Don McLean
Actor
Biography
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".
Filmography
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self 2013
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
as Self 2022
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
as Self 1982
Buddy Holly: Rave On
as Self 2017
Don McLean: American Pie
as Self 2017
The Lost Daughter
as Bellboy 1997
Garth Live from Central Park
as Self - Guest 1997
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
as as himself 2001
When Woodstock Was Young
as Self 2009
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
as Self TBA
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
as Self 1999
Till Tomorrow: Don McLean
as Self TBA