Carl Wilson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-12-21 (52 years old)

Deathday

1998-02-06

Place of Birth

Hawthorne, California, USA

Carl Wilson

Biography

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.

Acting

2004

The Beach Boys - California Surfin

as Self (archive footage)

2023

A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys

as Self (archive footage)

2008

The Wrecking Crew

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007

Cease to Exist

as Self (archive footage)

2007

The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys

as Self (archive footage)

2014

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969

as Self (archive footage)

1965

The Jack Benny Hour

as Self (uncredited)

2024

The Beach Boys

as Self (archive footage)

1965

The Monkey's Uncle

as Self - The Beach Boys

2003

1976

The Beach Boys: It's OK

as Self (The Beach Boys)

1976

The Beach Boys: It's OK

as Self - Beach Boys member

1964

The T.A.M.I. Show

as Self - The Beach Boys

Production

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