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:
- 182
- First Appeared:
- Movie The Lost Weekend: A Love Story 2023-04-13
- Latest Project:
- In the movie JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2 | 2025 | |
| Movie | If These Walls Could Sing | Self | 2023-01-06 |
| Movie | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story | Self (archive footage) | 2023-04-13 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019 | Himself | 2022-09-20 |
| Movie | Let There Be Drums! | Self | 2022-10-28 |
| Movie | Elvis | Self (Archival Footage) | 2022-06-22 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-30 |
| 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 | What Drives Us | 2021-04-30 | |
| Movie | Zappa | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-27 |
| Movie | Meeting the Beatles in India | Self | 2020-09-09 |
| Movie | Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Self | 2020-06-16 |
| Movie | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | Himself (archive footage) | 2019-09-06 |
| Movie | Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-13 |
| Movie | Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2 | Himself (Archival footage) | 2019-07-01 |
| Movie | Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1 | 2019-04-22 | |
| Movie | Echo in the Canyon | Himself | 2019-05-24 |
| Movie | George Harrison - All Things Pass | Himself (archive footage) | 2018-03-20 |
| Movie | How the Beatles Changed the World | Himself (archive footage) | 2017-10-23 |
| Movie | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Himself (archive footage) | 2017-08-06 |
| Movie | Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution | Himself (archive footage) | 2017-06-03 |
| Movie | It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond | Himself (archive footage) | 2017-05-26 |
| Movie | Free to Rock | 2017-05-01 | |
| Movie | Beatles chronology (1962-1970) | batteria, voce | 2016-02-19 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Himself | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Larry the Dwarf (archive footage) | 2016-05-03 |
| Movie | Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album | Himself (archive footage) | 2016-11-16 |
| Movie | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Ringo Starr | 2016-06-03 |
| Movie | The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-11 |
| Movie | The Beatles 1 | Himself | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | The Beatles 1+ | 2015-11-06 | |
| Movie | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Himself | 2015-05-30 |
| Movie | The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Himself | 2014-02-09 |
| Movie | The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed | Fibonacci Sequins | 2014-01-20 |
| Movie | Good Ol' Freda | Himself | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | Ringo at the Ryman | himself | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Magical Mystery Tour Revisited | 2012-10-06 | |
| Movie | Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO | Himself | 2012-10-05 |
| Movie | Produced By George Martin | 2012-09-11 | |
| Movie | Elvis Found Alive | (archival footage) | 2012-01-24 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2 | Ringo | 2011-05-02 |
| Movie | I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern | Himself | 2011-02-09 |
| Movie | The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos | 2011-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3 | Ringo | 2011-05-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1 | Ringo | 2011-05-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4 | Ringo | 2011-05-02 |
| Movie | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Himself | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10 | 2010-07-07 | |
| Movie | The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years | 2010-01-01 | |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories | 2010-01-20 | |
| Movie | A Concert by the Lake | Himself | 2010-02-16 |
| Movie | David Wants to Fly | 2010-05-06 | |
| Movie | The Beatles - Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964 | 2010-11-17 | |
| Movie | John Lennon: Love Is All You Need | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-07-19 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison | Himself | 2010-09-01 |
| Movie | The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles | 2010-09-07 | |
| Movie | All You Need Is Klaus | Himself | 2010-10-02 |
| Movie | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater | Self | 2010-07-27 |
| Movie | The Beatles: A Magical History Tour | as himself | 2010-12-15 |
| Movie | Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Thomas the Tank Engine (voice) | 2009-11-13 |
| Movie | Oh My God | Himself | 2009-11-13 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere | 2009-09-25 | |
| Movie | The World of Peter Sellers | 2009-09-15 | |
| Movie | The Beatles on Record | Himself | 2009-09-06 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Parting Ways | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Rare and Unseen: The Beatles | Himself | 2008-04-08 |
| Movie | Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970 | Himself | 2008-02-12 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006 | Self | 2008-07-08 |
| Movie | Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band | 2008-04-29 | |
| Movie | All Together Now | Himself | 2008-10-20 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr: Off the Record | Himself | 2008-05-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles Explosion | Self (archive footage) | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Destination Hamburg | 2007-11-12 | |
| Movie | Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who | Himself | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | Himself | 2007-10-14 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Help! | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-10-27 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Love | Himself | 2006-11-20 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Origins | (archival footage) | 2006-01-30 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2 | batería, vocalista | 2005-02-22 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary | 2005-02-14 | |
| Movie | Beatles Biggest Secrets | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-02 |
| Series | 20th Century Greats | Himself (archive footage) | 2004-11-27 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003 | Self | 2004-09-21 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Watching Rainbows | as himself | 2004-07-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Around the World | 2003-11-04 | |
| Movie | Radio | Stinger the Mascot (uncredited) | 2003-10-24 |
| Movie | Concert for George | Himself | 2003-10-03 |
| Movie | Beatles: The Journey | Drums Vocal | 2003-06-17 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best Of James | Narrator | 2002-03-05 |
| Movie | Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-02 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Himself (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | The Paranormal Peter Sellers | Self (Archive footage) | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Beatles: Big Beat Box | 2001-12-03 | |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best Of Thomas | Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far... | Himself | 2001-10-23 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy | Narrator | 2001-07-24 |
| Movie | The Beatles: A Celebration | Himself | 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 | The Beatles Story | 1996-07-01 | |
| Movie | Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary | Himself (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
| Series | The Beatles Anthology | Himself | 1995-11-19 |
| Movie | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | Himself | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary | 1994-06-23 | |
| Movie | A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa | Self (archive footage) | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Making of Sgt. Pepper | Himself | 1992-06-14 |
| Movie | The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit | Himself | 1991-11-13 |
| Movie | Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift | Mr. Conductor | 1990-12-19 |
| Movie | Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band | Self | 1990-10-09 |
| Movie | Touring England | Self (archive footage) | 1989-10-16 |
| Series | Shining Time Station | 1989-01-29 | |
| Movie | Walking After Midnight | 1988-01-01 | |
| Movie | The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Imagine: John Lennon | Himself | 1988-09-30 |
| Movie | Jimi Plays Monterey | Himself (archive footage) | 1987-10-16 |
| Movie | Video From Hell | Himself | 1987-02-28 |
| Movie | The Return of Bruno | Ringo Starr | 1987-02-07 |
| Movie | Fun with the Fab Four | Himself | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | An Audience with Billy Connolly | Himself - Audience Member | 1985-10-26 |
| Movie | Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session | himself | 1985-10-15 |
| Movie | British Rock: The First Wave | Himself | 1985-10-10 |
| Movie | Water | Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie | The Janitor | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Give My Regards to Broad Street | Ringo | 1984-11-28 |
| Movie | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Self (uncredited) | 1983-12-23 |
| Series | Princess Daisy | Robin Valerian | 1983-11-06 |
| Movie | The Compleat Beatles | Himself (archive) | 1982-10-01 |
| Movie | The Cooler | Prisoner/Cowboy | 1982-05-24 |
| Movie | Caveman | Atouk | 1981-04-17 |
| Movie | This Is Elvis | Himself (archive footage) | 1981-04-03 |
| Movie | The Kids Are Alright | Himself | 1979-06-15 |
| Movie | Sextette | Laslo Karolny | 1978-03-03 |
| Movie | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | Self (archive footage) | 1978-04-01 |
| Movie | Ringo | Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats | 1978-04-25 |
| Movie | The Last Waltz | Himself | 1978-05-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles at Shea Stadium | Himself | 1977-08-06 |
| Movie | Lisztomania | The Pope | 1975-10-10 |
| Movie | Muhammad Ali: The Greatest | Himself | 1974-04-09 |
| Movie | Son of Dracula | Merlin, the Magician | 1974-04-12 |
| Movie | The Society of the Spectacle | Himself | 1974-05-01 |
| 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 | The Concert for Bangladesh | 1972-03-23 | |
| Movie | Weekend of a Champion | 1972-02-24 | |
| Movie | Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? | Himself | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Blindman | Candy | 1971-11-15 |
| Movie | 200 Motels | Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa | 1971-11-10 |
| Movie | The Point | Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice) | 1971-02-02 |
| Movie | Let It Be | Himself (The Beatles) | 1970-05-13 |
| Movie | The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One | Ringo | 1969-01-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two | Ringo | 1969-01-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three | Ringo | 1969-01-02 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent | 1969-01-29 | |
| 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 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | Candy | Emmanuel | 1968-12-17 |
| Movie | Yellow Submarine | Himself | 1968-07-17 |
| Movie | Magical Mystery Tour | Himself / Talkative Magician | 1967-12-25 |
| Movie | All You Need Is Love | 1967-07-07 | |
| Movie | Monument | 1967-04-17 | |
| Movie | El Rey en Londres | Self (archive footage) | 1966-10-11 |
| Movie | Die Beatles | Himself (as The Beatles) | 1966-07-05 |
| Movie | Reflections on Love | Himself | 1966-05-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles Unauthorized | Himself | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert | 1965-04-11 | |
| Movie | Pop Gear | Self (as The Beatles) (archive footage) | 1965-05-19 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Chase | Himself (archive footage) | 1965-06-26 |
| Series | The Beatles | 1965-09-25 | |
| Movie | Help! | Ringo | 1965-07-29 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands | 1964-07-17 | |
| Movie | A Hard Day's Night | Himself | 1964-07-07 |
| Movie | The Beatles Sing for Shell | Self | 1964-07-01 |
| Movie | The Beatles in Australia | Himself | 1964-06-01 |
| Movie | Around the Beatles | Self | 1964-05-06 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Live in Washington DC | Himself | 1964-03-14 |
| Movie | The Mersey Sound | Himself | 1963-09-10 |