George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as those of their Western audience. Following the band's break-up, he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys, and also as a film and record producer. Harrison is listed at number 21 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards. His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the acclaimed and successful triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which came two singles: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for Ringo Starr, another former Beatle, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison. Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid 1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised a major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. Besides being a musician, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company HandMade Films. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of Monty Python and Madonna. He was married twice, to model Pattie Boyd from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had one son, Dhani Harrison. He was a close friend of Eric Clapton. He is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.
Movie | Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song | Self (archive footage) | 2023-12-13 |
Movie | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story | Self (archive footage) | 2023-04-13 |
Movie | If These Walls Could Sing | Self (archive footage) | 2023-01-06 |
Movie | Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback | Self (archive footage) | 2023-07-30 |
Movie | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-30 |
Movie | Elvis | Self (Archival Footage) | 2022-06-22 |
Series | The Beatles: Get Back | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-25 |
Movie | Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band | Self (archive footage) | 2020-02-21 |
Movie | Meeting the Beatles in India | Self (archive footage) | 2020-09-09 |
Movie | An Accidental Studio | Self (archive footage) | 2019-07-12 |
Movie | Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-13 |
Movie | ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff | Self (archive footage) | 2018-10-12 |
Movie | John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky | Self (archive footage) | 2018-11-24 |
Movie | It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond | Self (archive footage) | 2017-05-26 |
Movie | Free to Rock | Self - The Beatles (archive footage) | 2017-05-01 |
Movie | Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution | Self (archive footage) | 2017-06-03 |
Movie | My Generation | Self (archive footage) | 2017-10-08 |
Movie | Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All | Self (archive footage) | 2017-06-16 |
Movie | How the Beatles Changed the World | Self (archive footage) | 2017-10-23 |
Movie | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Self - Musician (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
Movie | George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison | Self (archive footage) | 2016-02-26 |
Movie | Beatles chronology (1962-1970) | Self (archive footage) | 2016-02-19 |
Movie | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Self (archive footage) | 2016-09-15 |
Movie | Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album | Self (archive footage) | 2016-11-16 |
Movie | The Beatles 1+ | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-06 |
Movie | The Beatles 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-06 |
Movie | The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-11 |
Movie | Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled | Self (archive footage) | 2014-05-19 |
Movie | Awake: The Life of Yogananda | Self (archive footage) | 2014-10-10 |
Movie | George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75 | Self (archive footage) | 2014-09-22 |
Movie | Good Ol' Freda | Self (archive footage) | 2013-09-06 |
Movie | Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO | Self (archive footage) | 2012-10-05 |
Movie | Elvis Found Alive | Self (archive footage) | 2012-01-24 |
Movie | The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos | Self (archive footage) | 2011-01-01 |
Movie | I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern | Self (archive footage) | 2011-02-09 |
Movie | Sugartown | Deputy Peck | 2011-08-13 |
Movie | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Self (archive footage) | 2011-10-05 |
Movie | John Lennon: Love Is All You Need | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-19 |
Movie | The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years | Self (archive footage) | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-01 |
Movie | Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India | Self | 2010-10-19 |
Movie | The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-07 |
Movie | The Beatles: A Magical History Tour | Self (archive footage) | 2010-12-15 |
Movie | The Beatles: Parting Ways | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
Series | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Self (archive footage) | 2009-10-18 |
Movie | The Beatles on Record | Self | 2009-09-06 |
Movie | Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970 | Self (archive footage) | 2008-02-12 |
Movie | Rare and Unseen: The Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 2008-04-08 |
Movie | The Beatles Explosion | Self (archive footage) | 2007-01-01 |
Movie | The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys | Self | 2007-06-12 |
Movie | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | Self (archive footage) | 2007-10-14 |
Movie | The Beatles: Help! | Self (archive footage) | 2007-10-27 |
Movie | The Beatles: Destination Hamburg | Self (archive footage) | 2007-11-12 |
Movie | Doctor Who: Origins | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-30 |
Movie | The Beatles: Love | Self | 2006-11-20 |
Movie | The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary | Self (archive footage) | 2005-02-14 |
Movie | The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2 | Self - guitarra solista, vocalista | 2005-02-22 |
Movie | George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-23 |
Movie | The Beatles: Watching Rainbows | Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-01 |
Movie | Beatles Biggest Secrets | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-02 |
Series | 20th Century Greats | Self (archive footage) | 2004-11-27 |
Movie | Hagström: Everything in Music | Self (archive footage) | 2003-04-23 |
Movie | Beatles: The Journey | Self (archive footage) | 2003-06-17 |
Movie | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer (archive footage) | 2003-08-16 |
Movie | The Beatles: Around the World | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-04 |
Movie | George Harrison - The Quiet one | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-01 |
Movie | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
Movie | Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-02 |
Movie | Wingspan | Himself (archive footage) | 2001-05-11 |
Movie | Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-03 |
Movie | Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album | Self | 2000-04-11 |
Movie | The Beatles: A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story | Self | 1999-10-07 |
Movie | Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | Self | 1995-01-01 |
Series | The Beatles Anthology | Self | 1995-11-19 |
Movie | Tom Petty: Going Home | Self | 1994-01-23 |
Movie | The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1994-06-23 |
Movie | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Self | 1993-03-02 |
Movie | Curves Contours & Body Horns | Self | 1993-12-12 |
Movie | The Making of Sgt. Pepper | Self | 1992-06-14 |
Movie | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Self (archive footage) | 1992-12-25 |
Movie | My Sweet Lord in the Far East | Self | 1991-07-17 |
Movie | Checking Out | Cleaner (uncredited) | 1989-04-21 |
Movie | Touring England | Self (archive footage) | 1989-10-16 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | Imagine: John Lennon | Self | 1988-09-30 |
Movie | Jimi Plays Monterey | Self (archive footage) | 1987-10-16 |
Movie | Fun with the Fab Four | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Shanghai Surprise | Nightclub Singer | 1986-08-29 |
Movie | Water | Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band | 1985-01-11 |
Movie | British Rock: The First Wave | Self (archive footage) | 1985-10-10 |
Movie | Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session | Self | 1985-10-15 |
Series | Wogan | Himself | 1982-05-04 |
Movie | The Compleat Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 1982-10-01 |
Movie | This Is Elvis | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1981-04-03 |
Movie | Life of Brian | Mr. Papadopolous (uncredited) | 1979-08-17 |
Movie | Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel | Self | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | The Interviewer (Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer) | 1978-03-22 |
Movie | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | Self (archive footage) | 1978-04-01 |
Movie | Ringo | George Harrison | 1978-04-25 |
Movie | The Beatles at Shea Stadium | Self | 1977-08-06 |
Movie | Muhammad Ali: The Greatest | Self | 1974-04-09 |
Movie | The Society of the Spectacle | Self (archive footage) | 1974-05-01 |
Movie | The Concert for Bangladesh | Self | 1972-03-23 |
Series | Disco | Unknown | 1971-02-13 |
Movie | Raga | Self | 1971-11-23 |
Movie | Let It Be | Self (The Beatles) (uncredited) | 1970-05-13 |
Movie | The Beatles: SOMETHING | Self | 1969-10-06 |
Movie | The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent | Self (archive footage) | 1969-01-29 |
Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Yellow Submarine | George (uncredited) | 1968-07-17 |
Movie | All My Loving | Self | 1968-11-03 |
Movie | The Beatles: REVOLUTION | Self | 1968-09-19 |
Movie | Magical Mystery Tour | Self / Magician Looking Through Telescope | 1967-12-25 |
Movie | Reflections on Love | Self (archive footage) | 1966-05-01 |
Movie | Pop Gear | Self | 1965-05-19 |
Movie | The Beatles Unauthorized | Self (archive footage) | 1965-01-01 |
Movie | New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert | 1965-04-11 | |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Chase | Self (archive footage) | 1965-06-26 |
Movie | Help! | George | 1965-07-29 |
Movie | Around the Beatles | Self | 1964-05-06 |
Movie | The Beatles - Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964 | Self | 1964-03-14 |
Movie | The Beatles Sing for Shell | Self | 1964-07-01 |
Movie | The Beatles in Australia | Self | 1964-06-01 |
Movie | A Hard Day's Night | George | 1964-07-07 |
Movie | The Mersey Sound | Self | 1963-09-10 |