Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,0…
Acting
- 2026TFI UnpluggedSelf (Archive Footage)1 ep.
- 2025Billy Joel: And So It GoesSelf2 ep.
- 2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf1 ep.
- 2025David Frost Vsself (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2024Stax: Soulsville USASelf - (Archive Footage)1 ep.
- 2022Paul McCartney at Glastonbury FestivalSelf1 ep.
- 2021The Beatles: Get BackSelf (archive footage)3 ep.
- 2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf3 ep.
- 2021McCartney 3, 2, 1Self6 ep.
- 2021This Is PopSelf (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2020History 101Self (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2018Elvis Presley: The SearcherSelf (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2016SoundbreakingSelf1 ep.
- 2015In Their Own WordsSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2014Chicken Shop DateSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2014BoJack HorsemanPaul McCartney (voice)1 ep.
- 2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldSelf2 ep.
- 2008Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on IceSelf3 ep.
- 2008The 60s: The Beatles Decade5 ep.
- 200420th Century GreatsSelf (archive footage)4 ep.
- 2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest / Performer (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2000ClickSelf1 ep.
- 1998ParkinsonSelf - Guest / Performer1 ep.
- 1997The Rhythm of Life3 ep.
- 1997GlastonburySelf1 ep.
- 1995The Beatles AnthologySelf4 ep.
- 1992Later... with Jools Holland5 ep.
- 1989MTV UnpluggedSelf1 ep.
- 1989Big World Cafe1 ep.
- 1986BreadPaul McCartney1 ep.
- 1984Al TVSelf1 ep.
- 1983HartySelf1 ep.
- 1982TimewatchSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1982WoganSelf4 ep.
- 1981Wetten, dass..?Self3 ep.
- 1980America's Top 10Self1 ep.
- 1980FridaysSelf - Musical Guest1 ep.
- 1978The Kenny Everett Video Show1 ep.
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1976Mike Yarwood In PersonsSelf1 ep.
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf4 ep.
- 1972MusikladenSelf1 ep.
- 1971DiscoSelf1 ep.
- 196860 MinutesSelf1 ep.
- 1968Frost on SundaySelf (as The Beatles)1 ep.
- 1967OmnibusSelf1 ep.
- 1965The BeatlesSelf (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)39 ep.
- 1964Top of the PopsSelf16 ep.
- 1961Morecambe & WiseSelf1 ep.
- 1959The GrammysSelf2 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2021The Beatles: Get BackProducer, Songs3 ep.
- 1998V.I.P.Thanks1 ep.
- 1995The Beatles AnthologyProducer4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf1 ep.
- 2026Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
- 2026Chicken Shop DateSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2019The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest2 ep.
- 1980Saturday Night LivePaul Simon (uncredited), Self, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Musical Guest12 ep.
- 2026TFI UnpluggedSelf (Archive Footage)1 ep.
- 2025Billy Joel: And So It GoesSelf2 ep.
- 2025David Frost Vsself (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2025Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf1 ep.
- 2024Stax: Soulsville USASelf - (Archive Footage)1 ep.
- 2022History 101Self (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2022GlastonburySelf1 ep.
- 1999Later... with Jools Holland5 ep.
- 2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf3 ep.
- 2021This Is PopSelf (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2018The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf, Self - Musical Guest2 ep.
- 2019Leute heuteSelf1 ep.
- 201860 MinutesSelf1 ep.
- 2018Elvis Presley: The SearcherSelf (archive footage)2 ep.
- 2016SoundbreakingSelf1 ep.
- 2016Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'EmSelf1 ep.
- 2015Mentiras verdaderasSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2015In Their Own WordsSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2015BoJack HorsemanPaul McCartney (voice)1 ep.
- 2015ClickSelf1 ep.
- 2014The Daily ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2013The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 201230 RockPaul McCartney1 ep.
- 2011Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 2009Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest1 ep.
- 2009LegendsSelf1 ep.
- 2006The GrammysSelf2 ep.
- 2005ParkinsonSelf - Guest, Self - Guest (archival footage), Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)3 ep.
- 2006TimewatchSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2005The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2002The OscarsSelf1 ep.
- 1987Wetten, dass..?Self3 ep.
- 2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf1 ep.
- 2000V.I.P.Self1 ep.
- 1999ParkinsonSelf - Guest / Performer1 ep.
- 1997The Rhythm of Life3 ep.
- 1997TFI Friday1 ep.
- 1995The SimpsonsPaul McCartney (voice)1 ep.
- 1964Top of the PopsSelf, Self (archive footage)16 ep.
- 1992Al TVSelf1 ep.
- 1991Great PerformancesSelf1 ep.
- 1991MTV UnpluggedSelf1 ep.
- 1986WoganSelf4 ep.
- 1989Big World Cafe1 ep.
- 1985Champs-ElyséesSelf, Self (archive footage)4 ep.
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelf2 ep.
- 1988BreadPaul McCartney1 ep.
- 1986BambiSelf1 ep.
- 1984HartySelf1 ep.
- 1982DiscoSelf1 ep.
- 1982FridaysSelf - Musical Guest1 ep.
- 1980MusikladenSelf1 ep.
- 1980America's Top 10Self1 ep.
- 1978Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf4 ep.
- 1978The Kenny Everett Video Show1 ep.
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1977Mike Yarwood In PersonsSelf1 ep.
- 1975Midi PremièreSelf1 ep.
- 1972Die DrehscheibeSelf1 ep.
- 1968OmnibusSelf1 ep.
- 1968Frost on SundaySelf (as The Beatles)1 ep.
- 1965The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1965Doctor WhoSelf - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1964Morecambe & WiseSelf1 ep.
Also known as: Paul McCartney and Wings · James Paul McCartney · Paul Ramone · Sir Paul McCartney · Bernard Webb · Macca · The Beatles