Don McLean

Career Overview

Don McLean has 18 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Signature works include The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie", Till Tomorrow: Don McLean, Don McLean: American Pie. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

18

Birth Date

1945-10-02

Known For

• 

  The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
• Till Tomorrow: Don McLean
• 

  Don McLean: American Pie
• 

  Buddy Holly: Rave On
• Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
• 

  Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Frequent Collaborators

• Buddy Holly (2 collaborations)
• Garth Brooks (1 collaborations)
• Peter Gallagher (1 collaborations)
• 'Weird Al' Yankovic (1 collaborations)
• Harvey Mason Jr. (1 collaborations)
• Jade Bird (1 collaborations)
• Jencarlos Canela (1 collaborations)
• Maffio (1 collaborations)
• Brian Wilson (1 collaborations)
• Ritchie Valens (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (17 credits)

  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Till Tomorrow: Don McLean

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Don McLean: American Pie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Buddy Holly: Rave On

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Real Love

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • When Woodstock Was Young

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Hell's Kitchen

    - A Fond Farewell (2018) ... Self - Restaurant Patron actor actors
    2005
  • Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night

    as himself

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Garth Live from Central Park

    Self - Guest

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Lost Daughter

    Bellboy

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Flight of Dragons

    The Balladeer (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Don McLean, Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968

• sound (1 credits)

  • The Flight of Dragons

    vocals

    sound
    1982