
Don McLean
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday2 October 1945 (80 years old)
Known credits25
Biography
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 · Self (archive footage)

Don McLean: American Pie
2017 · Self

Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017 · Self

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013 · Self

The Real Love
2012 · Self

When Woodstock Was Young
2009 · Self

Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
2001 · as himself
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 · Self

Garth Live from Central Park
1997 · Self - Guest

Classic Albums
1997 · Self

The Lost Daughter
1997 · Bellboy

The Flight of Dragons
1982 · The Balladeer (voice)

The Flight of Dragons
1982 · Musician

The Flight of Dragons
1982 · Vocals

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982 · Self

Solid Gold
1980 · Self

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979

The Marti Caine Show
1979

Seaside Special
1975

The Midnight Special
1972 · Self

Disco
1971 · Self

The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
Self
Till Tomorrow: Don McLean
Self
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