him how to play the guitar, after listening to Donegan, growing up. |
| 20 | Was a longtime friend of 'Weird Al' Yankovic. Yankovic wrote a parody of "Got My Mind Set on You", called "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long". It was released as a song off his album "Even Worse". |
| 21 | In 1974 a former secretary who was working at A&M Records, Olivia Harrison, had spoken to Harrison many times over the phone. He was impressed and sent a friend to scout her out. Harrison and Olivia met at a party and the two soon formed a romantic relationship, and the two got married after his divorce from Pattie Boyd was final. |
| 22 | Performed at The Concert for the Natural Law Party Royal Albert Hall in London, England, along with Ringo Starr, Starr's daughter, Lee Starkey and Julian Lennon. [6 April 1992]. |
| 23 | Was supposed to help Julian Lennon on the slide guitar for the song, "Help Yourself," but wasn't able to make it because he had to attend Eric Clapton's son's funeral. Instead, George sent Julian the samples. |
| 24 | When it was his final show at Madison Square Garden in New York, he told 11-year-old Julian Lennon to tell his father, John Lennon, "All is forgiven and I still love you." That was the last time Harrison saw Lennon before his death. |
| 25 | His idols were: Big Bill Broonzy, George Formby, Django Reinhardt, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry and Ry Cooder. |
| 26 | The first of The Beatles to wear a mop-top haircut. |
| 27 | In early 1956, he had an epiphany: while riding his bicycle, he heard Elvis Presley's, "Heartbreak Hotel", playing from a nearby house, and the song piqued his interest in rock and roll. He often sat at the back of the class drawing guitars in his schoolbooks, and later commented, "I was totally into guitars.". |
| 28 | Before the breakup of The Beatles, he purchased and restored the buildings of Friar Park, a 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames. |
| 29 | When he was a young boy he collected photos of racing drivers and their cars; by 12 years of age he had attended his first race, the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree. |
| 30 | By late 1986, after a substantial break, Harrison felt the desire to make music again. He asked former Electric Light Orchestra lead vocalist, fellow guitarist and fellow musician, Jeff Lynne to co-produce a new album, "Cloud Nine," with him. The album went platinum, after his 1970 multi-platinum album, "All Things Must Pass," 17 years earlier. |
| 31 | A devout Monty Python fan. |
| 32 | Was very good friends with: Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Neil Young, Paul Simon, David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Billy Preston, Neil Aspinall, Neil Innes, Carl Perkins and Roger McGuinn. |
| 33 | Like fellow member of The Beatles John Lennon, Harrison was known to be a very private person. |
| 34 | Founded his own record label, Dark Horse Records, in 1974. |
| 35 | Began playing the slide guitar at age 27. At that time, Harrison began to incorporate it into his solo work, which allowed him to mimic many traditional Indian instruments, including the sarangi and the dilruba. |
| 36 | In the early 1960s when The Beatles were a backup group for Tony Sheridan, George co-wrote with John Lennon an instrumental, "Cry For A Shadow". The title was a reference to a disbanded British group. |
| 37 | During his November 1976 appearance on Saturday Night Live (1975), he appeared and sang, in a video titled "This Song". It referenced the then popular controversy over the similarity in the melody of his mega-hit "My Sweet Lord"(1971) and that of The Chiffons' 1963 hit "He's So Fine". |
| 38 | First musician of the pop era to introduce the sitar when he played it on "Norwegian Wood" from the The Beatles' album "Rubber Soul" (1965). This was the first time the Indian instrument had been played on a pop single. Rivals The Rolling Stones soon followed with sitar accompaniment on their hit "Paint It Black" (1966). |
| 39 | Portrayed by Sam Bell in Nowhere Boy (2009). |
| 40 | He and The Beatles were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 41 | Though the guitar chord - 7th + sharpened 9th - became known as "The Hendrix Chord" through its heavy use on "Foxy Lady" and "Purple Haze," the 7#9 was actually used several months earlier by Harrison on "Taxman" from The Beatles' 1966 album "Revolver". |
| 42 | Through good friend Eric Clapton, Delaney Bramlett introduced him to playing slide guitar, which he would use after The Beatles. |
| 43 | Former schoolmate of Paul McCartney; the two got acquainted riding the same bus every day, carrying their first guitars. After McCartney joined John Lennon's Quarrymen, Harrison began turning up at their shows, and filled in when other members weren't available. Lennon objected to having a "kid" join the band, but McCartney persuaded him. |
| 44 | The first song he wrote was "Don't Bother Me", while he was sick in hospital. He said later, "It was an exercise, to see if I *could* write a song". |
| 45 | After The Beatles broke up, he was the first of them to have a #1 hit as a solo artist ("My Sweet Lord" December 1970). |
| 46 | Is portrayed by Chris O'Neill in Backbeat (1994). |
| 47 | On 11/11/04 The Beatles were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. |
| 48 | Is portrayed by Chris Cound in The Linda McCartney Story (2000). |
| 49 | He was the youngest member of The Beatles. |
| 50 | Originally submitted his album "Somwhere In England" in 1980 with a psychedelic cover and four rather downbeat songs. Warner Brothers rejected the album and ordered a new cover and four new, more upbeat songs. It was around this time that John Lennon died, and Harrison decided to re-arrange his song "All Those Years Ago" as a tribute to Lennon and sing it himself (he originally thought it should be a Ringo Starr tune). Starr had recorded percussion, which was used in the final track. At the same time Paul McCartney asked if he could come over to George's house so George could do some guitar work on Paul's song "Wanderlust." It was the first time McCartney and Harrison had been together since the break-up of The Beatles in 1970. Harrison asked Paul, wife Linda McCartney and Denny Laine to record backing vocals for his song, "All Those Years Ago." After recording the song, McCartney decided that Harrison didn't need to record the guitar part and he'd use a horn ensemble instead. After three other songs were recorded, and a new photo shot at an art gallery in London, the album was resubmitted and accepted. Based on the strength of a new Beatles "reunion" (on "All Those Years Ago"), the album was released to critical and commercial excitement. "All Those Years Ago" became Harrison's first top-ten hit in eight years. |
| 51 | After eight years being idle, he decided to tour in 1974 despite a bad voice due to some throat problems. The tour was a critical and commercial disaster, with unfair severe criticism for the opening act of "Ravi Shankar and Friends", Harrison's voice (which was called "Dark Hoarse") and his preaching. He was so disillusioned and angry with the incident that he never toured in America again, only going to Japan in 1992 for a very large sum and Eric Clapton's back-up band. |
| 52 | Disillusioned with working for a major label, he quickly and hastily recorded "Gone Troppo" in 1982 to fulfill his contract. When asked to renew, he refused. He also refused to do any publicity for the album, which he thought of as second-rate. Due to the shoddy publicity campaign by Warner Brothers for the album, it was a flop and its highest chart position was #108. Harrison decided not to make another album for five years. When he did, the album, "Cloud Nine", was a smash, landing in the #1 spot. |
| 53 | Was actually hurt by the critical savaging of Shanghai Surprise (1986) and its subsequent financial failure, because he had very little to do with it and his name was on the film. In later years he said that his songs were the victims of the film's failure. |
| 54 | The only one of The Beatles whose childhood was not marred by personal tragedy. |
| 55 | After his lung cancer was found to have returned in March 2001, Harrison was operated on in June and had half of one lung removed. By November of that year however the cancer had spread to his brain, making recovery impossible. |
| 56 | Together with Eric Clapton, he wrote the Cream hit "Badge." He also played the song's lead guitar track up to the bridge. |
| 57 | In 1978, The Rolling Stones album "Some Girls" was withdrawn from stores after several stars whose photos appeared on the original cover (including Lucille Ball, Raquel Welch, Farrah Fawcett, Lee Majors and Red Buttons) threatened to sue. The album was re-released with a "censored" cover; Harrison's photo appears on both versions. He joked publicly that he'd sue the Stones "if they removed his photo." |
| 58 | Brother-in-law of Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood was married to Jenny Boyd, Pattie Boyd's sister). |
| 59 | Treated for throat cancer in 1997, which went into remission the next year. |
| 60 | Was a member of The Traveling Wilburys, along with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra. |
| 61 | Although rightly considered the shyest pf The Beatles, Harrison loved comedy and often associated with Monty Python through the 1970s. |
| 62 | Was an ace Monopoly player. |
| 63 | Spoke German, but not fluently |
| 64 | When Lorne Michaels offered The Beatles $3000 to appear on Saturday Night Live (1975), Harrison actually took him up on the offer and performed on the show. The joke was that Michaels was offering $750 per Beatle, and Harrison wanted the full $3000. As a tribute, this appearance was re-aired as part of "Weekend Update" the Saturday after Harrison died. |
| 65 | He was the youngest of four children (Louise, Harold Jr. and Peter were his older siblings), and came from the most "normal" home of any of The Beatles. Father Harry drove a Liverpool city bus, while mother Louise gave dance lessons at their home. The Harrisons were common-sense people, but allowed their children to pursue their dreams, and encouraged George to take up music. Mrs. Harrison invited The Beatles over to practice early in their career, and sometimes came to see them perform. The family remained close, even after daughter Louise married and moved to America, and George became famous; Louise frequently made herself available for media interviews about her younger brother, and hosted his early American visits. He provided enough money for his parents to retire comfortably, while his home at Friar Park was a family affair indeed, tended by he and his older brothers. His mother died of cancer in 1970, and he wrote "Deep Blue" in reaction to her death. His father died (also of cancer) in 1978, having adopted some of his son's spiritual beliefs; George and wife Olivia later related that they'd awoken that same night, to a strange blue light in the room, and a vision of Harry smiling at them. |
| 66 | A federal court in New York ruled in 1976 that his song "My Sweet Lord" was a copyright infringement on the 1963 Laurie Records hit "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons. "My Sweet Lord" contained a similar repetition of two musical phrases ("sol-mi-re" and "sol-la-do-la-do") found in "He's So Fine," along with identical harmonies. Although the court found that Harrison did not intend to plagiarize "He's So Fine," it ruled that, having been familiar with the song, he had "subconsciously" copied its melody (Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd., 420 F.Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y. Aug 31, 1976). Appeals dragged the case on into the 1990s, with Harrison's former manager Allen Klein becoming the plaintiff when he bought Bright Tunes. Harrison eventually ended up owning both songs, while Klein's reputation suffered from his "changing sides" in the suit. |
| 67 | Was called "my archangel" by Srila Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna movement. |
| 68 | Overcame both hepatitis in the mid-1970s (which caused a delay in the release of his album "Thirty-Three and 1/3"), and a cocaine addiction in the early 1980s. |
| 69 | Harrison was cremated within hours of his death, and his ashes were later scattered along the Ganges River in India, in accordance with his last wishes. |
| 70 | A controversy arose in the days after Harrison's death, when it turned out his death certificate listed a bogus address; it was revealed he had died at Paul McCartney's Los Angeles house, whose address they'd wanted to keep secret. McCartney described the late Harrison as "my baby brother". |
| 71 | Had his own professional 16-track recording studio installed at Friar Park, where nearly all his solo records after "All Things Must Pass" were made (album credits usually mention "Friar Park Studio", or "F.P.S.H.O.T."). In the 1980s Jeff Lynne, used to working with 48-track digital machines, found it startling to have to rethink his approach to record with Harrison, but found it refreshing in the long run (the band Shakespear's Sister also borrowed the studio in the early 1990s, to record "Hormonally Yours"). |
| 72 | Wrote an autobiography titled "I Me Mine" in the late 1970s (which he described in the introduction as "the small change of a short lifetime"), and included reproductions of the original handwritten lyrics to nearly all his songs. The book was originally issued as an exclusive leather-bound edition by Genesis Books for about $350 per copy; a less-expensive hardback edition was later published by Simon and Schuster. |
| 73 | Was the first of The Beatles to produce a "solo" album, with his soundtrack album to Joe Massot's film Wonderwall (1968) (Paul McCartney had earlier composed the score for The Family Way (1966), but did not produce or play on the recordings). Songs were recorded both in India (featuring Ashish Khan and guests) and England; the English tracks featured Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Peter Tork (each performing under pseudonyms) and former Beatles rivals The Remo Four, from Liverpool. |
| 74 | In January of 2002 the re-release of "My Sweet Lord" reached #1 in the UK, replacing Aaliyah's "More Than A Woman". It was the first time there have been two consecutive posthumous #1 hits in the UK. |
| 75 | Was the second of The Beatles to become a vegetarian, after Ringo Starr but before Paul McCartney. According to his first wife Pattie Boyd, Harrison would allow neither meat nor fish to be brought into his house. |
| 76 | In the early 1970s Eric Clapton fell madly in love with Pattie Boyd (at the time married to Harrison) and wrote "Layla" about her; when she refused to leave George for him, Clapton became so distraught and depressed he turned to heroin and developed a severe addiction. By 1974, feeling abandoned by George's obsession with Indian culture, Pattie left George for Eric and the Harrisons' divorce was finalized in 1977. Two years later, Pattie and Eric were married (they divorced in 1988). Through it all, George, Eric and Pattie remained the best of friends - George attended the Claptons' wedding reception and commented, "I'd rather she was with him than some dope". (Clapton and Harrison called each other "husbands-in-law."). |
| 77 | In 1968 Eric Clapton played guitar on George's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on The Beatles' "White Album". Also, George was at Eric's home in England and wrote "Here Comes the Sun" while skipping a board meeting for the band's company, Apple Corps. |
| 78 | George met Pattie Boyd on the set of A Hard Day's Night (1964). She was engaged at the time, but George kept asking her out until she gave in. They were married in 1966. |
| 79 | Liked jelly babies (a softer version of jelly beans). |
| 80 | Got a job as an apprentice electrician at age 16 but didn't have the interest to continue it. With one son a mechanic and another a groundskeeper, father Harry hoped his sons would go into business together once George finished his apprenticeship. Harry let George quit to become a working musician, though, when The Beatles began to get weekly bookings, figuring he was young and could still "start over" if music didn't work out. |
| 81 | Attended Dovedale Road Primary School (now Dovedale Road Junior School) and the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys (now the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts). |
| 82 | In 1979 he was co-founder, executive producer and principal partner of HandMade Films, a position he held until 1994. |
| 83 | He and his fellow members of The Beatles were awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours List. |
| 84 | Son, Dhani Harrison (born 1 August 1978) was a student at Brown University. |
| 85 | He played 26 instruments: guitar, sitar, four-string guitar, bass guitar, arp bass, violin, tamboura, dobro, swordmandel, tabla, organ, piano, moog synthesizer, harmonica, autoharp, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, claves, African drum, conga drum, tympani, ukulele, mandolin, marimba and Jal-Tarang. |
| 86 | Wrote the introduction to a biography on sitarist Ravi Shankar. |
| 87 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles January 20, 1988. |
| 88 | On 30 December 1999, an intruder broke into his Oxfordshire mansion, stabbing him multiple times in the chest. Harrison and his wife fought the intruder and detained him for the police. |
| 89 | Lead guitarist of The Beatles. |
| 90 | A good deal of confusion as to his real birthday was solved when a family birth record noted him as being born shortly before midnight around 11:50 P.M.) on February 24th, 1943. He had believed his birthday was February 25th for his entire life. |
| 91 | As of 1998, his older sister Louise Harrison was living in southern Illinois. |
Pictures
Movies
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunca es tarde | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | 2016 | writer: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| De wereld draait door | 2013-2016 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Miracles from Heaven | 2016 | writer: "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Scandal | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records | 2015 | Documentary performer: "All Things Must Pass" / writer: "All Things Must Pass" | |
| Parks and Recreation | 2015 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Ochéntame... otra vez | 2015 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Divendres | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Ritmes del cor | 2014 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Mentre la guitarra plora amb mi" | |
| Cilla | 2014 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode | |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Awake: The Life of Yogananda | 2014 | Documentary performer: "Give Me Love Give Me Peace On Earth" / writer: "Give Me Love Give Me Peace On Earth" | |
| The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | 2014 | TV Special writer: "Something", "Here Comes the Sun", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| The Beatles: llegada a EE.UU. | 2014 | Documentary short performer: "Photograph" / writer: "Photograph" | |
| The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | 2014 | TV Special writer: "Photograph" | |
| Atop the Fourth Wall | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Boyhood | 2014/I | performer: "What Is Life" - uncredited / writer: "What Is Life" - uncredited | |
| Infinitely Polar Bear | 2014 | performer: "Run of the Mill" / writer: "Run of the Mill" | |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2013-2014 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| One Hit Wonderland | 2013 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Glee | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Romy, ich bin krank | 2013 | Documentary short writer: "Cry For A Shadow" | |
| Danville 2nd Ward Young Men | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Els matins a TV3 | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Twenty Feet from Stardom | 2013 | Documentary performer: "Wah Wah" / writer: "Wah Wah" | |
| Por Ahora | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| Mai caminaràs sol | 2012 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Vull amor" | |
| Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | 2012 | writer: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| Not Fade Away | 2012 | writer: "I Want To Tell You" | |
| Retail Therapy | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Savages | 2012 | writer: "Here Comes The Sun" | |
| London Calling | 2012 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| No me la puc treure del cap | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2012 performer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| CSI: NY | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2011 | Documentary writer: "Savoy Truffle" | |
| When Rock Goes Acoustic | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Within You, Without You" - uncredited | |
| How I Met Your Mother | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| American Idol | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Hooker with a Heart of Gold | 2010 | performer: "Got My Mind Set On You" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| As Melhores Coisas do Mundo | 2010 | writer: "Something" | |
| Dancing on Ice | 2010 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
| 20 to 1 | 2010 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| SOKO Stuttgart | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? | 2009 | performer: "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | |
| Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam Live at the Gaiety Theatre | 2009 | Video documentary writer: "Hear Me Lord" | |
| Hi havia una vegada el disc de La Marató | 2009 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Sense tu" | |
| Nowhere Boy | 2009 | writer: "In Spite of All the Danger" | |
| ...Sings The Beatles | 2009 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" | |
| Memòries de la tele | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | 2009 | Video Game writer: "Here Comes the Sun", "I Me Mine", "If I Needed Someone", "Something", "Taxman", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Within You Without You", "Within You Without You/Tommorrow Never Knows" | |
| The Beatles on Record | 2009 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Blue Jay Way", "I Me Mine" | |
| Cheap Trick: Sgt. Pepper Live | 2009 | Video writer: "Within You Without You" | |
| Funny People | 2009 | performer: "Give Me Love Give Me Peace on Earth" / writer: "Photograph", "Give Me Love Give Me Peace on Earth" | |
| Imagine That | 2009 | writer: "Here Comes the Sun", "Here Comes the Sun End Title Version" | |
| Away We Go | 2009 | performer: "What Is Life" / writer: "What Is Life" | |
| MusicalMENT | 2008 | TV Movie writer: "Ja surt el sol" | |
| Banda sonora | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2007 - 2008 performer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Tommy Emmanuel: Center Stage | 2008 | TV Movie writer: "Here Comes The Sun" | |
| L'isola dei famosi | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Bee Movie | 2007 | writer: "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | writer: "Flying", "Blue Jay Way", "Something", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| Idool 2007 | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Cesko hledá SuperStar | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Elvis Presley: Love Me Tender | 2006 | Video writer: "Something" | |
| The Hoax | 2006 | writer: "Here Comes the Sun" 1969 | |
| Aloha from Sweden | 2006 | Video writer: "Something" | |
| Mishehu Larutz Ito | 2006 | writer: "Here Comes The Sun" | |
| Todd Rundgren: Liars Live | 2005 | Video "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| Great Performances | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Jeff Healey Band: Live at Montreux 1999 | 2005 | Video documentary writer: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 1997 | |
| Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | 2005 | TV Special documentary performer: "Here Comes the Sun" / writer: "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Independent Lens | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004 | ||
| Ringo Starr and the All Starr Band 2003 | 2004 | TV Special documentary writer: "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Himalaya with Michael Palin | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004 | ||
| Shabatot VeHagim | 2000-2004 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Idol | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed | 2003 | TV Special documentary writer: "Badge" | |
| Back in the U.S. | 2002 | TV Special documentary writer: "Something" | |
| Eric Clapton: One More Car, One More Rider - Live on Tour 2001 | 2002 | Video documentary writer: "Badge" | |
| Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace | 2002 | TV Movie documentary writer: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| Operación triunfo | 2001 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle | 2001 | TV Short documentary performer: "THIS SONG", "GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU", "MY SWEET LORD" / writer: "HERE COMES THE SUN", "SOMETHING", "WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU", "THIS SONG", "MY SWEET LORD", "HANDLE WITH CARE" | |
| Ram Dass, Fierce Grace | 2001 | Documentary performer: "Be Here Now" / writer: "Be Here Now" | |
| All stars: De serie | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Big Daddy | 1999 | writer: "What Is Life" | |
| In My Life: A Unique Recording Project from Sir George Martin | 1998 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Patch Adams | 1998 | performer: "What Is Life" / writer: "What Is Life" | |
| Hideous Kinky | 1998 | writer: "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Without Limits | 1998 | writer: "Badge" | |
| The Parent Trap | 1998 | writer: "Here Comes The Sun" | |
| Everest | 1998 | Documentary short writer: "Here Comes the Sun", "All Things Must Pass", "Give Me Love", "Life Itself", "This is Love" | |
| Eric Clapton: Live in Hyde Park | 1997 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Badge" | |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1988-1994 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Point of No Return | 1993 | writer: "HERE COMES THE SUN" | |
| Die Hausmeisterin | 1992 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Eric Clapton: 24 Nights | 1991 | TV Special documentary writer: "Badge" | |
| The Wonder Years | 1988-1991 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Simpsons | 1991 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Look Who's Talking Too | 1990 | performer: "Got My Mind Set On You" | |
| Goodfellas | 1990 | performer: "What Is Life" / writer: "What Is Life" | |
| Stars in Their Eyes | 1990 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Nuns on the Run | 1990 | performer: "BLOW AWAY" / writer: "BLOW AWAY" | |
| The Cream of Eric Clapton | 1990 | Video documentary writer: "Badge" | |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | 1989 | lyrics: "Cheer Down" / music: "Cheer Down" / performer: "Cheer Down" / producer: "Cheer Down" | |
| Wilder Westen, inclusive | 1988 | TV Mini-Series writer: "Here Comes The Sun was" | |
| Spellbinder | 1988 | performer: "Devil's Radio" / writer: "Devil's Radio" | |
| Withnail & I | 1987 | writer: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | |
| Shanghai Surprise | 1986 | lyrics: "Shanghai Surprise", "Breath away from heaven", "Someplace Else", "Hottest gong in town" / music: "Shanghai Surprise", "Breath away from heaven", "Someplace Else", "Hottest gong in town", "Zig-Zag" / performer: "Shanghai Surprise", "Breath away from heaven", "Someplace Else" | |
| Bassey: You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet | 1985 | Video writer: "Something" | |
| Porky's Revenge | 1985 | performer: "I Don't Want To Do It" | |
| Fandango | 1985 | writer: "Badge" | |
| Water | 1985 | lyrics: "Celebration", "Focus of Attention" / music: "Celebration" | |
| Good and Bad at Games | 1983 | TV Movie writer: "Badge" | |
| The Greatest American Hero | 1982 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Sinatra: Concert for the Americas | 1982 | Video writer: "Something" - uncredited | |
| The Man and His Music | 1981 | TV Movie writer: "Something" - uncredited | |
| Time Bandits | 1981 | performer: "Dream Away" - uncredited / producer: "Dream Away" - uncredited / writer: "Dream Away" - uncredited | |
| Top of the Pops | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1976 performer - 1 episode, 1981 | ||
| WKRP in Cincinnati | 1981 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Play for Today | 1980 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Muppet Show | 1980 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Being There | 1979 | "Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces" | |
| The Secret Life of Plants | 1978 | Documentary "Here Comes the Sun" | |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | writer: "Here Comes The Sun" | |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 1978 | writer: "Do You Want to Know a Secret" | |
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie writer: "Nevertheless" | |
| House Calls | 1978 | "Something" | |
| Saturday Night Live | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1976 - 1977 performer - 1 episode, 1976 | ||
| Helter Skelter | 1976 | TV Movie writer: "Piggies", "Long, Long, Long" | |
| Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles | 1974 | Documentary short writer: "Something" | |
| Son of Dracula | 1974 | "Daybreak" | |
| Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii | 1973 | TV Special documentary writer: "Something" | |
| Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Rehearsal Concert | 1973 | TV Movie writer: "Something" | |
| Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town | TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1972 music - 1 episode, 1972 | ||
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Confessions of a Male Groupie | 1971 | writer: "My Sweet Lord" - uncredited | |
| Frank Sinatra: In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall | 1971 | TV Special writer: "Something" - uncredited | |
| Mad Dogs & Englishmen | 1971 | Documentary writer: "Something" | |
| Three for One | 1971 | writer: "My Sweet Lord" - uncredited | |
| Let It Be | 1970 | Documentary writer: "I Me Mine", "Dig It", "For You Blue" | |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | 1970 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Music Scene | 1969 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Yellow Submarine | 1968 | writer: "Love You To", "Think For Yourself", "It's All Too Much", "Only a Northern Song" | |
| Wonderwall | 1968 | "Ski-ing", "In the First Place" / writer: "Microbes", "Red Lady Too", "Tabla and Pakavaj", "In the Park", "Drilling a Home", "Guru Vandana", "Greasy Legs", "Ski-ing", "Gat Kirwani", "Dream Scene", "Party Seacombe", "Love Scene", "Crying", "Cowboy Music", "Fantasy Sequins", "On the Bed", "Glass Box", "Wonderwall to be Here", "Singing Om" | |
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie writer: "Flying", "Blue Jay Way" - uncredited | |
| The Beatles | 1965-1967 | TV Series writer - 4 episodes | |
| Hoepla | 1967 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1964-1965 | TV Series performer - 4 episodes | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Help! | 1965 | writer: "I Need You" 1965 | |
| A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | writer: "Don't Bother Me" 1963 - uncredited |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Dog Soup | 1990 | executive producer | |
| Nuns on the Run | 1990 | executive producer | |
| Checking Out | 1989 | executive producer | |
| How to Get Ahead in Advertising | 1989 | executive producer | |
| Powwow Highway | 1989 | executive producer | |
| The Raggedy Rawney | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Track 29 | 1988 | executive producer | |
| The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Bellman and True | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Five Corners | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Withnail & I | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Shanghai Surprise | 1986 | executive producer | |
| Mona Lisa | 1986 | executive producer | |
| Water | 1985 | executive producer | |
| A Private Function | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Bullshot Crummond | 1983 | executive producer | |
| Privates on Parade | 1983 | executive producer | |
| The Missionary | 1982 | executive producer | |
| Scrubbers | 1982 | executive producer | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary executive producer - uncredited | |
| Time Bandits | 1981 | executive producer | |
| The Long Good Friday | 1980 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Life of Brian | 1979 | executive producer | |
| Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India | 1975 | TV Movie producer | |
| Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs | 1974 | executive producer | |
| The Concert for Bangladesh | 1972 | Documentary producer | |
| Let It Be | 1970 | Documentary executive producer - as The Beatles | |
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie producer - uncredited |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | 1993 | TV Series | George Harrison |
| Checking Out | 1989 | Cleaner (uncredited) | |
| Shanghai Surprise | 1986 | Night Club Singer | |
| Life of Brian | 1979 | Mr. Papadopolous (uncredited) | |
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie | The Interviewer |
| Yellow Submarine | 1968 | George (uncredited) | |
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie | George / Magician Looking Through Telescope (uncredited) |
| Help! | 1965 | George (as The Beatles) | |
| A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | George |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Harrison: What Is Life | 2014 | Short | |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | 2009 | Video Game musician: bass guitar | |
| Liverpool Nativity | 2007 | TV Movie musician | |
| Beyond the Notes: Live | 2004 | Video composer: song "Here Comes The Sun" | |
| Ram Dass, Fierce Grace | 2001 | Documentary composer: additional music | |
| Belinda Carlisle: Runaway Videos | 1990 | Video short musician: guitar, "Leave a Light On" - uncredited | |
| Time Bandits | 1981 | composer: additional music | |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | playback singer | |
| Wonderwall | 1968 | music producer |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beatles Yellow Submarine Adventure | 2000 | Short | |
| Brainpool: My Sweet Lord | 1997 | Video short | |
| The Beatles: Free as a Bird | 1995 | Video short | |
| Shanghai Surprise | 1986 | ||
| Good and Bad at Games | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Wonderwall | 1968 | ||
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie uncredited | |
| Mods and Rockers | 1965 | Short |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie as The Beatles |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie uncredited |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The True History of the Traveling Wilburys | 2007 | Video documentary short director of photography - as Nelson Wilbury |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook & Banks | 2015 | very special thanks | |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | 2009 | Video Game in memory of | |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | dedicatee | |
| As muxicas | 2002 | Short thanks | |
| The Simpsons | 2001 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| Ram Dass, Fierce Grace | 2001 | Documentary special thanks | |
| The Beatles Anthology | TV Mini-Series documentary archive material courtesy of - 1 episode, 1995 photographic archive material courtesy of - 1 episode, 1995 | ||
| Yesterday the Beatles | 1978 | Short very special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself (photo) |
| The True History of the Traveling Wilburys | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Nelson Wilbury) |
| Gomorron | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Beatles 40 år 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' |
| George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Get Up, Stand Up | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Making of 'Brainwashed' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Power Vision - Pop Galerie | 1999-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1964-2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| 100 Jahre - Der Countdown | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1992-1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - The Beatles |
| In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| George Harrison & Ravi Shankar: Yin & Yang | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995-1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Himself - The Beatles |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself (The Beatles) |
| You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself (voice) |
| Arena | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Band | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 1992 Billboard Music Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles Budokan Concert | 1992 | Video | Himself |
| Michael Kamen: Concert for Saxophone | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Movie Life of George | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Aspel & Company | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Na siehste | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| It Was 20 Years Ago Today | 1987 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Second Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ready Steady Go, Volume 2 | 1985 | Documentary | Himself (The Beatles) |
| Water | 1985 | Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band | |
| Blue Suede Shoes | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 | 1983 | Documentary | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel | 1980 | Documentary | Himself |
| ABC's Wide World of Sports | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ringo | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Beatles and Beyond | 1977 | Documentary | Himself |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Disco | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Day the Music Died | 1977 | Documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rutland Weekend Television | 1975 | TV Series | Himself / Pirate Bob |
| 45 | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Night Lunch | 1975 | Documentary | Himself |
| Imagine | 1972 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Concert for Bangladesh | 1972 | Documentary | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Raga | 1971 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Let It Be | 1970 | Documentary | Himself (The Beatles) (uncredited) |
| NBC Experiment in Television | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Schlag auf Schlager | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee | 1969 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles Mod Odyssey | 1968 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Omnibus | 1968 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Frost on Sunday | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Frost Programme | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Our World | 1967 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (United Kingdom segment) |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - on film |
| Damals in Hamburg - The Beatles | 1967 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Die Beatles und Ausschnitte aus dem Rahmenprogramm ihrer Deutschlandtournee | 1966 | TV Movie | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| The Beatles in Japan | 1966 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | 1963-1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reflections on Love | 1966 | Short | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| The Beatles at Shea Stadium | 1966 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (The Beatles) |
| Blackpool Night Out | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Best on Record | 1965 | TV Special | Himself |
| Ready, Steady, Go! | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert | 1965 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. | 1964 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Scene at 6:30 | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Juke Box Jury | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Himself - Panellist |
| The Beatles Sing for Shell | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| The Beatles in Nederland | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician (as The Beatles) |
| The Beatles in Australia | 1964 | Documentary | Himself |
| Around the Beatles | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself / Moonshine |
| New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert | 1964 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| Grandstand | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beatles Come to Town | 1963 | Documentary short | Himself |
| It's the Beatles! | 1963 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Drop In | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mersey Sound | 1963 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tuesday Rendezvous | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison | 2016 | Himself | |
| Behind the Scenes: Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Tribute | 2014 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1964-1970 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Himself |
| 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko | 1969 | TV Short documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Beat-Club | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Doctor Who | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| Go Go Mania | 1965 | Himself | |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| How the Beatles Changed the World | 2017 | Himself | |
| Geschichten aus der Salzburger Altstadt | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Leo & Tony's Parody Center Show | 2016 | TV Series | Beatles, The |
| The Beatles: 1 | 2015 | Video | George Harrison / Himself - The Beatles (uncredited) |
| Joana Biarnés, una entre tots | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ringo Starr: Photographer | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Sandy Roberts Presents: The Wordsmith | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| It Was Alright in the 70s | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Seventies | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Guitar Man | 2015/I | Documentary | Himself |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Pawn Sacrifice | 2014 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Himself - episode of Smothers Brothers Show |
| The Chris Montez Story | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| When the Beatles Drove Us Wild | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Musician (as The Beatles) |
| Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Awake: The Life of Yogananda | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Beatles: llegada a EE.UU. | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Le Fossoyeur de Films | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Guth | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados | 2013 | Himself | |
| Good Ol' Freda | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Twenty Feet from Stardom | 2013 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1002 Momentos de la tele | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969 - 1982 | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Arena | 1984-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Palme | 2012 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Beatles: Their Golden Age | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Alexandra - Stimme der Sehnsucht: Der rätselhafte Tod eines Stars | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles: The Lost Concert | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Elvis Found Alive | 2012 | Himself | |
| Genius | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Brisant | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Corrie Years | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Let's Spend the Night Together | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2003-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Day John Lennon Died | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Brian Wilson: Songwriting 1961-1969 | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho | 2010 | Video | Himself |
| Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison | 2010 | Video | Himself |
| John Lennon: Love Is All You Need | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Geschichten über die Beatles - Notizen zu einem Phänomen | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Lennon Naked | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| David Wants to Fly | 2010 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Kult am Sonntag | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | 2009 | Video Game | Himself |
| The Beatles on Record | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| All You Need Is Klaus | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Strawberry Fields: Keeping the Spirit of John Lennon Alive | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Magical Mystery Tour Memories | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rare and Unseen: The Beatles | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Video on Trial | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Elvis: A Generous Heart | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles: Destination Hamburg | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles in Help! | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Vulture |
| Banda sonora | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| British Film Forever | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Memòries de la tele | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Beatles' Biggest Secrets | 2007 | Himself - as The Beatles | |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Timewatch | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Life of Brian | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Protagonistas del recuerdo | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Imagine | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles: Era 60's - The True Story, Retold | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| La imagen de tu vida | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 20 to 1 | 2005-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The U.S. vs. John Lennon | 2006 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 60s: The Beatles Decade | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Tory! Tory! Tory! | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Corazón de... | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Shot That Shook the World | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Who Buried Paul McCartney? | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
| La tierra de las 1000 músicas | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles with Tony Sheridan | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 20th Century Greats | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| El cuarteto de Liverpool en México | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Truth About 60s TV | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Inside John Lennon | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Concert for George | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| Top of the Pops 2 | 1995-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan Presents: The Beatles | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| Back in the U.S. | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Standing in the Shadows of Motown | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
| Death of a Beatle | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Headliners & Legends: George Harrison | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Beatles... Off the Record: Newsreel Footage 1964-1966 | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Absolutt underholdning | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Drive-in Movie Memories | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| Wingspan | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Top of the Pops: The True Story | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles Revolution | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hendrix | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself (arrives in New York) (uncredited) |
| Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| ABC 2000: The Millennium | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles: Celebration | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Omnibus | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Simpsons | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cold War | 1998 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Cronkite Remembers | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (performing on the CBS evening news) (uncredited) |
| The Fifties | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (leaves plane) (uncredited) |
| Beatles Diary | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1964-1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beatles Story | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy | 1995 | Video | Himself - in New York on US Tour |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Playback | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself - 'I Won't Back Down' |
| The Beatles: All Together Now | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Rock & Roll | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles: Free as a Bird | 1995 | Video short | George Harrison (uncredited) |
| The Beatles, The Long and Winding Road: The Life and Times | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 2: Assassination in the 20th Century | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself - Beatles footage |
| Fame in the Twentieth Century | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Secrets | 1992 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Beatles: On the Road | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Paul McCartney | 1989 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | 1989 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 1960's: Music, Memories & Milestones | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Imagine: John Lennon | 1988 | Documentary | Himself |
| Al TV | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Bye Bye Star-Club | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties | 1986 | Documentary short | Himself (The Beatles) |
| Jimi Plays Monterey | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Years | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live | 1985 | Video short | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| A Good Turn Daily | 1983 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Time of Your Life | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Compleat Beatles | 1982 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Die Drehscheibe | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Newsfront | 1978 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 1978 | Himself (in New York) (uncredited) | |
| Sympathy for the Devil | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| David Frost Salutes the Beatles | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ungdomsredaktionen | 1974 | TV Series | Himself - Performer, The Beatles |
| Gute Laune mit Musik | 1974 | TV Series documentary | Himself (as The Beatles) |
| La société du spectacle | 1974 | Documentary | Himself |
| When the Music's Over... | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Musician (as The Beatles) |
| a.k.a. Cassius Clay | 1970 | Documentary | Himself |
| 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Neues aus der Welt des Films | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on April 14, 2009 at 1750 Vine Street |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | British Independent Film Awards | Posthumously. | |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Raindance Film Festival | ||
| 1997 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Music Video - Long Form | The Beatles Anthology (1995) |
| 1986 | Special Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | ||
| 1971 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Song Score | Let It Be (1970) |
| 1971 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | Let It Be (1970) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album | For the album "Brainwashed" (Nominated posthumously). |
| 1987 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Original Song | Shanghai Surprise (1986) |
| 1970 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | Yellow Submarine (1968) |
| 1966 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | Help! (1965) |
| 1965 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
| 1965 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Musical Performance, Male | A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
| 1965 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | New Faces, Male |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Musical Performance, Male | Help! (1965) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
