George Harrison

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

253

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-25

Day of death

2001-11-29 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Liverpool, England, UK

George Harrison

Biography

George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles.  Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle",  Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as those of their Western audience. Following the band's break-up, he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys, and also as a film and record producer. Harrison is listed at number 21 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards.  His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the acclaimed and successful triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which came two singles: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for Ringo Starr, another former Beatle, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison. Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid 1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised a major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. Besides being a musician, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company HandMade Films. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of Monty Python and Madonna. He was married twice, to model Pattie Boyd from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had one son, Dhani Harrison. He was a close friend of Eric Clapton. He is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • How the Beatles Changed the World

    How the Beatles Changed the World

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Beatles Anthology

    The Beatles Anthology

  • It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond

    It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond

  • The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

    The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

  • Classic Albums

    Classic Albums

  • ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

    ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

  • What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

    What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

  • George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison

    George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison

  • The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

  • Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution

    Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution

  • Timewatch

    Timewatch

  • Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

  • Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

    Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

  • The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966

    The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966

  • The Beatles ‎– Ready Steady Go!

    The Beatles ‎– Ready Steady Go!

  • Disco

    Disco

  • The Beatles: A Magical History Tour

    The Beatles: A Magical History Tour

  • Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

    Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

  • The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

    The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

  • Yellow Submarine

    Yellow Submarine

  • Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965

    Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965

  • History 101

    History 101

  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium

    The Beatles at Shea Stadium

  • Beatles '64

    Beatles '64

  • My Generation

    My Generation

  • How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?

    How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?

  • Palme

    Palme

  • The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Our World

    Our World

  • The Beatles

    The Beatles

  • Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison

    Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison

  • Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

  • The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

  • Shanghai Surprise

    Shanghai Surprise

  • The Beatles on Record

    The Beatles on Record

  • Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson

    Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson

  • If These Walls Could Sing

    If These Walls Could Sing

  • The Beatles: Get Back

    The Beatles: Get Back

  • A Hard Day's Night

    A Hard Day's Night

  • Meeting the Beatles in India

    Meeting the Beatles in India

  • The Society of the Spectacle

    The Society of the Spectacle

  • Magical Mystery Tour

    Magical Mystery Tour

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

  • The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland

    The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland

  • Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

    Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

  • The Beatles

    The Beatles

  • Morecambe & Wise

    Morecambe & Wise

  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    I Wanna Hold Your Hand

  • Pop Gear

    Pop Gear

  • Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India

    Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India

  • Imagine: John Lennon

    Imagine: John Lennon

  • Beatles Biggest Secrets

    Beatles Biggest Secrets

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • Take Your Pills

    Take Your Pills

  • The Beatles - Abbey Road

    The Beatles - Abbey Road

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

  • Let It Be

    Let It Be

  • The Beatles: Help!

    The Beatles: Help!

  • Beatles Electroniques

    Beatles Electroniques

  • Genius

    Genius

  • Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

    Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

  • Abbey Road

    Abbey Road

  • The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles

    The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles

  • The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany

    The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    George Harrison: Living in the Material World

  • Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2

    Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2

  • The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction

    The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction

  • Ringo

    Ringo

  • Raga

    Raga

  • Night Lunch

    Night Lunch

  • Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

    Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

  • Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

    Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

  • George Harrison:  The Apple Years 1968-75

    George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75

  • All You Need Is Love

    All You Need Is Love

  • Imagine

    Imagine

  • Wingspan

    Wingspan

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • The Beatles Explosion

    The Beatles Explosion

  • Awake: The Life of Yogananda

    Awake: The Life of Yogananda

  • Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All

    Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All

  • British Rock: The First Wave

    British Rock: The First Wave

  • The Compleat Beatles

    The Compleat Beatles

  • The Beatles: A Celebration

    The Beatles: A Celebration

  • You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

    You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

  • The Prince's Trust Rock Gala

    The Prince's Trust Rock Gala

  • The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys

  • The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)

    The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)

  • Concert for George

    Concert for George

  • The Beatles and the BBC

    The Beatles and the BBC

  • Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

  • George Harrison: Live in North America 1974

    George Harrison: Live in North America 1974

  • The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries

    The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries

  • Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • George Harrison–All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary)

    George Harrison–All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary)

  • Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

    Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

  • This Is Elvis

    This Is Elvis

  • The Day the Music Died

    The Day the Music Died

  • The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary

    The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary

  • The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere

    The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere

  • The Concert for Bangladesh

    The Concert for Bangladesh

  • Help!

    Help!

  • Doctor Who: The Chase

    Doctor Who: The Chase

  • Louder Than Rock

    Louder Than Rock

  • No Hamburg, No Beatles

    No Hamburg, No Beatles

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • John Lennon: Love Is All You Need

    John Lennon: Love Is All You Need

  • Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle

    Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle

  • Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized

    Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized

  • Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

    Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

  • Meet the Beatles

    Meet the Beatles

  • Doctor Who: Origins

    Doctor Who: Origins

  • Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

    Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

  • Jimi Plays Monterey

    Jimi Plays Monterey

  • The Beatles: Something

    The Beatles: Something

  • The Beatles 1+

    The Beatles 1+

  • Beatles: The Journey

    Beatles: The Journey

  • Roy Orbison at the BBC

    Roy Orbison at the BBC

  • Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape

    Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape

  • McCartney 3, 2, 1

    McCartney 3, 2, 1

  • John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

    John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

  • An Accidental Studio

    An Accidental Studio

  • The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4

    The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4

  • Tom Petty: Going Home

    Tom Petty: Going Home

  • The Beatles Sing for Shell

    The Beatles Sing for Shell

  • All My Loving

    All My Loving

  • Mighty Good: The Beatles

    Mighty Good: The Beatles

  • Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

    Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

  • The Beatles in Australia

    The Beatles in Australia

  • The Beatles Mod Odyssey

    The Beatles Mod Odyssey

  • Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

    Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

  • The Beatles: Around the World

    The Beatles: Around the World

  • George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992

    George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992

  • 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko

    24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko

  • The Bannfoot Ferry

    The Bannfoot Ferry

  • The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2

    The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2

  • The Beatles 1

    The Beatles 1

  • Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970

    Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970

  • The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

  • The Mersey Sound

    The Mersey Sound

  • The Beatles and India

    The Beatles and India

  • The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

    The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

  • The Beatles Come to Town

    The Beatles Come to Town

  • Water

    Water

  • Rare and Unseen: The Beatles

    Rare and Unseen: The Beatles

  • Beatles: Big Beat Box

    Beatles: Big Beat Box

  • Ringo Starr: One of Them

    Ringo Starr: One of Them

  • The Beatles: Revolution

    The Beatles: Revolution

  • The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3

    The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3

  • The Beatles:  Recovered Archives Vol. 1

    The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1

  • Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

    Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

  • George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

    George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

  • Taj Mahal and Friends

    Taj Mahal and Friends

  • Good Ol' Freda

    Good Ol' Freda

  • The Beatles: Parting Ways

    The Beatles: Parting Ways

  • Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album

    Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album

  • Becoming the Beatles

    Becoming the Beatles

  • A Love Letter to the Beatles

    A Love Letter to the Beatles

  • The Beatles  - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966

    The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966

  • Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live

    Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live

  • The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum

    The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum

  • The Beatles Unauthorized

    The Beatles Unauthorized

  • The Beatles: Love

    The Beatles: Love

  • The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands

    The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands

  • The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)

    The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)

  • The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool

    The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool

  • Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties

    Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties

  • Free to Rock

    Free to Rock

  • TWST / Things We Said Today

    TWST / Things We Said Today

  • Elvis: King of Entertainment

    Elvis: King of Entertainment

  • Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

    Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

  • George Harrison - All Things Pass

    George Harrison - All Things Pass

  • The Beatles - Trilogy

    The Beatles - Trilogy

  • Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

    Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

  • To John With Love

    To John With Love

  • The Beatles Story

    The Beatles Story

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Understanding Lennon/McCartney

    Understanding Lennon/McCartney

  • Things They Said Today

    Things They Said Today

  • The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos

    The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos

  • George Harrison - The Quiet one

    George Harrison - The Quiet one

  • The Beatles: Watching Rainbows

    The Beatles: Watching Rainbows

  • Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

    Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

  • The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2

    The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2

  • The Winged Beetle

    The Winged Beetle

  • Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

    Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

  • The Beatles: Destination Hamburg

    The Beatles: Destination Hamburg

  • Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

    Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

  • Beatles på Sverigeturné

    Beatles på Sverigeturné

  • The Beatles - 1967-1970

    The Beatles - 1967-1970

  • In Their Own Words

    In Their Own Words

  • Fun with the Fab Four

    Fun with the Fab Four

  • Curves Contours & Body Horns

    Curves Contours & Body Horns

  • The Beatles: Live in Paris

    The Beatles: Live in Paris

  • Beatles chronology  (1962-1970)

    Beatles chronology (1962-1970)

  • 14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

    14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988

  • The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years

    The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years

  • Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York

    Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York

  • The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One

    The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One

  • Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

    Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

  • 20th Century Greats

    20th Century Greats

  • Hagström: Everything in Music

    Hagström: Everything in Music

  • Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session

    Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session

  • The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

    The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

  • In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

    In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

  • Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969

    Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969

  • I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

    I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

  • Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary

    Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary

  • Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled

    Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled

  • Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel

    Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel

  • Monument

    Monument

  • Beatles Stories

    Beatles Stories

  • Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle

    Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle

  • George Harrison: All things must pass

    George Harrison: All things must pass

  • Året var 1967

    Året var 1967

  • The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

    The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

  • The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road

    The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road

  • The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three

    The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three

  • George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall

    George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall

  • The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

    The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

  • The Beatles: The Complete Story

    The Beatles: The Complete Story

  • Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2

    Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2

  • El Rey en Londres

    El Rey en Londres

  • The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two

    The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two

  • My Sweet Lord in the Far East

    My Sweet Lord in the Far East

  • Året var 1963

    Året var 1963

  • Reflections on Love

    Reflections on Love

  • Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1

    Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1

  • Around the Beatles

    Around the Beatles

  • The Music of Lennon & McCartney

    The Music of Lennon & McCartney

  • The Beatles: Their Golden Age

    The Beatles: Their Golden Age

  • George Harrison: Live in Japan

    George Harrison: Live in Japan