Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1945-10-02 (Age: 81)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Don McLean
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 (13)
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Self
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
⭐ 4.3
Role:
Self
Don McLean: American Pie
2017
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
The Real Love
2012
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
When Woodstock Was Young
2009No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
as himself
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
2001No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Self - Guest
Garth Live from Central Park
1997
⭐ 3.7
Role:
Bellboy
The Lost Daughter
1997
⭐ 6.7
Role:
The Balladeer (voice)
The Flight of Dragons
1982
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Self
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Unknown