Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 06, 1953
Died
Nov 18, 2017
Place of Birth
Glasgow - Scotland
Credits
45 titles
Malcolm Young
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rock: the origin
Self (archive footage)
AC/DC : Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
AC/DC: The Story of Back in Black
Self
Blood + Thunder: The Sound of Alberts
Self
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
Self
AC/DC: Live at River Plate
Guitars
AC/DC Backtracks
Malcolm Young
AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone
AC/DC: Hells Highway
Self
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
AC/DC - Plug Me In
Self
ACDC - Rough & Tough
Rhythmus-Gitarre
AC/DC: Family Jewels
Self
AC/DC: High Voltage 1973-1980
Guitar
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: live at the SARStock Festival
Rhythm Guitar
Toronto Rocks
Self
AC/DC Live At The Circus Krone
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC Live '77
Self
AC/DC – Live 77-78
AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip Live
Self - Rhythm Guitar
Behind the Music
Self
Private Parts
Malcolm Young - AC-DC Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: No Bull
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Live at VH1 Studios
AC/DC: Live At Donington
Self - Rhythm Guitar
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
AC/DC - Rocks Detroit
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Donington Park 18 August 1984
AC/DC Joe Louis Arena Detroit USA November 18 1983
Self
AC/DC: Live At The Houston Summit
AC/DC - Capital Center, Landover, MD, USA, December 1981
AC/DC: Lightning Over Japan
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Self - Guitars
AC/DC: Live At The Pavillion, Paris 1979
Self
AC/DC: World Series of Rock '79
Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Live at Rijnhallen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
Self
Rock Goes to College
Self
AC/DC: Live At The Apollo, Glasgow
Self - Rhythm Guitar
AC/DC: Live '77 At The Hippodrome Golders Green London
Rhythm Guitar
Rock Masters: AC/DC
Self
AC/DC - Fly On The Wall
AC/DC Church Of Rock - The Bon Scott Years
Rhythm Guitar
Back In Black - The Videos