Mike Love

Acting

Mike Love

Born

1941-03-15 (85)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Michael Edward Love is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. Characterised by his nasal and sometimes baritone singing, Love has been one of the band's vocalists and lyricists for most of their career, contributing to each of their studio albums.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 11 titles

Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds poster
6.4

Groundbreaking and ahead of its time, Pet Sounds — the 11th album by The Beach Boys — was a pioneering feat in production, sound, and songwriting…a work that continues to inspire musicians and fans to this day. The latest addition to acclaimed & award-winning Classic Albums series. gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at its creation.

Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

2010

The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary poster
8.0

Live release from the American Pop legends containing 21 classic Beach Boys hits performed live in Phoenix AZ on the bands 2012 - 50th anniversary worldwide tour. This live performance features the surviving members of the band (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston) aided by additional musicians who have played with various members of the band for years.

The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary

2012

Truth and Lies: The Family Manson poster
7.0

ABC retells the dark, disturbing story of Manson — and his twisted cult of devoted followers he instructed to carry out a series of grisly homicides in 1969. In this two-hour documentary.

Truth and Lies: The Family Manson

2017

The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971 poster
NR

Excellent quality collection of live clips from the Beach Boys, running from the period throughout the 60’s, covering the first decade of the bands career.

The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971

2016

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982 poster
9.0

With historical performances and classic recordings reassessed by a panel of esteemed experts, this documentary film provides a fantastic insight into this often overlooked part of Brian's career.

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982

2014

Free to Rock poster
6.4

Rock & Roll spread the sound of freedom across the Iron Curtain and throughout Eastern Europe and the USSR, despite Communist attempts to outlaw it and to crush what they perceived was a contamination of their youth. Over the next thirty years, thousands of underground bands and millions of young fans who yearned for Western values helped fuel the nonvio- lent implosion of the Soviet regime. FREE TO ROCK features Presidents, diplomats, spies and rock stars from the West, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe who reveal how Rock & Roll music was a contributing factor in ending the Cold

Free to Rock

2017

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969 poster
NR

A documentary film in which the rich tapestry of music written and produced by this brilliant 20th century composer is investigated and reviewed.

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969

2010

Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth poster
NR

A Film by Andre Perkowski Made Out Of All The Other Beach Boys Films

Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth

2012

The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds poster
7.6

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Pet Sounds,' Brian Wilson and surviving members of The Beach Boys (Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks) revisit the writing and recording of the landmark record that is consistently voted one of the top three influential albums of all time. Featuring exclusive interviews, classic archive and rare studio outtakes from the recording sessions.

The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds

2017

The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again poster
8.0

The Beach Boys are America's most successful band. With 56 U.S. Top 100 hits, 36 Top Ten Hits, and 4 Number One singles, their impression on American pop culture is rivaled only by the band that considered them to be their sole competition, The Beatles. To mark the group’s 50th anniversary, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks gathered in 2012 for an emotional reunion to record their first album of new material in 20 years, to kick off a worldwide tour, and to reflect on their remarkable history.

The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again

2012

Change Begins Within poster
NR

On April 4, 2009, the David Lynch Foundation launched its Live Concert Division with "Change Begins Within," a sold-out benefit show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event brought together an eclectic mix of legendary musicians, comedy icons, and cultural figures - including Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Moby, Donovan, Bettye LaVette, Jim James, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. Designed as a unified showcase of artist advocacy, the benefit raised funds and awareness to bring Transcendental Meditation programs to one million at-risk youth worldwide.

Change Begins Within

2012

2000s · 12 titles

The Wrecking Crew poster
7.3

A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.

The Wrecking Crew

2008

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NR

A primetime special celebrating The Beatles and exploring the lasting impact on pop music of Beatles innovations like stadium concerts, music videos, and the idea of rock album as art form. The filmmakers were provided rare, previously unseen footage from the Apple archives, and afforded complete access to their recorded music and film library.

The Beatles Revolution

2000

Cease to Exist poster
NR

Explores the music motive to the Manson murders and uncovers Charles Manson's relationship with Beach Boys' drummer Dennis Wilson and record producer Terry Melcher.

Cease to Exist

2007

The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony poster
6.6

These archetypal Southern Californians, who transmuted their experiences growing up in suburban Hawthorne into a potent teen iconography orbiting surfing, cars, and girls, tackle the underlying personal and cultural upheavals beneath their discography. Intelligently assembled with over 40 songs dispersed throughout, ENDLESS HARMONY works not just as a rockumentary but as an important historical document of American music.

The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony

2000

The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys poster
NR

This Newly remastered documentary charts the early years of the Beach Boys. The film features rare footage including live performances captured at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1967. Much of the footage comes from the Peter Whitehead archives. Ideal for all Beach Boy fans and rock music lovers. - Amazon Prime

The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys

2007

Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 poster
7.5

Concert video of the Beach Boys recorded at Knebworth, England. In what would become their final U.K. performance with the original lineup, the Beach Boys perform their biggest hits.

Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980

2003

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5.0

In 1974, The Beach Boys were at a low ebb. Their record sales bottoming out and desperate for income, The Beach Boys hit the road. Family friend and musician Billy Hinsche conned UCLA into letting him film a documentary about the tour on grainy, black-and-white videotape with a cumbersome Camcorder for his master’s thesis. The result is a fascinating time capsule that had been buried for 37 years.

1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys

2009

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Beach Boys - California Surfin

2004

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7.0

The inside story of the Beach Boys from their formation in 1961 to the present day (2005).

The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice

2005

Beach Boys: Surfin' Success poster
NR

The Beach Boys are one of he most iconic bands in history, having sold over 100 million records worldwide since their formation in the early sixties. This is their definitive story.

Beach Boys: Surfin' Success

2008

The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert poster
7.0

Archive performance from 1964, long thought lost to posterity, this concert footage features the California boys in the days that Brian Wilson still appeared on stage with them. Includes the hits 'Little Deuce Coupe', 'Fun, Fun, Fun', 'In My Room' and 'Surfin' USA'.

The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert

2003

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NR

This incredible performance DVD was recorded in front of a packed house of adoring fans at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. On this, his first music DVD, Donovan performed all his legendary hits and cult classics.

Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.

2007

1980s · 9 titles

Disorderlies poster
4.9

As not-quite-orderlies who're downright Disorderlies, rap-music favorites The Fat Boys rule. Playing the freewheeling caretakers of the frail Dennison, they stir up a comedic culture clash in Palm Beach society that only proves laughter is the best medicine this side of a tax refund.

Disorderlies

1987

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NR

Hosted by Jane Fonda and Robert Wagner, this TV special celebrates the XXIIIrd Olympiad with all-star guests at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.

Olympic Gala

1984

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki poster
NR

Enjoy the Beach Boys in a 90 minute concert celebrating their 25 year anniversary with guest artists like Glen Campbell, Ray Charles, The Everly Brothers, Jeffery Osborne, Belinda Carlisle and Three Dog Night. The concert was recorded in December 1986 on the sunny Waikiki beach in Hawaii.

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

1987

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas poster
8.0

Scrooge is visited by a girl with a snow globe—which shows him people like Mike Love and Three Dog Night singing Christmas carols—to teach the crotchety old skinflint the True Spirit of Christmas.

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

1984

The Beach Boys: An American Band poster
5.3

A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.

The Beach Boys: An American Band

1985

The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth poster
7.5

Recorded while promoting the album Keepin' the Summer Alive, Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 was first issued in the UK in 2002 and the following year in the US, both through the band's Brother Records imprint with independent distribution. A 2-disc variant of the album also exists, released in Germany, though it features the same material as the single-disc version. The album included an impromptu version of "Happy Birthday" sung by the band and audience for Brian, whose birthday was one day prior to the concert.

The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth

1980

Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys poster
NR

A look at the making of The Beach Boys' 24th studio album, "Keepin' the Summer Alive".

Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys

1980

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NR

A celebration of The Beach Boys' musical career.

The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special

1981

The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert poster
10.0

The Beach Boys perform live on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., July 4th, 1980. Originally aired on HBO.

The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert

1980

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 6 titles

The Monkey's Uncle poster
5.8

College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.

The Monkey's Uncle

1965

The T.A.M.I. Show poster
8.0

Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock spectacular starring some of the greatest pop performers of the 60s. These top recording idols – representing the musical moods of London, Liverpool, Hollywood and Detroit – packed the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with 2,600 screaming fans and virtually brought down the house. This is the cinematic record of that electrifying event.

The T.A.M.I. Show

1964

The Girls on the Beach poster
4.4

The girls of Alpha Beta need to raise $10,000 in two weeks to save the sorority house. Among their schemes to raise the funds are a beauty contest, a newspaper puzzle, and a baking contest. But when three guys hit the beach with love on their minds, bragging that they know the Beatles, the girls plan a concert with the Fab Four as the main attraction.

The Girls on the Beach

1965

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NR

A documentary about teenage social clubs in Southern California.

One Man's Challenge

1962

The Jack Benny Hour poster
8.0

The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland tickets from Walt Disney. Also, a skit with Benny, Hope and Sommer in a takeoff on Italian movies. This was Benny's first special after the demise of his regular series. Benny obviously trys to appeal to the younger viewers by booking the very popular Beach Boys.

The Jack Benny Hour

1965

The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969 poster
NR

The Beach Boys live at the L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in Paris, France during their “20/20” tour on June 16, 1969.

The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969

1969

Undated · 2 titles

Series credits

Home Improvement poster
7.4

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

Home Improvement

1991

Full House poster
7.5

After the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.

Full House

1987

The Dick Cavett Show poster
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Champs-Elysées poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Champs-Elysées

1982

T. J. Hooker poster
6.5

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recruits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.

T. J. Hooker

1982

The Ed Sullivan Show poster
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Classic Albums poster
7.7

A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.

Classic Albums

1997

Legends poster
5.0

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

Legends

2006

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

1966

George Harrison: Living in the Material World poster
7.5

He was part of the most famous rock-'n'-roll quartet in history. But George Harrison was much more than just a member of The Beatles.

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2011