Harry Nilsson Net Worth
Harry Nilsson Net Worth is
$1.5 Million
Harry Nilsson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), usually credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. He is known for the hit singles "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969), "Without You" (1971), and "Coconut" (1972). Nilsson also wrote the song "One" made famous by the rock band Three Dog Night. He was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success without ever performing major public concerts or undertaking regular tours.He received Grammy Awards for two of his recordings; Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male in 1970 for "Everybody's Talkin'", a prominent song in the Academy Award-winning movie Midnight Cowboy, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1973 for "Without You." | Full Name | Harry Nilsson |
| Date Of Birth | June 15, 1941 |
| Died | 1994-01-15 |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Una O'Keeffe |
| Children | Zak Nilsson, Annie Nilsson, Olivia Nilsson, Beau Nilsson, Kief Nilsson, Ben Nilsson, Oscar Nilsson, Everybody's Talkin, Without You, Coconut |
| Parents | Bette Nilsson, Harry Edward Nilsson, Jr, Everybody's Talkin, Without You, Coconut |
| Siblings | Michelle Nilsson, Rainy Nilsson, Barbara Nilsson, Gary Nilsson, Drake Nilsson, Carol Nilsson, Everybody's Talkin, Without You, Coconut |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Hall of Fame, Everybody's Talkin, Without You, Coconut |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Everybody's Talkin, Without You, Coconut |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Three-and-a-half-octave vocal range; usually provided all his own harmonies on record. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [about his legendary partying with other celebrities] I promise you folks, we don't raise hell. But we do have a good time. |
| 2 | [About his and John Lennon's being ejected from the Troubadour Club in Hollywood) That incident ruined my reputation for 10 years. Get one Beatle drunk and look what happens! |
| 3 | [Describing his London apartment, where he lived in the early 1970s] It was just a typical London flat, but it was in a great neighborhood. It was across from the Playboy Club, diagonally. From one balcony you could read the time from Big Ben, and from the other balcony you could watch the bunnies go up and down. |
| 4 | I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living. |
| 5 | I get nervous when they start shooting piano players. |
| 6 | [How The Point (1971) was conceived] I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.' |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Friend Ringo Starr served as best man at his marriage to Una O'Keeffe. |
| 2 | He had six children with his third wife, Una: Annie, Beau, Ben, Kief, Olivia, and Oscar. He also had a son, Zachary Nine, from his marriage to Diane. |
| 3 | He suffered a massive heart attack on February 14, 1993. He died a year later in his sleep from a heart disease, on January 15, 1994, at his home in Agoura Hills, CA. |
| 4 | In 1971, Nilsson did a cover of the Badfinger song "Without You," which appeared on his "Nilsson Schmilsson" album, with haunting vocals that showed his incredible multiple-octave range. The song went to #1 in the charts, and he won a Grammy for the song. |
| 5 | Nilsson's relationship with his record label, RCA Records, went through a gradual decline through the 1970s, largely driven by his own excesses. His "Pussy Cats" album was almost canceled because of its original title, "Strange Pussies." Shortly after that album was released, close friend John Lennon (who had produced "Pussy Cats") marched into the RCA offices and demanded that Nilsson be paid what he was worth, hinting that both he and Ringo Starr might have signed with RCA Records once their EMI contracts were up the following year but not if Nilsson didn't get a new contract. RCA pulled the stops out, offering Nilsson a royalty increase, greater creative control, and a completion bonus for each new album. As it turned out, neither Lennon nor Starr signed with RCA, and Nilsson's subsequent albums were largely critical and commercial failures. In 1977, his "Knnillssonn" album showed great promise, and RCA planned a large marketing campaign, but the death of Elvis Presley shifted the label's focus, and it turned instead to promoting Presley's back catalog. Disappointed by this, and by the release of a greatest-hits album without his input, Nilsson asked RCA to cancel his contract. |
| 6 | During the recording of his "Pussy Cats" album (produced, co-written, and co-performed by John Lennon), he kept secret from everyone that his smoking and drinking were threatening his health. It was clear that his once-celebrated voice was taking a toll, but Nilsson, afraid that Lennon would cancel the recording sessions, kept a bucket hidden so he could spit out the blood produced after his coughing fits ruptured a vocal cord. |
| 7 | Met The Beatles, which had been impressed by his first album, "Pandemonium Shadow Show," early in 1968. Became close friends with John Lennon and Ringo Starr, in particular, and he shared a house with them in Los Angeles during 1974. The three collaborated on several records in the mid-1970s, while their off-hours drinking binges around LA became legendary. |
| 8 | Is referenced in the song "Life Is A Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion. |
| 9 | Told Hugh M. Hefner when he guested on Playboy After Dark (1969) that his song "Good Old Desk" was about God, as the first letters of the title spelled G-O-D. Admitted years later he'd been kidding, and Hefner apparently didn't catch on. |
| 10 | Was given John Lennon's lambskin-and-wool coat when they first met in England; Nilsson passed it along to his sister (it didn't fit him), who stored it in a vault. |
| 11 | Worked the night shift at a bank's computer center, to have daytimes free to pursue recording and publishing deals, and worked on songs during his breaks. Composer/publisher Perry Botkin Jr. befriended Nilsson, and gave him a key to his office so he'd have another place to write, after hours. By the time Nilsson scored his RCA recording contract, he was used to working out of an office, so he asked for one at RCA in Hollywood as part of his deal. (Nilsson often surprised fans, the press, and industry people by answering his own phone, and any questions about his performing live with a brief "I didn't." "I haven't." "I don't."). |
| 12 | Never made personal appearances (aside from one very brief European tour, early on) because he knew he could never recreate his complex sounds outside of a studio. Made a handful of television guest appearances in the Sixties on his manager's advice, but disliked the results. |
| 13 | His father was a scout for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team who lived in Palatka, Florida. Harry's half-brother, Gary Nilsson, still lives in Palatka. |
| 14 | Met The Monkees through producer Chip Douglas; Douglas had played bass on a Nilsson collaboration with Phil Spector. Nilsson sat at a piano and played the group a selection of his recent songs, for them to possibly record. Michael Nesmith's reaction to what they heard was a delighted "Where the fuck did you COME from, man?!" Nilsson was an instant hit with the Monkees, who did record his "Cuddly Toy" for their next album, and later "Daddy's Song" for their movie Head (1968). When Nilsson heard "Cuddly Toy" on the radio, he knew he could quit his job at the bank. |
| 15 | Along with composing the soundtrack for Otto Preminger's Skidoo (1968) (he appears briefly as a stoned tower guard, and also SINGS the closing credits), Nilsson provided much of the music for The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969). |
| 16 | Nilsson gained early recording experience by singing on commercial jingles and beds, including ads for Ban deodorant, Sea & Ski and Der Weinerschnitzel. Several Nilsson songs were also later used in commercials, including "Me And My Arrow" (for Plymouth), "Good Old Desk", and more recently a re-edited version of "Everybody's Talkin'". |
| 17 | When approached by Ringo Starr to star with him in Son of Dracula (1974), Nilsson at first thought the idea had come from his recent 'Son of Schmilsson' album, which included some horror-movie motifs; Starr had played drums on some of the songs. Starr hadn't seen the finished album, and knew nothing of it until shown a copy later by then-wife Maureen. Nilsson starred as young Count Downe (the Son of Dracula), while Starr played the aged Merlin the Magician. Both knew the movie wasn't going to be a hit while they were making it, but they enjoyed working together. |
| 18 | Became active in the anti-handgun movement after friend John Lennon's murder; appeared at several public events for this cause. |
| 19 | After leaving the RCA record label in the late 1970s, Nilsson's later recorded output was mostly songs for soundtracks (The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Popeye (1980), and the holiday special Ziggy's Gift (1982)), though he did contribute two vocals to a Yoko Ono all-star tribute. At the time of his death in 1994, Nilsson had just completed the vocals for a possible comeback album. |
| 20 | His cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'" was chosen to be played over the opening titles and during the first part of Midnight Cowboy (1969). Other songs considered included Nilsson's own "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City", and Randy Newman's "Cowboy", which he and Nilsson re-recorded later. |
| 21 | His grandparents were Swedish circus performers, whose act was known as the "Aerial Ballet" (which became the title for his second album). |
| 22 | The Park Street apartment that he owned in London was where Cass Elliot died from a heart attack in July 1974. In September 1978 The Who's drummer Keith Moon died at the same apartment of an overdose of Heminevrin, a prescription drug that he was taking for alcoholism. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daddy Day Care | 2003 | writer: "Coconut" | |
| Shanghai Knights | 2003 | performer: "One" / writer: "One" | |
| The Rules of Attraction | 2002 | performer: "Without You" | |
| Boat Trip | 2002 | writer: "Coconut" | |
| Stuart Little 2 | 2002 | writer: "One" | |
| Punch-Drunk Love | 2002 | producer: "He Needs Me" / writer: "He Needs Me" | |
| Hey Arnold! The Movie | 2002 | writer: "Coconut" | |
| Riding in Cars with Boys | 2001 | performer: "Me and My Arrow", "Evrything's Got'em" / writer: "Me and My Arrow", "Evrything's Got'em" | |
| Recess: School's Out | 2001 | writer: "One" | |
| Black Books | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| High Fidelity | 2000 | performer: "The Moonbeam Song" / writer: "The Moonbeam Song" | |
| Magnolia | 1999 | writer: "One" | |
| Futurama | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Mission Hill | 1999 | TV Series performer: "Everbody's Talkin'" | |
| Dick | 1999 | performer: "Coconut" / writer: "Coconut" | |
| You've Got Mail | 1998 | performer: "The Puppy Song", "Remember", "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City", "Over The Rainbow" / writer: "The Puppy Song", "Remember", "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" | |
| That '70s Show | 1998 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Practical Magic | 1998 | performer: "Coconut" / writer: "Coconut" | |
| KaBlam! | 1998 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
| The X Files | 1998 | writer: "One" | |
| That's the Way I Like It | 1998 | writer: "Everybody's Talking" | |
| Choyonghan kajok | 1998 | performer: "Jump Into the Fire" | |
| Ellen Foster | 1997 | TV Movie performer: "Remember Christmas" / writer: "Remember Christmas" | |
| Contact | 1997 | performer: "Spaceman" / writer: "Spaceman" | |
| The Ice Storm | 1997 | performer: "Coconut" / writer: "Coconut" | |
| The Craft | 1996 | writer: "Jump Into the Fire" | |
| Casino | 1995 | performer: "Without You" | |
| Houseguest | 1995 | writer: "Coconut" | |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | performer: "Everybody's Talkin'" 1966 | |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1994 music - 1 episode, 1994 | ||
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | 1992 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Baywatch | 1992 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Me Myself and I | 1992 | performer: "ME MYSELF AND I" OPENING CREDITS / writer: "ME MYSELF AND I" OPENING CREDITS | |
| Reservoir Dogs | 1992 | performer: "Coconut" / writer: "Coconut" | |
| Home Improvement | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Fisher King | 1991 | performer: "How About You?" | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1990 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Growing Pains | 1990 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
| Goodfellas | 1990 | performer: "Jump into the Fire" / writer: "Jump into the Fire" | |
| Denial | 1990 | writer: "One" | |
| Only Fools and Horses.... | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Wonder Years | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Camp Candy | 1989 | TV Series performer: theme song / writer: theme song | |
| First Impressions | 1988 | TV Series writer: First Impressions Main Theme | |
| Zärtliche Chaoten | 1987 | performer: "Without You" | |
| Whispering Jack: In Concert | 1987 | Video writer: "One" | |
| Webster | 1986 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Harry Nilsson: Loneliness | 1984 | Video short performer: "Loneliness" | |
| Deep in the Heart | 1984 | performer: "Lay Down Your Arms" | |
| Group Madness | 1983 | Documentary performer: "Men At Sea" / writer: "Men At Sea" | |
| Private School | 1983 | performer: "You're Breaking My Heart" / writer: "You're Breaking My Heart" | |
| Ziggy's Gift | 1982 | TV Short performer: "Give, Love, Joy" / writer: "Give, Love, Joy" | |
| Cannon and Ball | 1981 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Popeye | 1980 | lyrics: "I Yam What I Yam", "He Needs Me", "Everything Is Food", "Sail With Me", "Swee'pea's Lullaby", "Sweethaven", "Blow Me Down", "I'm Mean", "He's Large", "Children" - uncredited / music: "I Yam What I Yam", "He Needs Me", "Everything Is Food", "Sail With Me", "Swee'pea's Lullaby", "Sweethaven", "Blow Me Down", "I'm Mean", "He's Large", "Children" - uncredited / writer: "It's Not Easy Bein' Me" - uncredited | |
| In God We Tru$t | 1980 | performer: "Good For God" / writer: "Good For God" | |
| Divine Madness | 1980 | Documentary writer: "Paradise" | |
| All That Jazz | 1979 | performer: "A Perfect Day" | |
| Doing Time | 1979 | performer: "WITHOUT YOU" - uncredited | |
| Real Life | 1979 | writer: "Jump Into The Fire" | |
| Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special writer: "Best Friend" | |
| Martine | 1978 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The World's Greatest Lover | 1977 | performer: "Ain't It Kinda Wonderful" | |
| Rosebud | 1975 | writer: "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" - uncredited | |
| Son of Dracula | 1974 | "Down", "Moonbeam Song", "Jump Into The Fire" / performer: "Down", "At My Front Door", "Remember", "Moonbeam Song", "Jump Into The Fire", "Daybreak", "Without You" uncredited / producer: "Daybreak" / writer: "Down", "Remember", "Moonbeam Song", "Jump Into The Fire", "Daybreak" - as Nilsson | |
| The Graham Kennedy Show | 1973 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Story of Eric | 1972 | Documentary short performer: "Waiting" | |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | 1969-1972 | TV Series performer - 73 episodes | |
| Lady Liberty | 1971 | writer: "I Guess The Lord Must be In New York City", "The Puppy Song" | |
| Dusty and Sweets McGee | 1971 | performer: "Don't Leave Me Baby" - as Nilsson / writer: "Don't Leave Me Baby" - as Nilsson | |
| The Point | 1971 | TV Movie performer: "Everything's Got 'Em", "Me and My Arrow", "Poli High", "Think About Your Troubles", "Life Line", "P.O.V. Waltz", "Are You Sleeping?" / writer: "Everything's Got 'Em", "Me and My Arrow", "Poli High", "Think About Your Troubles", "Life Line", "P.O.V. Waltz", "Are You Sleeping?" | |
| Ich bin Vicky Leandros | 1970 | TV Movie writer: "Noch einmal" German Version of Without Her | |
| Jenny | 1970 | performer: "Waiting" - as Nilsson / writer: "Waiting" - as Nilsson | |
| Sounds Like Us | 1969 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Midnight Cowboy | 1969 | performer: "Everybody's Talkin'" - as Nilsson | |
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1969 music - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Skidoo | 1968 | performer: "I Will Take You There", "Living in a Garbage Can" / writer: "Skidoo", "I Will Take You There", "Living in a Garbage Can" | |
| Head | 1968 | writer: "Daddy's Song" - as Nilsson | |
| Carte D'Or | 1968 | TV Movie performer: "Don't Leave Me, Baby" - as Milsson | |
| Nilsson et Peggy March | 1968 | TV Movie performer: "Good Old Desk", "Together", "Mr Richland's Favourite Song", "Everybody's Talikin", "Bath", "1941" | |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Monkees | 1967 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Big T.N.T. Show | 1966 | Documentary writer: "This Could Be the Night" | |
| Goliath | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Masters of Sex | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| The Fourth Phase | 2016 | Documentary performer: "Everybody's Talkin" | |
| Casual | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Cuéntame | 2008-2016 | TV Series performer - 4 episodes | |
| Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 2016 | performer: "Without You" | |
| Limitless | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Rock the Kasbah | 2015 | performer: "Jump into the Fire" / writer: "Jump into the Fire" | |
| A Bigger Splash | 2015 | performer: "Jump Into the Fire" / writer: "Jump Into the Fire" | |
| Vacation | 2015/I | performer: "Without You" | |
| A Perfect Storm: 1979 Daytona 500 | 2015 | Documentary performer: "Jump Into the Fire" / writer: "Jump Into the Fire" | |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2015 | performer: "Everybody's Talkin'" | |
| The Wedding Ringer | 2015 | writer: "Coconut" | |
| Revenge | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Mike & Mike | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Altman | 2014 | Documentary writer: "Sweethaven" | |
| Bates Motel | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| Girls | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| The Crazy Ones | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Simpsons | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1999 - 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| One Hit Wonderland | 2013 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| The Hangover Part III | 2013 | performer: "Everybody's Talkin'" | |
| Some Jerk with a Camera | 2012 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Frances Ha | 2012 | performer: "Mrs. Butter's Lament" / writer: "Mrs. Butter's Lament" | |
| Shut Up and Play the Hits | 2012 | Documentary writer: "Jump Into The Fire" | |
| Pastor Mike Online | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2011 writer - 2 episodes, 2011 | ||
| Parenthood | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| Bones | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Born to Be Wild | 2011 | Documentary short performer: "Let the Good Times Roll" | |
| Raising Hope | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Red Dog | 2011 | "Jump into the Fire" / writer: "Jump into the Fire" - as Nilsson | |
| Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero | 2011 | Documentary performer: "Everybody's Talkin'" | |
| Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus | 2010 | writer: "Coconut" | |
| Alan Wake | 2010 | Video Game performer: "Coconut" / writer: "Coconut" | |
| You Don't Know Jack | 2010 | TV Movie performer: "Early in the Morning", "City Life" | |
| How to Boil a Frog | 2009 | Documentary performer: "I'd Rather Be Dead" / writer: "I'd Rather Be Dead" | |
| 44 Inch Chest | 2009 | performer: "Without You" | |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic | 2009 | writer: "Coconut", "You're Breakin' My Heart", "Don't Forget Me" | |
| Karaoke Dynamo | 2008 | Short writer: "One" | |
| House M.D. | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2004 - 2008 performer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Samantha Who? | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Life on Mars | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| My Name Is Earl | TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2005 - 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| The Wrecking Crew! | 2008 | Documentary performer: "Everybody's Talking" | |
| Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca | 2008 | performer: "One" / writer: "One" | |
| Bottle Shock | 2008 | performer: "Jump Into the Fire" / writer: "Jump Into the Fire" | |
| Life | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Patinando por un sueño | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| CSI: NY | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007 | ||
| American Dad! | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| A Good Year | 2006 | performer: "How Can I Be Sure of You", "Gotta Get Up", "Jump into the Fire" / writer: "How Can I Be Sure of You", "Gotta Get Up", "Jump into the Fire" | |
| Crank | 2006 | performer: "Everybody's Talkin" | |
| Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | 2006 | performer: "Everybody's Talkin'" 1966 | |
| Littleman | 2006 | performer: "Best Friend" / writer: "Best Friend" | |
| Grilled | 2006 | performer: "Early In The Mornin'" | |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | 2006 | writer: "One" | |
| American Hardcore | 2006 | Documentary writer: "Best Friend" - as H. Nilson | |
| The King of Queens | 2001-2006 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Elementarteilchen | 2006 | performer: "Without You" | |
| The X Factor | 2004-2005 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| ER | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Breakfast on Pluto | 2005 | performer: "Me & My Arrow" 1971, "You're Breakin' My Heart" 1972, "The Moonbeam Song" 1971 / writer: "Me & My Arrow" 1971, "You're Breakin' My Heart" 1972, "The Moonbeam Song" 1971 | |
| Peep Show | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Around the Bend | 2004 | performer: "Daddy's Song" / writer: "Daddy's Song" | |
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | writer: "One" 1968 | |
| The Girl Next Door | 2004 | performer: "JUMP INTO THE FIRE" / writer: "JUMP INTO THE FIRE" | |
| Monkey Dust | TV Series 1 episode performer - 2 episodes, 2003 writer - 2 episodes, 2003 | ||
| Australian Idol | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Good Boy! | 2003 | writer: "The Puppy Song" |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wrecker's Ball: Three Dances by Paul Taylor | 1996 | TV Movie songs sung by | |
| First Impressions | 1988 | TV Series composer - 1 episode | |
| Popeye | 1980 | songs: Music & Lyrics by | |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | 1969-1972 | TV Series composer - 73 episodes | |
| Skidoo | 1968 | lyrics - as Nilsson | |
| Nilsson et Peggy March | 1968 | TV Movie musician | |
| I Spy | 1966 | TV Series song sung by - 1 episode | |
| The Big T.N.T. Show | 1966 | Documentary song co-written by |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | 2010 | Documentary | |
| Mutts | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| Ziggy's Gift | 1982 | TV Short | |
| Harry Nilsson: All I Think About Is You | 1977 | Video short | |
| Harry Nilsson: Who Done It? | 1977 | Video short | |
| The Story of Eric | 1972 | Documentary short | |
| The Music of Nilsson | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| The Point | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| Nilsson March On | 1969 | TV Movie | |
| Skidoo | 1968 | as Nilsson | |
| Nilsson et Peggy March | 1968 | TV Movie songs | |
| I Spy | 1966 | TV Series 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry and Ringo's Night Out Promo Reel | 1974 | Short | Harry / The Crow (voice) |
| Son of Dracula | 1974 | Count Downe / Musician | |
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | 1969 | TV Series | Tim Seagirt |
| Skidoo | 1968 | A Tower Guard (as Nilsson) |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Telephone | 1988 | screenplay | |
| Harry and Ringo's Night Out Promo Reel | 1974 | Short co-writer | |
| The Point | 1971 | TV Movie original fable / story |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Point | 1971 | TV Movie producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Dogs | 1992 | special thanks | |
| Monster in the Closet | 1986 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.A.D.D.: Drive My Car | 1994 | TV Short | Himself - Musician (uncredited) |
| The 21st Annual American Music Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - In R.A.D.D. Clip (uncredited) |
| Strawberry Schmilsson Forever - A Videopainting by E.J. Gold | 1994 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Beach Boys: An American Band | 1985 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Harry Nilsson: Loneliness | 1984 | Video short | Himself |
| Access All Areas | 1984 | Short | Himself |
| Group Madness | 1983 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 25th Annual Grammy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wings Over the World | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Midnight Special | 1975-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Harry Nilsson: All I Think About Is You | 1977 | Video short | Himself - Musician |
| Harry Nilsson: Who Done It? | 1977 | Video short | Himself - Musician |
| The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Ringo Starr: Only You (and You Alone) | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician |
| The 15th Annual Grammy Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? | 1972 | Documentary short | Himself - Musician / Narrator |
| In Concert | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Music of Nilsson | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician |
| The Smothers Brothers Summer Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| The Best on Record | 1970 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Playboy After Dark | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Nilsson March On | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician |
| Carte D'Or | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician (as Milsson) |
| Beat-Club | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Nilsson et Peggy March | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself - Musician |
| It's Happening | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Very Lovely Party | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | 2010 | Documentary | Himself - Musician / Narrator |
| The Singer and the Song | 2004 | Video | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Adapted Song | Magnolia (1999) |
Known for movies
Goodfellas (1990)
as Soundtrack
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
as Thanks
Forrest Gump (1994)
as Soundtrack
Contact (1997)
as Soundtrack