Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "What Goes On" and primary writer with "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden". As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers, behind drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon and Neil Peart. Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After The Beatles' break-up in 1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr Band.
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- Born:
- Jul 7, 1940 In Liverpool, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 169
- First Appeared:
- In the movie JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2
- Latest Project:
- Movie Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song 2023-12-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2 | 2025 | |
| Movie | Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song | Self | 2023-12-13 |
| Movie | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story | Self (archive footage) | 2023-04-13 |
| Movie | Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-06 |
| Movie | Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex | Self | 2023-09-14 |
| Movie | Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback | Self (archive footage) | 2023-07-30 |
| Movie | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-30 |
| Movie | Let There Be Drums! | Self | 2022-10-28 |
| Movie | Elvis | Self (Archival Footage) | 2022-06-22 |
| Movie | If These Walls Could Sing | Self | 2022-09-03 |
| Movie | What Drives Us | Self | 2021-04-30 |
| Series | The Beatles: Get Back | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-25 |
| Movie | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021-11-20 |
| Movie | Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon | Self (archive footage) | 2020-12-21 |
| Movie | Zappa | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-27 |
| Movie | Meeting the Beatles in India | Self | 2020-09-09 |
| Movie | Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-13 |
| Movie | Echo in the Canyon | Self | 2019-05-24 |
| Movie | Free to Rock | Self - The Beatles (archive footage) | 2017-05-01 |
| Movie | It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond | Self | 2017-05-26 |
| Movie | Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution | Self (archive footage) | 2017-06-03 |
| Movie | How the Beatles Changed the World | Self (archive footage) | 2017-10-23 |
| Movie | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Self - Musician (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
| Movie | Beatles chronology (1962-1970) | Self (archive footage) | 2016-02-19 |
| Movie | Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape | Self (archive footage) | 2016-03-13 |
| Movie | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Larry the Dwarf (archive footage) | 2016-05-03 |
| Movie | Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album | Self (archive footage) | 2016-11-16 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Self | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Ringo Starr | 2016-06-03 |
| Movie | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2015-05-30 |
| Movie | The Beatles 1+ | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | The Beatles 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-11 |
| Movie | The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Self | 2014-02-09 |
| Movie | The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed | Fibonacci Sequins (voice) | 2014-01-20 |
| Movie | Ringo at the Ryman | himself | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Good Ol' Freda | Self | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO | Self | 2012-10-05 |
| Movie | Elvis Found Alive | Self (archive footage) | 2012-01-24 |
| Movie | Produced By George Martin | 2012-09-11 | |
| Movie | The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos | Self (archive footage) | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern | Self (archive footage) | 2011-02-09 |
| Movie | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Self | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10 | 2010-07-07 | |
| Movie | A Concert by the Lake | Himself | 2010-02-16 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years | Self (archive footage) | 2010-01-01 |
| Movie | John Lennon: Love Is All You Need | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-19 |
| Movie | The Beatles: A Magical History Tour | Self (archive footage) | 2010-12-15 |
| Movie | David Wants to Fly | 2010-05-06 | |
| Movie | All You Need Is Klaus | Himself | 2010-10-02 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater | Self | 2010-07-27 |
| Movie | The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-07 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-01 |
| Movie | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Parting Ways | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Oh My God | Self | 2009-11-13 |
| Movie | The Beatles on Record | Self | 2009-09-06 |
| Movie | Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Thomas the Tank Engine (voice) | 2009-11-13 |
| Movie | Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band | Self | 2008-04-29 |
| Movie | Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970 | Self (archive footage) | 2008-02-12 |
| Movie | Rare and Unseen: The Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 2008-04-08 |
| Movie | All Together Now | Himself | 2008-10-20 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr: Off the Record | Self | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006 | Self | 2008-07-08 |
| Movie | The Beatles Explosion | Self (archive footage) | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who | Self | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Destination Hamburg | Self (archive footage) | 2007-11-12 |
| Movie | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | Self | 2007-10-14 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Help! | Self (archive footage) | 2007-10-27 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Love | Self | 2006-11-20 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Origins | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-30 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary | Self (archive footage) | 2005-02-14 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2 | Self - batería, vocalista | 2005-02-22 |
| Movie | Cream: Royal Albert Hall | 2005-10-06 | |
| Movie | Beatles Biggest Secrets | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Watching Rainbows | Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-01 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003 | Self | 2004-09-21 |
| Series | 20th Century Greats | Self (archive footage) | 2004-11-27 |
| Movie | Beatles: The Journey | Self (archive footage) | 2003-06-17 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Around the World | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-04 |
| Movie | Radio | Stinger the Mascot (uncredited) | 2003-10-24 |
| Movie | Concert for George | Self | 2003-10-03 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best Of James | Narrator | 2002-03-05 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-02 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best Of Thomas | Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | The Paranormal Peter Sellers | Self (Archive footage) | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Wingspan | Himself (archive footage) | 2001-05-11 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy | Narrator | 2001-07-24 |
| Movie | The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far... | Himself | 2001-10-23 |
| Movie | Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-03 |
| Movie | The Beatles: A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band | Self | 1998-07-28 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight | 1997-05-02 | |
| Movie | Happy Birthday to John | Himself | 1997-10-09 |
| Movie | Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | Self | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | The Beatles Anthology | Self | 1995-11-19 |
| Movie | The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1994-06-23 |
| Movie | A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa | Self (archive footage) | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Making of Sgt. Pepper | Self | 1992-06-14 |
| Movie | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Self (archive footage) | 1992-12-25 |
| Movie | Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift | Mr. Conductor | 1990-12-19 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band | Self | 1990-10-09 |
| Series | Shining Time Station | 1989-01-29 | |
| Movie | Touring England | Self (archive footage) | 1989-10-16 |
| Movie | Imagine: John Lennon | Self | 1988-09-30 |
| Movie | The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Walking After Midnight | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | The Return of Bruno | Ringo Starr | 1987-02-07 |
| Movie | Video From Hell | Self | 1987-02-28 |
| Movie | Jimi Plays Monterey | Self (archive footage) | 1987-10-16 |
| Movie | Fun with the Fab Four | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | Water | Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | The Making of Sun City | Self | 1985-01-23 |
| Series | Alice in Wonderland | The Mock Turtle | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session | Self | 1985-10-15 |
| Movie | British Rock: The First Wave | Self (archive footage) | 1985-10-10 |
| Movie | Give My Regards to Broad Street | Ringo | 1984-11-28 |
| Movie | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Self (uncredited) (Extended Cut) | 1983-12-23 |
| Series | Princess Daisy | Robin Valerian | 1983-11-06 |
| Movie | The Compleat Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 1982-10-01 |
| Movie | This Is Elvis | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1981-04-03 |
| Movie | Caveman | Atouk | 1981-04-17 |
| Movie | The Kids Are Alright | Himself | 1979-06-15 |
| Movie | Sextette | Laslo Karolny | 1978-03-03 |
| Movie | Ringo | Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats | 1978-04-25 |
| Movie | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | Self (archive footage) | 1978-04-01 |
| Movie | The Last Waltz | Self | 1978-05-01 |
| Movie | The Day the Music Died | Self | 1977-01-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles at Shea Stadium | Self | 1977-08-06 |
| Movie | Lisztomania | The Pope | 1975-10-10 |
| Movie | Muhammad Ali: The Greatest | Self | 1974-04-09 |
| Movie | Son of Dracula | Merlin, the Magician | 1974-04-19 |
| Movie | The Society of the Spectacle | Self (archive footage) | 1974-05-01 |
| Movie | Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie | Self | 1973-04-15 |
| Movie | That'll Be The Day | Mike | 1973-05-13 |
| Movie | Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? | Himself | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here | Self | 1972-05-11 |
| Movie | Weekend of a Champion | Self (uncredited) | 1972-02-24 |
| Movie | The Concert for Bangladesh | Self | 1972-03-23 |
| Movie | The Point | Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice) | 1971-02-02 |
| Movie | 200 Motels | Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa | 1971-11-10 |
| Movie | Blindman | Candy | 1971-11-15 |
| Movie | Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels | Self | 1971-12-23 |
| Movie | Let It Be | Self (The Beatles) (uncredited) | 1970-05-13 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent | Self (archive footage) | 1969-01-29 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Something | Self | 1969-10-06 |
| Movie | Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? | 1969-12-18 | |
| Movie | The Magic Christian | Youngman Grand, Esq. | 1969-12-12 |
| Movie | Yellow Submarine | Ringo (uncredited) | 1968-07-17 |
| Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Revolution | Self | 1968-09-19 |
| Movie | Candy | Emmanuel | 1968-12-17 |
| Movie | Magical Mystery Tour | Self / Talkative Magician | 1967-12-25 |
| Movie | Reflections on Love | Self (archive footage) | 1966-05-01 |
| Movie | New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert | 1965-04-11 | |
| Movie | The Beatles Unauthorized | Self (archive footage) | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Chase | Self (archive footage) | 1965-06-26 |
| Movie | Pop Gear | Self | 1965-05-19 |
| Series | The Beatles | 1965-09-25 | |
| Movie | Help! | Ringo | 1965-07-29 |
| Movie | The Beatles - Live at the Washington Coliseum | Self | 1964-03-14 |
| Movie | Around the Beatles | Self | 1964-05-06 |
| Movie | The Beatles in Australia | Self | 1964-06-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles Sing for Shell | Self | 1964-07-01 |
| Movie | A Hard Day's Night | Ringo | 1964-07-07 |
| Movie | The Mersey Sound | Self | 1963-09-10 |