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.
Known For
| Homepage | http://www.ringostarr.com |
|---|---|
| Birth Location | Liverpool, England, UK |
| Born | 1940-07-07 |
Movies
Let It Be - At Last (The Restored 1970 Film)
as Himself
2024
2023
The Beatles and the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Paul Newman: The Restless
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Louder Than Rock
as Self (archive footage)
2023
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
2023
If These Walls Could Sing
as Self
2023
HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music?
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Let There Be Drums!
as Self
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive Footage)
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
2021
The Beatles and India
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2021
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Meeting the Beatles in India
as Self
2020
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
as Self - Host
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self
2020
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Echo in the Canyon
as Self
2019
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
as Self (archival footage)
2018
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
as Self
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self
2018
George Harrison - All Things Pass
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
2018
How the Beatles Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Free to Rock
as Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
2017
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
as Self (archive footage)
2016
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Ringo Starr
2016
2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Larry the Dwarf (archive footage)
2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Beatles 1+
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Beatles 1
as Self (archive footage)
2015
2015
Shed 17
as Edward (voice)
2015
2014
The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
as Fibonacci Sequins (voice)
2014
Beatles på Sverigeturné
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Good Ol' Freda
as Self
2013
Ringo at the Ryman
as himself
2013
Genius
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
as Self
2012
2012
2012
The Winged Beetle
as Self
2012
Beatles Stories
as Self (archive footage)
2011
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
as Self (archive footage)
2011
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
as Himself (archive footage)
2010
All You Need Is Klaus
as Himself
2010
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
2010
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
as Self (archive footage)
2010
2010
Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas
as Narrator
2010
A Concert by the Lake
as Himself
2010
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
as Narrator
2010
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Oh My God
as Self
2009
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
as Thomas the Tank Engine (voice)
2009
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
as Self (archive footage)
2009
2009
The Beatles on Record
as Self
2009
The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966
as Self (drums, backing vocals)
2009
The Beatles: Parting Ways
as Himself
2009
All Together Now
as Himself
2008
2008
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
as Self
2008
2008
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes The Plunge
as Narrator
2008
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
as Self (archive footage)
2008
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Beatles: Help!
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
as Himself
2007
The Beatles Explosion
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Beatles: Love
as Self
2006
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
as himself
2005
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
as Self - batería, vocalista
2005
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Beatles Biggest Secrets
as Self (archive footage)
2004
2004
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Beatles: Around the World
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Radio
as Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)
2003
Concert for George
as Self
2003
Beatles: The Journey
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Things They Said Today
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Thomas & Friends: Best Of James
as Narrator
2002
Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
2001
2001
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
as Narrator
2001
Wingspan
as Himself (archive footage)
2001
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
as Self (Archive footage)
2001
Thomas & Friends: Best Of Thomas
as Narrator
2001
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
as Self (archive footage / uncredited)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
1999
The Beatles: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
1999
1998
Happy Birthday to John
as Himself
1997
The Beatles Story
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
1994
1993
Ringo Starr Going Home
as Self - Host
1993
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self (archive footage)
1992
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
as Self
1992
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
as Mr. Conductor
1990
1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
as Narrator
1990
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Self (uncredited)
1988
Imagine: John Lennon
as Self
1988
1988
Walking After Midnight
as Self
1988
Jimi Plays Monterey
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Video From Hell
as Self
1987
The Return of Bruno
as Ringo Starr
1987
Fun with the Fab Four
as Self (archive footage)
1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985
British Rock: The First Wave
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Water
as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
1985
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
as The Janitor
1985
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Ringo
1984
The Compleat Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
1982
The Cooler
as Prisoner/Cowboy
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Caveman
as Atouk
1981
This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
1979
The Kids Are Alright
as Himself
1979
The Last Waltz
as Self
1978
Ringo
as Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats
1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
as Self (archive footage)
1978
Sextette
as Laslo Karolny
1978
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
as Self
1977
Mighty Good: The Beatles
as Self
1977
The Day the Music Died
as Self
1977
Lisztomania
as The Pope
1975
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
1974
The Society of the Spectacle
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Son of Dracula
as Merlin, the Magician
1974
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
as Self
1974
That'll Be The Day
as Mike
1973
1973
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
as Self
1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self
1972
Weekend of a Champion
as Self (uncredited)
1972
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
as Himself
1972
Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
as Self
1971
Cilla in Scandinavia
as Self
1971
Blindman
as Candy
1971
200 Motels
as Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
1971
The Point
as Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)
1971
Let It Be
as Self (The Beatles) (uncredited)
1970
The Magic Christian
as Youngman Grand, Esq.
1969
The Beatles: SOMETHING
as Self
1969
The Beatles - Abbey Road
as Self - drums
1969
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
as Self (archive footage)
1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
as Self (archive footage)
1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
as Self (archive footage)
1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Candy
as Emmanuel
1968
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
as Self
1968
The Beatles: HEY JUDE
as Self
1968
The Beatles: REVOLUTION
as Self
1968
Yellow Submarine
as Ringo (uncredited)
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Magical Mystery Tour
as Self / Talkative Magician
1967
All You Need Is Love
as Self
1967
Our World
as Self
1967
Monument
as Self (archive footage)
1967
El Rey en Londres
as Self (archive footage)
1966
Beatles - Tokyo, Japan 66
as Himself
1966
Die Beatles
as Self (as The Beatles)
1966
Reflections on Love
as Self (archive footage)
1966
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
1965
The Beatles: Live in Paris
as Self
1965
Help!
as Ringo
1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Self (archive footage)
1965
Pop Gear
as Self
1965
The Beatles Unauthorized
as Self (archive footage)
1965
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
as Self - The Beatles Member
1964
1964
A Hard Day's Night
as Ringo
1964
The Beatles Sing for Shell
as Self
1964
The Beatles in Australia
as Self
1964
Around the Beatles
as Self
1964
1964
1964
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
as Self (archive footage)
1964
The Beatles Come to Town
as Self
1963
The Mersey Sound
as Self
1963
The Beatles - 1967-1970
as Self (archive footage)
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Movies
2023
2022
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Director
2020
Yesterday
Songs
2019
Across the Universe
Songs
2007
Ringo Starr Going Home
Executive Producer
1993
Son of Dracula
Editor
1974
Son of Dracula
Producer
1974
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
Director
1973
Let It Be
Executive Producer
1970
Magical Mystery Tour
Writer
1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Director
1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Producer
1967
Magical Mystery Tour
Director of Photography
1967
Revolution
Songs
1967
1964
