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:
- 192
- First Appeared:
- In the movie JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2
- Latest Project:
- Movie Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 2024-11-12
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2 | 2026 | |
| Movie | Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands | Self (archive footage) | 2024-11-12 |
| Movie | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story | Self (archive footage) | 2023-04-13 |
| Movie | Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll | Self | 2023-04-22 |
| Movie | Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-06 |
| Movie | Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song | Self | 2023-12-13 |
| 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 | Elvis | Self (Archival Footage) | 2022-06-22 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-30 |
| Movie | If These Walls Could Sing | Self | 2022-09-03 |
| Movie | Let There Be Drums! | Self | 2022-10-28 |
| Movie | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-08 |
| Movie | What Drives Us | Self | 2021-04-30 |
| Movie | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021-11-20 |
| Movie | The Sparks Brothers | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-06-18 |
| Series | The Beatles: Get Back | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-25 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show | Self - Host | 2020-07-07 |
| Movie | Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon | Self (archive footage) | 2020-12-21 |
| Movie | Meeting the Beatles in India | Self | 2020-09-09 |
| Movie | Zappa | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-27 |
| Movie | Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-13 |
| Movie | Echo in the Canyon | Self | 2019-05-24 |
| Movie | George Harrison - All Things Pass | Self (archive footage) | 2018-03-20 |
| 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 | Free to Rock | Self - The Beatles (archive footage) | 2017-05-01 |
| Movie | Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution | Self (archive footage) | 2017-06-03 |
| Movie | It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond | Self | 2017-05-26 |
| 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 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Ringo Starr | 2016-06-03 |
| Movie | Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album | Self (archive footage) | 2016-11-16 |
| Movie | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Larry the Dwarf (archive footage) | 2016-05-03 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Self | 2016-09-15 |
| 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 Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-11 |
| Movie | The Beatles 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | Our Cilla | 2015-12-25 | |
| Movie | Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love | Self | 2014-01-20 |
| Movie | The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed | Fibonacci Sequins (voice) | 2014-01-20 |
| Movie | The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Self | 2014-02-09 |
| Movie | Året var 1963 | Self (archive footage) | 2013-01-16 |
| Movie | Good Ol' Freda | Self | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | Ringo at the Ryman | himself | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Elvis Found Alive | Self (archive footage) | 2012-01-24 |
| Movie | Palme | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-14 |
| Movie | Produced by George Martin | Self | 2012-09-11 |
| Movie | Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO | Self | 2012-10-05 |
| Movie | I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern | Self (archive footage) | 2011-02-09 |
| Movie | The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos | Self (archive footage) | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Beatles Stories | Self (archive footage) | 2011-11-11 |
| Series | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Self | 2011-11-12 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10 | 2010-07-07 | |
| Movie | David Wants to Fly | 2010-05-06 | |
| Movie | The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years | Self (archive footage) | 2010-01-01 |
| Movie | A Concert by the Lake | Self | 2010-02-16 |
| Movie | John Lennon: Love Is All You Need | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-19 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater | Self | 2010-07-27 |
| Movie | The Beatles: A Magical History Tour | Self (archive footage) | 2010-12-15 |
| Movie | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | Self (archive footage) | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | All You Need Is Klaus | Self | 2010-10-02 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-01 |
| Movie | The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 2010-09-07 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Parting Ways | Self | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Thomas the Tank Engine (voice) | 2009-11-13 |
| Movie | The Beatles on Record | Self | 2009-09-06 |
| Movie | Oh My God | Self | 2009-11-13 |
| Movie | Rare and Unseen: The Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 2008-04-08 |
| Movie | Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970 | Self (archive footage) | 2008-02-12 |
| Movie | Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band | Self | 2008-04-29 |
| Movie | All Together Now | Self | 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 | Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who | Self | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | The Beatles Explosion | Self (archive footage) | 2007-01-01 |
| 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: Destination Hamburg | Self (archive footage) | 2007-11-12 |
| Movie | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self | 2006-01-23 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Origins | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-30 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Love | Self | 2006-11-20 |
| Movie | Meet the Beatles | Self (Archival footage) | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2 | Self - Drums, Backing Vocals | 2005-02-22 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary | Self (archive footage) | 2005-02-14 |
| Movie | Cream: Royal Albert Hall | 2005-10-06 | |
| Movie | Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| 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 Biggest Secrets | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-02 |
| Movie | Concert for George | Self | 2003-10-03 |
| Movie | Beatles: The Journey | Self (archive footage) | 2003-06-17 |
| Movie | Radio | Stinger the Mascot (uncredited) | 2003-10-24 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Around the World | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-04 |
| Movie | Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-25 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best of James | Narrator | 2002-03-05 |
| Movie | Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-09-02 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | Things They Said Today | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-30 |
| Movie | Wingspan | Self (archive footage) | 2001-05-11 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy | Narrator | 2001-07-24 |
| Movie | The Paranormal Peter Sellers | Self (Archive footage) | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-03 |
| Movie | The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far... | Himself | 2001-10-23 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas | Narrator | 2001-09-25 |
| 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 | Happy Birthday to John | Self | 1997-10-09 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight | Self | 1997-05-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles Unauthorized | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
| Series | The Beatles Anthology | Self | 1995-11-19 |
| Movie | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | Self | 1995-01-01 |
| 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 | George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall | 1992-04-06 | |
| Movie | The Beatles: 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 | 1990-04-15 |
| Movie | Touring England | Self (archive footage) | 1989-10-16 |
| Series | Shining Time Station | 1989-01-29 | |
| Movie | The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Imagine: John Lennon | Self (archive footage) | 1988-09-30 |
| Movie | Walking After Midnight | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | Self (uncredited) | 1988-12-25 |
| 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 | Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties | Self | 1986-01-01 |
| Series | Alice in Wonderland | The Mock Turtle | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | Water | Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | British Rock: The First Wave | Self (archive footage) | 1985-10-10 |
| Movie | Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session | Self | 1985-10-15 |
| Movie | The Making of Sun City | Self | 1985-01-23 |
| Movie | Give My Regards to Broad Street | Ringo | 1984-11-28 |
| Movie | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Self (uncredited) | 1983-12-23 |
| Movie | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
| Series | Princess Daisy | Robin Valerian | 1983-11-06 |
| Movie | The Compleat Beatles | Self (archive footage) | 1982-10-01 |
| Movie | Caveman | Atouk | 1981-04-17 |
| Movie | This Is Elvis | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1981-04-03 |
| Movie | The Who: The Kids Are Alright | Self | 1979-06-15 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World | Self | 1979-03-16 |
| Movie | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | Self (archive footage) | 1978-04-01 |
| Movie | Sextette | Laslo Karolny | 1978-03-03 |
| Movie | The Last Waltz | Self | 1978-04-26 |
| Movie | Ringo | Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats | 1978-04-25 |
| Movie | The Beatles at Shea Stadium | Self | 1977-08-06 |
| Movie | The Day the Music Died | Self | 1977-01-01 |
| Movie | Lisztomania | The Pope | 1975-10-10 |
| Movie | The Society of the Spectacle | Self (archive footage) | 1974-05-01 |
| Movie | Son of Dracula | Merlin, the Magician | 1974-04-19 |
| Movie | That'll Be The Day | Mike | 1973-05-13 |
| Movie | Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie | Self | 1973-04-15 |
| Movie | Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here | Self | 1972-05-11 |
| Movie | Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? | Himself | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | The Concert for Bangladesh | Self | 1972-03-23 |
| Movie | Weekend of a Champion | Self (uncredited) | 1972-02-24 |
| Movie | The Point | Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice) | 1971-02-02 |
| Movie | 200 Motels | Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa | 1971-11-10 |
| Movie | Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels | Self | 1971-12-23 |
| Movie | Cilla in Scandinavia | Self | 1971-11-27 |
| Movie | Blindman | Candy | 1971-11-15 |
| Movie | Let It Be | Self - The Beatles (uncredited) | 1970-05-13 |
| Movie | Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? | 1969-12-18 | |
| Movie | The Magic Christian | Youngman Grand, Esq. | 1969-12-12 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Something | Self | 1969-10-06 |
| Movie | Muhammad Ali, the Greatest | Self | 1969-11-21 |
| Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | Yellow Submarine | Ringo (uncredited) | 1968-07-17 |
| 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 | Pop Gear | Self | 1965-05-19 |
| Series | The Beatles | Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited) | 1965-09-25 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Chase | Self (archive footage) | 1965-06-26 |
| Movie | The Music of Lennon & McCartney | Self (archive footage) | 1965-12-16 |
| 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 |