Acting
Harry Nilsson
Born 1941-06-15
American singer, songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson achieved the peak of his commercial success in the late 1960's and early 1970's. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited simply as Nilsson. He is known for the hit singles "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969), "Without You" (1971), and "Coconut" (1972), the first two of which won him Grammy Awards for vocal performance. His songwriting credits during that period included the song “One”, made famous by the rock band Three Dog Night. Hallmarks of Nilsson's music included his genre-bending style (called "salon rock" by some) and his remarkable tenor voice which ranged over three octaves. Nilsson was much admired by The Beatles and formed lasting friendships with them, especially with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. A complicated personality, Nilsson proved to be one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success despite never performing live concerts. He contributed songs to a few films including Robert Altman's "Popeye" (1980) and singing the standard "How About You?" for the soundrack of "The Fisher King" (1994). After a period of declining health, Harry Nilsson died at the age of 52 from heart disease at his home outside Los Angeles.
Acting credits
4.7Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
Skidoo
1968
5.4Due to be crowned King of the Netherworld by his mentor Merlin the Magician, Count Downe — son of Dracula — falls in love with beautiful mortal Amber and finds himself in conflict with Baron Frankenstein, who is vying for the same honourary title.
Son of Dracula
1974
5.3Filmmaker Alan Rudolph shows Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy and hippie guru Timothy Leary, alone and together onstage.
Return Engagement
1983
7.1The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
9.0A television documentary film featuring the rock band Wings. It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed 1975–76 world tour, together with behind-the-scenes footage. Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
1979
NRThe stories of musicians who sold more than one million records, continuing with Swansea's Pete Ham and his band Badfinger, who wrote the song Without You, which became an international smash hit for Harry Nilsson. The first group to sign to the Beatles' Apple label, they seemed to be heading for financial and creative success. But it didn't quite turn out that way.
Badfinger - They Sold A Million
2013
7.0Never released 1972 film of the making of Harry Nilsson's record "Son of Schmilsson" in London.
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
1972
NRA live TV special of Harry Nilsson performing his album of standards "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night".
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
1973
Harry Nilsson's melancholy, satirical performance film finds the singer/songwriter in top form as he's accompanied by duplicates of himself, animated sequences, and gorilla costumes; yet the strongest sections simply feature Nilsson, an instrument and a microphone.
The Music of Nilsson
1972
Behind the camera
4.4Crazy out of work actress Vashti Blue spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.
The Telephone
1988
6.8A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
The Point
1971