About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1939-12-26
Place of birth:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Phil Spector

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Harvey Philip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter. The originator of the "Wall of Sound" production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl group sound and produced over 25 Top 40 hits between 1960 and 1965 alone. After this initial success, Spector later worked with artists including Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Ramones with similar acclaim.

He produced the Beatles' Academy Award-winning album Let It Be, and the Grammy Award-winning Concert for Bangladesh by former Beatle George Harrison. In 1989, Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. The 1965 song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", produced and co-written by Spector for The Righteous Brothers, is listed by BMI as the song with the most U.S. airplay in the 20th century.

The 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra, California home led to his being charged with murder in the second degree. After a 2007 mistrial, he was convicted in 2009 and given a prison sentence of 19 years to life. An appeal of the conviction was heard by the California Courts of Appeal in April 2011, but the murder conviction was upheld less than three weeks later. Spector's attorneys intend to pursue another hearing by the appeals court and will seek a review of the ruling by the California Supreme Court.

Known for

Acting

2022 Spector Actor Self (Archival Footage) 68
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2018 John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2018 Howard Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2008 The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector Actor Self 59
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2008 Dominick Dunne: After the Party Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2003 Prachtig 80: Volume 2 Actor Self N/A
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2000 Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album Actor Self 59
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1988 Imagine: John Lennon Actor Self 60
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1982 Phil Spector: He's a Rebel Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1972 Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here Actor Self N/A
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1969 Easy Rider Actor Connection 68
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1965 The Big T.N.T. Show Actor Self (uncredited) 58
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1965 The Teen-Age Revolution Actor N/A
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Production

2021 The Beatles: Let It Be Production Producer N/A
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1965 The Big T.N.T. Show Production Producer 58
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Sound

1986 John Lennon: Live In New York City Sound Recording Supervision 59
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1970 Let It Be Sound Music Producer 62
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