Malcolm Young
Acting • Born 1953-01-06 – Died 2017-11-18
Biography
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician and songwriter. He was best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginning in 1973 until retiring in 2014 due to health reasons. As a member of AC/DC, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Though his younger brother Angus was the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm was described as the driving force and the leader of the band. In 2014, he stated that despite his retirement from the band, AC/DC was determined to continue making music with his blessing. As the rhythm guitarist, he was responsible for the broad sweep of the band's sound, developing many of their guitar riffs and co-writing the band's material with Angus. Young left AC/DC in mid-2014 to receive treatment for dementia. In September 2014, the band's management announced that he would be retiring permanently. He died from the effects of dementia on 18 November 2017.
Filmography
43 credits
Toronto Rocks
Movie • 2003
Self
AC/DC: Family Jewels
Movie • 2005
Self
AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip Live
Movie • 2001
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: The Story of Back in Black
Movie • 2020
Self
Private Parts
Movie • 1997
Malcolm Young - AC-DC Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Live At Donington
Movie • 1992
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
Movie • 1980
Self - Guitars
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
Movie • 1978
Self
AC/DC : Forever Young
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
AC/DC - Rocks Detroit
Movie • 1990
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: World Series of Rock '79
Movie • 1979
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Lightning Over Japan
Movie • 1981
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: live at the SARStock Festival
Movie • 2003
Rhythm Guitar
Rock: the origin
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
AC/DC Backtracks
Movie • 2009
Malcolm Young
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
Movie • 2008
AC/DC - Fly On The Wall
Movie
AC/DC: Live at River Plate
Movie • 2009
Guitars
AC/DC: No Bull
Movie • 1996
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Live '77 At The Hippodrome Golders Green London
Movie • 2003
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Hells Highway
Movie • 2008
Self
AC/DC - Plug Me In
Movie • 2007
Self
AC/DC: Live At The Apollo, Glasgow
Movie • 1978
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Live at Rijnhallen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Movie • 1979
AC/DC Live At The Circus Krone
Movie • 2003
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
Movie • 2004
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC Live '77
Movie • 2003
Self
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
Movie • 2012
Self
ACDC - Rough & Tough
Movie • 2005
Rhythmus-Gitarre
Back In Black - The Videos
Movie
AC/DC – Live 77-78
Movie • 2003
AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone
Movie • 2009
AC/DC: High Voltage 1973-1980
Movie • 2004
Guitar
Rock Masters: AC/DC
Movie • 1977
Self
AC/DC: Donington Park 18 August 1984
Movie • 1984
AC/DC - Capital Center, Landover, MD, USA, December 1981
Movie • 1981
AC/DC Joe Louis Arena Detroit USA November 18 1983
Movie • 1983
Self
AC/DC: Live At The Pavillion, Paris 1979
Movie • 1979
Self
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
Movie • 1992
AC/DC Church Of Rock - The Bon Scott Years
Movie
Rhythm Guitar
Rock Goes to College
TV • 1978
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Behind the Music
TV • 1997
Self