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George Harrison
Deceased

How Did George Harrison Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 58
Also known asThe Beatles, Nelson Wilbury, Spike Wilbury, Traveling WilburysGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn25/02/1943Born inLiverpool, England, UKDied29/11/2001 (aged 58)Died inLos AngelesCausebrain tumor, lung cancerWikidataQ2643 ↗TMDb#10593 ↗

George Harrison was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band's musical direction and established a successful solo career, particularly through his interest in non-Western musical influences.

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Filmography127 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026Man on the RunMovieSelf (archive footage)83
2025The BeatlesMovieSelf (archive footage)82
2024Larger than Life: Reign of the BoybandsMovieSelf (archive footage)81
2024No Hamburg, No BeatlesMovieSelf (archive footage)81
2023The Lost Weekend: A Love StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2023Reinventing Elvis: The 68' ComebackMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed SullivanMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2023Roy Orbison at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2022SherwoodSeriesNikko79
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesMovieSelf (archive footage)79
2022The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop ConcertMovieSelf (archive footage)79
20211971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSeriesSelf (archive footage)78
2021This Is PopSeriesSelf (archive footage)78
2021McCartney 3, 2, 1SeriesSelf (archive footage)78
2021Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-TorresMovieSelf (archival footage)78
2020History 101SeriesSelf (archive footage)77
2020Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the BandMovieSelf (archive footage)77
2019An Accidental StudioMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2019Paul McCartney: Wings of a BeatleMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2019Manson: Music from an Unsound MindMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 BarsMovieSelf (archive footage)75
2018ReMastered: Who Shot the SheriffMovieSelf (archive footage)75
201814 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988MovieSelf75
2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer ProductionsMovieSelf - Musician (archive footage)74
2017The Summer of LoveMovie—74
2017My GenerationMovieSelf (archive footage)74
2017Sgt Pepper's Musical RevolutionMovieSelf (archive footage)74
2017Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It AllMovieSelf (archive footage)74
2016Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du papeMovieSelf (archive footage)73
2016George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George HarrisonMovieSelf (archive footage)73
2015The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number OneMovieSelf (archive footage)72
2015In Their Own WordsSeriesSelf (archive footage)72
2014Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - UnraveledMovieSelf (archive footage)71
2014Awake: The Life of YoganandaMovieSelf (archive footage)71
2014When the Beatles Drove Us WildMoviearchival footage71
2014Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969MovieSelf71
2013Badfinger - They Sold A MillionMovieSelf (Archive Footage)70
2012PalmeMovieSelf (archive footage)69
2012Becoming the BeatlesMovieSelf69
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldSeriesSelf (archive footage)68
2011Beatles StoriesMovieSelf (archive footage)68
2010The Beatles: The Complete StoryMovieSelf (Archive Footage)67
2010Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest GroupiesMoviearchive footage67
2010John Lennon: Love Is All You NeedMovieSelf (archive footage)67
2009Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)SeriesSelf (archive footage)66
2009The Beatles: Parting WaysMovieSelf66
2008The 60s: The Beatles DecadeSeries—65
2008Rare and Unseen: The BeatlesMovieSelf (archive footage)65
2008Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970MovieSelf (archive footage)65
2007Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a DreamMovieSelf (archive footage)64
2007The True History Of The Traveling WilburysMovieSelf64
2007The Beatles ExplosionMovieSelf (archive footage)64
2007The Beatles PhenomenonMovieSelf (archive footage)64
2007The Beatles: Destination HamburgMovieSelf (archive footage)64
2006Doctor Who: OriginsMovieSelf (archive footage)63
2005George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh RevisitedMovieSelf62
2005Meet the BeatlesMovieSelf (Archival footage)62
2005Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest HitsMovieSelf (archive)62
2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodMovieSelf60
2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesMovieJimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer (archive footage)60
2003Concert for GeorgeMovieSelf (archive footage)60
2003Beatles: The JourneyMovieSelf (archive footage)60
2003Inside John Lennon - UnauthorizedMovieSelf (archive footage)60
2003Hagström: Allt i musikMovieSelf (archive footage)60
2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.MovieSelf (archive footage)59
2002NaqoyqatsiMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)59
2002Things They Said TodayMovieSelf (archive footage)59
2001Beatles: Big Beat BoxMovieSelf (archive footage)58
2001WingspanMovieSelf (archive footage)58
1999Television: The First Fifty YearsMovieSelf – The Beatles (archive footage)56
1999In Dreams: The Roy Orbison StoryMovieSelf56
1999Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime TalesMovieSelf - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)56
1997Classic AlbumsSeriesSelf54
1995You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'MovieSelf52
1994Tom Petty: Going HomeMovieSelf51
1993Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert CelebrationMovieSelf50
1993Curves Contours & Body HornsMovieSelf50
1992The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. PepperMovieSelf49
1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th CenturyMovie—49
1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'MovieSelf (archive footage)49
1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitMovieSelf (archive footage)48
1990The Prince's Trust Rock GalaMovieSelf (archive footage)47
1989The SimpsonsSeriesGeorge Harrison (voice)46
1989The Movie Life of GeorgeMovieSelf46
1988Imagine: John LennonMovieSelf (archive footage)45
1988Checking OutMovieCleaner45
1987It Was Twenty Years Ago TodayMovieSelf44
1986Shanghai SurpriseMovieNightclub Singer43
1986Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The SixtiesMovieSelf43
1985WaterMovieHimself - The Singing Rebels' Band42
1985Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly SessionMovieSelf42
1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsMovieSelf40
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!MovieSelf (archive footage)39
1982The Compleat BeatlesMovieSelf (archive footage)39
1981This Is ElvisMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)38
1979Life of BrianMovieMr. Papadopolous (uncredited)36
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashMovieThe Interviewer (Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer)35
1978I Wanna Hold Your HandMovieSelf (archive footage)35
1977The Day the Music DiedMovieSelf34
1977The Beatles at Shea StadiumMovieSelf34
1977Mighty Good: The BeatlesMovieSelf34
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf32
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Musical Guest32
1974Muhammad Ali, the GreatestMovieSelf31
1972ImagineMovieSelf29
1972The Concert for BangladeshMovieSelf29
1971DiscoSeriesSelf28
1971Film '72SeriesSelf28
1971RagaMovieSelf28
1970Let It BeMovieSelf - The Beatles (uncredited)27
1969The Beatles: SomethingMovieSelf26
1968The Movie OrgyMovieSelf (archive footage)25
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest25
1968Yellow SubmarineMovieGeorge (uncredited)25
1968All My LovingMovieSelf25
1967OmnibusSeriesSelf24
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSeriesSelf (uncredited)24
1966The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, GermanyMovieSelf - The Beatles23
1965The BeatlesSeriesSelf (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)22
1965The Music of Lennon & McCartneyMovieSelf (archive footage)22
1964A Hard Day's NightMovieGeorge21
1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USAMovieSelf - The Beatles Member21
1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkMovieSelf (archive footage)21
1963Doctor WhoSeriesSelf - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)20
1963The Beatles Come to TownMovieSelf20
1963The Mersey SoundMovieSelf20
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf5