Carl Wilson
Born
December 21, 1946
Died
February 6, 1998 (51 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hawthorne, California, USA
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their lead guitarist, as the younger brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson, and as the group's de facto leader in the early 1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death.
The Beach Boys
Self (archive footage)
2024
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
Self
2016
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
Self (archive footage)
2014
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
Himself
2012
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
Self (archive footage)
2010
1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys
Self
2009
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success
Self
2008
Cease to Exist
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
Self (archive footage)
2007
Legends
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2006
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
Self
2005
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
Self (archive footage)
2004
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
Self (uncredited)
2003
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
Self
2003
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
Self
2000
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
Self
1996
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Self
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
1995
30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley
Self
1995
The Beach Boys Today
Self
1993
Home Improvement
Carl Wilson · (1 episode)
1991
Full House
Self - The Beach Boys · (1 episode)
1987
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Self
1987
The Beach Boys: An American Band
Self
1985
T. J. Hooker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self - The Beach Boys · (1 episode)
1982
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
Self
1981
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
Self
1980
The Beach Boys - Live at Knebworth
Self
1980
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
Self
1980
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Self (The Beach Boys)
1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Self - Beach Boys member
1976
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
Self
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
The Jack Benny Hour
Self (uncredited)
1965
The Monkey's Uncle
Self - The Beach Boys
1965
The Girls on the Beach
Self
1965
The T.A.M.I. Show
Self - The Beach Boys
1964
One Man's Challenge
Self
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948