Malcolm Young

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-01-06 (64 years old)

Deathday

2017-11-18

Place of Birth

Glasgow - Scotland

Malcolm Young

Biography

Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician and songwriter. He was best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginning in 1973 until retiring in 2014 due to health reasons. As a member of AC/DC, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Though his younger brother Angus was the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm was described as the driving force and the leader of the band. In 2014, he stated that despite his retirement from the band, AC/DC was determin...

Acting

2003

2001

AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip Live

as Himself - Rhythm Guitar

1997

Private Parts

as Malcolm Young - AC-DC Rhythm Guitar

1992

AC/DC: Live At Donington

as Self - Rhythm Guitar

1980

AC/DC: Let There Be Rock

as Self - Guitars

2023

AC/DC : Forever Young

as Self (archive footage)

1990

AC/DC - Rocks Detroit

as Rhythm Guitar

1981

2023

Rock: the origin

as Self (archive footage)

2009

AC/DC Backtracks

as Malcolm Young

1996

AC/DC: No Bull

as Rhythm Guitar

2008

1978

AC/DC: Live At The Apollo, Glasgow

as Self - Rhythm Guitar

2003

AC/DC Live At The Circus Krone

as Himself - Rhythm Guitar

2004

AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!

as Himself - Rhythm Guitar

2003

2005

ACDC - Rough & Tough

as Rhythmus-Gitarre

1977

Production

1986

Maximum Overdrive

as Original Music Composer

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