Don McLean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1945
- Movies
- 13
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".
Upcoming Don McLean Movies
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
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Best-Known Movies
The Flight of Dragons
1982
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
Don McLean: American Pie
2017
The Lost Daughter
1997
Garth Live from Central Park
1997
When Woodstock Was Young
2009
Filmography
| 2022 | The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" | Self |
| 2017 | Don McLean: American Pie | Self |
| 2017 | Buddy Holly: Rave On | Self |
| 2013 | Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation | Self |
| 2012 | The Real Love | Self |
| 2009 | When Woodstock Was Young | Self |
| 2001 | Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night | as himself |
| 1999 | Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died | Self |
| 1997 | Garth Live from Central Park | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The Lost Daughter | Bellboy |
| 1982 | The Flight of Dragons | The Balladeer (voice) |
| 1982 | The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time | Self |
| 1979 | Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker |
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