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Ringo Starr
Born · July 7, 1940 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Bio
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.
Beatles '64
Self
6.6
2024
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Self
7.9
2023
The Beatles and the BBC
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2023
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
6.8
2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2023
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
8.1
2023
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2023
Louder Than Rock
Self (archive footage)
4.0
2023
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
10.0
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2023
Let There Be Drums!
Self
6.7
2022
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
Himself
9.0
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
7.0
2021
The Beatles and India
Self (archive footage)
6.4
2021
The Beatles: Let It Be
0.0
2021
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
5.0
2020
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2020
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2019
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2019
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
Self
0.0
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Self
7.4
2018
Take Your Pills
Self (archive footage)
6.6
2018
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Larry the Dwarf (archive footage)
7.4
2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2016
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
Self (archive footage)
0.5
2016
Good Ol' Freda
Self
7.1
2013
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Self
7.4
2012
Produced By George Martin
Self
7.7
2012
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
Self
0.0
2012
Beatles Stories
Self (archive footage)
7.6
2011
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2011
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Self (archive footage)
7.1
2010
All You Need Is Klaus
Self
6.5
2010
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2010
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
4.8
2010
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Self (archive footage)
2.0
2010
Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas
Narrator
10.0
2010
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
Self
0.0
2009
The Beatles on Record
Self
6.4
2009
The Beatles: Parting Ways
Self
6.5
2009
All Together Now
Self
7.1
2008
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Self
5.5
2008
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2008
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2008
The Beatles: Help!
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
Self
6.9
2007
The Beatles Explosion
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2007
Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
himself
5.0
2005
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2005
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2004
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2004
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
Self (archive footage)
5.0
2003
Radio
Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)
7.2
2003
Concert for George
Self
8.1
2003
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2002
Things They Said Today
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2002
The Beatles: A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1999
Happy Birthday to John
Self
4.8
1997
The Beatles Unauthorized
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1996
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1996
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Self
6.0
1995
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1993
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Self
6.2
1992
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
Mr. Conductor
6.0
1990
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Self (uncredited)
0.0
1988
Imagine: John Lennon
Self
6.9
1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Self
7.5
1988
Jimi Plays Monterey
Self (archive footage)
7.3
1987
Video From Hell
Self
6.5
1987
Fun with the Fab Four
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1986
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Ringo
4.7
1984
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1982
Caveman
Atouk
6.5
1981
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1981
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Self
0.0
1979
The Kids Are Alright
Himself
7.2
1979
The Last Waltz
Self
7.6
1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Self (archive footage)
6.3
1978
Sextette
Laslo Karolny
3.7
1978
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Self
7.7
1977
Mighty Good: The Beatles
Self
4.0
1977
The Day the Music Died
Self
0.0
1977
Lisztomania
The Pope
5.9
1975
The Society of the Spectacle
Self (archive footage)
6.7
1974
Son of Dracula
Merlin, the Magician
4.5
1974
That'll Be The Day
Mike
6.2
1973
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
6.0
1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
Self
7.8
1972
Weekend of a Champion
Self (uncredited)
7.0
1972
Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
Self
0.0
1971
Cilla in Scandinavia
Self
6.0
1971
Blindman
Candy
5.8
1971
200 Motels
Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
5.2
1971
The Point
Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)
7.0
1971
Let It Be
Self - The Beatles (uncredited)
7.6
1970
The Magic Christian
Youngman Grand, Esq.
5.7
1969
The Beatles: Something
Self
5.0
1969
Candy
Emmanuel
5.1
1968
The Beatles: Revolution
Self
10.0
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
6.2
1968
Magical Mystery Tour
Self / Talkative Magician
6.5
1967
Our World
Self
0.0
1967
El Rey en Londres
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1966
Beatles - Tokyo, Japan 66
Self
7.0
1966
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1965
Help!
Ringo
6.9
1965
A Hard Day's Night
Ringo
7.3
1964
The Beatles - Live at the Washington Coliseum
Self
8.0
1964
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1964
The Beatles Come to Town
Self
7.0
1963
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
Self
6.0
The Beatles are Coming
0.0
A Concert by the Lake
Himself
6.2
2010
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
0.0
1963
The Beatles - 1967-1970
Self (archive footage)
10.0
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2024
The Bannfoot Ferry
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
The Beach Boys
Self (archive footage)
6.6
2024
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2022
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
0.0
2022
If These Walls Could Sing
Self
6.6
2022
Ringo Starr: One of Them
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2022
The Sparks Brothers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
2021
What Drives Us
Self
6.8
2021
Understanding McCartney
Self
0.0
2020
Our Cilla
6.5
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
Self
6.0
2014
The Winged Beetle
Self
0.0
2012
The Beatles: The Complete Story
Self (Archive Footage)
8.5
2010
The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
0.0
2009
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Self
0.0
2005
Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.1
2002
Pet Star
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
7.3
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (2 episodes)
5.9
2001
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1999
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
Self
0.0
1998
The Daily Show
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
1996
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
(1 episode)
8.7
1995
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
Narrator (voice)
10.0
1995
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
Self
0.0
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Ringo Starr Going Home
Self - Host
0.0
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
5.4
1992
The Simpsons
Ringo Starr (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Shining Time Station
Mr. Conductor · (21 episodes)
7.5
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
The Janitor
6.0
1985
Wings Over the World
Self
8.0
1979
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
Self
6.0
1974
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(1 episode)
8.2
1969
Beatles Electroniques
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
8.0
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1967
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
0.0
1967
Monument
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1967
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Self - The Beatles Member
7.3
1964
Shed 17
Edward (archive footage)
0.0
The Beatles: Get Back
Self (archive footage) · (3 episodes)
8.4
2021
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Self (archive footage) · (6 episodes)
8.5
2021
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
5.7
2021
Meeting the Beatles in India
Self
6.5
2020
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Self - Host
0.0
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self
6.8
2020
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
7.6
2019
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2019
Echo in the Canyon
Self
6.7
2019
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2019
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
Self (archival footage)
0.0
2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
7.6
2018
George Harrison - All Things Pass
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2018
How the Beatles Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Musician (archive footage)
6.0
2017
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
Self (archive footage)
7.7
2017
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Self
5.7
2017
Free to Rock
Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
6.4
2017
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Self
7.6
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Ringo Starr
6.6
2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self
0.0
2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2015
The Beatles 1
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2015
The Beatles 1+
Self (archive footage)
8.5
2015
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
7.3
2015
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
7.0
2014
The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
Fibonacci Sequins (voice)
5.9
2014
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2014
Ringo at the Ryman
himself
9.0
2013
Genius
Self (archive footage)
5.5
2012
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Self
0.0
2012
Becoming the Beatles
Self
0.0
2012
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Self · (2 episodes)
7.6
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2011
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Self (archive footage)
5.0
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
Self
0.0
2010
Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
0.0
2010
David Wants to Fly
7.1
2010
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Narrator
10.0
2010
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2010
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Thomas the Tank Engine (voice)
9.0
2009
Oh My God
Self
5.5
2009
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2009
Live From the Artists Den
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2009
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
Self
8.0
2008
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
Self
0.0
2008
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
7.6
2007
The Beatles: Love
Self
10.0
2006
Doctor Who: Origins
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self
0.0
2006
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
6.0
2005
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2005
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2004
20th Century Greats
Self (archive footage) · (4 episodes)
0.0
2004
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
Self
0.0
2004
The Beatles: Around the World
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2003
Beatles: The Journey
Self (archive footage)
5.0
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2001
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
Himself
0.0
2001
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
Narrator
9.2
2001
Wingspan
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2001
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
Self (Archive footage)
0.0
2001
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.2
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self – The Beatles (archive footage)
0.0
1999
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
Self
9.0
1997
Classic Albums
Self · (1 episode)
7.7
1997
The Beatles Story
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1996
The Beatles Anthology
(0 episode)
8.1
1995
The Beatles Anthology
Self · (3 episodes)
8.1
1995
TOTP2
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1994
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1994
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (Voice) · (1 episode)
10.0
1992
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Self (archive footage)
7.7
1991
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Self
9.5
1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
Narrator
0.0
1990
Walking After Midnight
Self
0.0
1988
The Return of Bruno
Ringo Starr
6.6
1987
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
Self
1.0
1986
Alice in Wonderland
Mock Turtle · (1 episode)
6.9
1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
8.4
1985
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Self
9.3
1985
British Rock: The First Wave
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1985
The Making of Sun City
Self
0.0
1985
Water
Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
5.8
1985
Thomas & Friends
Narrator (Voice) · (52 episodes)
6.7
1984
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Self (uncredited) (Extended Cut)
7.3
1983
Princess Daisy
Robin Valerian · (2 episodes)
7.3
1983
The Compleat Beatles
Self (archive footage)
7.5
1982
Timewatch
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.9
1982
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
0.0
1982
The Cooler
Prisoner / Cowboy
5.0
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Ringo
Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats
5.2
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (2 episodes)
5.3
1978
Bitte umblättern
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1974
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
Self
7.4
1973
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
Himself
5.0
1972
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Treffpunkte
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1970
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
0.0
1969
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1969
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Self - Drums
0.0
1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1969
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
Self
0.0
1968
The Beatles: Hey Jude
Self
8.8
1968
Yellow Submarine
Ringo (uncredited)
7.1
1968
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1967
All You Need Is Love
Self
0.0
1967
Die Beatles
Self - The Beatles
0.0
1966
Reflections on Love
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1966
The Beatles: Live in Paris
Self
0.0
1965
The Beatles
Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited) · (52 episodes)
5.1
1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
Self (archive footage)
6.8
1965
Pop Gear
Self
7.5
1965
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
Self
0.0
1964
The Beatles Sing for Shell
Self
0.0
1964
The Beatles in Australia
Self
0.0
1964
Around the Beatles
Self
0.0
1964
The Beatles: Live in Washington DC
Self
8.0
1964
Top of the Pops
(2 episodes)
6.5
1964
Top of the Pops
Self · (2 episodes)
6.5
1964
The Mersey Sound
Self
0.0
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1948