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George Harrison

Actor, producer and composer, also director and writer · Died November 29, 2001, aged 58 · Liverpool, England, UK

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 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.

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Born
February 25, 1943
Died
November 29, 2001 (aged 58)
From
Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Actor, producer and composer, also director and writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are George Harrison's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Self
22%
Ideas
16%
Bonds
10%
Power
9%
Morality
6%
Survival
4%
Art17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 40 · Serious 8 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 29 · Charged 19 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 33 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 17

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
27
Joyful
23
Absurd
17
Contemplative
19
Tense
10
Other
41

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch George Harrison's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for George Harrison's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 247 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Beatles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Musician · as Self (archive footage)

  • La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Beatles '64(2024)

    Songs · as Self (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Beatles LOVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • By My Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Sherwood(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Nikko

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert(2022)

    Songs · as Self (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Beatles: Get Back(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Songs · as Self (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Yesterday(2019)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Summer of Love(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years(2016)

    Songs · as Self (Archive Footage)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • When the Beatles Drove Us Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as archival footage

  • John Lennon - Imagine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as chitarra solista e acustica

  • Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed(2013)

    as (Archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer · as Self (archive footage)

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as archive footage

  • Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Thanks · as Self (archive footage)

  • The 60s: The Beatles Decade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • George Harrison: In Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Across the Universe(2007)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Beatles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Songs · as Self (Archival footage)

  • The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch(2003)

    as Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Additional Music

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (archive footage)

  • Everest(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • George Harrison: Live in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Cold Dog Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Nuns on the Run(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as George Harrison (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Powwow Highway(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Checking Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer · as Cleaner

  • The Raggedy Rawney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Track 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bellman and True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Five Corners(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Withnail and I(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Shanghai Surprise(1986)

    Composer · Executive Producer · Songs · Theme Song Performance · as Nightclub Singer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Water(1985)

    Executive Producer · as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Private Function(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bullshot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • Privates on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • The Missionary(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Scrubbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Time Bandits(1981)

    Additional Music · Executive Producer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beatlemania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Songs

  • The Long Good Friday(1980)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Monty Python's Life of Brian(1979)

    Executive Producer · as Mr. Papadopolous (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Ringo(1978)

    as George Harrison

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash(1978)

    as The Interviewer (Jimmy “The Wallasey Warbler” Climmer)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • All This and World War II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Songs

  • George Harrison: Live in North America 1974 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs(1974)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Concert for Bangladesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer · as Self

  • Let It Be(1970)

    Executive Producer · Songs · as Self - The Beatles (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Beatles: Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer · as Self

  • Wonderwall(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Yellow Submarine(1968)

    Songs · as George (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Songs

  • Magical Mystery Tour(1967)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Songs · Writer · as Self / Magician Looking Through Telescope

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Help!(1965)

    Songs · as George

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Hard Day's Night(1964)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Beatles: 1962-1970 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles, 69 of them dated from 1964 to 2025; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

Everest (1998)

$128M worldwide

Highest rated

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19642025

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 70: 22 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thDirecting1 of 70: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 70: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing27 of 70: 21 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thMusic10 of 70: 7 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew18 of 70: 12 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

70 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s8 · 4 acting · 6 crew1970s8 · 4 acting · 5 crew1980s22 · 3 acting · 21 crew1990s7 · 4 acting · 3 crew2000s7 · 3 acting · 4 crew2010s9 · 6 acting · 3 crew2020s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

an Oscar and 11 other major awards from 38 major nominations, 1965–2015.

WinNomination
  1. 2015
    • Grammy Award, won · Lifetime Achievement Award
  2. 2004
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Instrumental Performance
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Album
  3. 1997
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video - Long Form
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video, Short Form
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  4. 1994
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  5. 1990
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
  6. 1989
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Concept Music Video
  7. 1973
    • Grammy Award, won · Album of the Year
  8. 1972
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
Show 7 earlier years
  1. 1971
    • Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Song Score
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  2. 1970
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Group
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  3. 1969
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Pop Performance - Vocal Duo or Group
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  4. 1968
    • Grammy Award, won · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Contemporary Album
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s)
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental)
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Performance by a Vocal Group
  5. 1967
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
  6. 1966
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Performance by a Vocal Group
  7. 1965
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Grammy Award, won · Best New Artist
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock & Roll Recording
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do George Harrison's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, producer, composer

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

67th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is George Harrison's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles7–62 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles9–56 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles5–76 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles27–72 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles7–68 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does George Harrison work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Harrison's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lennon shares the most, 27.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Ringo Starr25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Ringo Starr
  • Yoko Ono10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Yoko Ono
  • Brian Epstein5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Brian Epstein
  • Victor Spinetti5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Victor Spinetti

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles