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Personal Info

Birth date

1940-07-07 (84 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Liverpool, England, UK

Also known as

Richard Starkey
The Beatles
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Ringo Starr

Biography

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.

Filmography

Acting

TBAHigh in the Clouds as Roy (voice)

TBAThe Beatles: Their Golden Age as Self

TBAHow much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s? as Unknown

TBAShed 17 as Edward (archive footage)

TBAThe Beatles - 1967-1970 as Self (archive footage)

TBAThe Beatles are Coming as Unknown

TBAThe Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966 as Self

2025Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode as Narrator (voice)

2025The Beatles as Self (archive footage)

2025Ringo & Friends at the Ryman as Self

2025TWST / Things We Said Today as Self (archive footage)

2024Beatles '64 as Self

2024Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands as Self (archive footage)

2024The Bannfoot Ferry as Self (archive footage)

2024The Beach Boys as Self (archive footage)

2023Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song as Self

2023The Beatles and the BBC as Self (archive footage)

2023Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex as Self

2023Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback as Self (archive footage)

2023Paul Newman: The Restless as Self (archive footage)

2023Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC as Self (archive footage)

2023Louder Than Rock as Self (archive footage)

2023Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll as Self

2023The Lost Weekend: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)

2022Let There Be Drums! as Self

2022Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)

2022Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019 as Himself

2022The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction as Unknown

2022If These Walls Could Sing as Self

2022Ringo Starr: One of Them as Self (archive footage)

2022The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert as Self (archive footage)

2022Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)

2021The Beatles: Get Back (3 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)

20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self

2021The Beatles and India as Self (archive footage)

2021McCartney 3, 2, 1 (6 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)

2021The Sparks Brothers as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021What Drives Us as Self

2021The Beatles: Let It Be as Unknown

2021This Is Pop (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)

2020Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon as Self (archive footage)

2020Zappa as Self (archive footage)

2020Meeting the Beatles in India as Self

2020Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show as Self - Host

2020Understanding McCartney as Self

2020Mae West: Dirty Blonde as Self

2019Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle as Self (archive footage)

2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self (archive footage)

2019Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind as Self (archive footage)

2019Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2 as Self (archive footage)

2019Echo in the Canyon as Self

2019Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1 as Self (archive footage)

2018Understanding Lennon/McCartney as Self (archival footage)

2018The Beatles ‎– Ready Steady Go! as Self

2018Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)

2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars as Self

2018George Harrison - All Things Pass as Self (archive footage)

2018Take Your Pills as Self (archive footage)

2017How the Beatles Changed the World as Self (archive footage)

2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2017Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution as Self (archive footage)

2017It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond as Self

2017Free to Rock as Self - The Beatles (archive footage)

2017Året var 1967 as Self (archive footage)

2016Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album as Self (archive footage)

2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self

2016Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Ringo Starr

2016Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me as Self

2016Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words as Larry the Dwarf (archive footage)

2016Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape as Self (archive footage)

2016Beatles chronology (1962-1970) as Self (archive footage)

2015Our Cilla as Unknown

2015The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self (archive footage)

2015The Beatles 1 as Self (archive footage)

2015The Beatles 1+ as Self (archive footage)

2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Self

2015In Their Own Words (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)

2015Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self

2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self

2014The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed as Fibonacci Sequins (voice)

2014Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love as Self

2014Beatles på Sverigeturné as Self (archive footage)

2013Good Ol' Freda as Self

2013Ringo at the Ryman as himself

2013Året var 1963 as Self (archive footage)

2012Genius as Self (archive footage)

2012Magical Mystery Tour Revisited as Self

2012Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO as Self

2012Palme as Unknown

2012Produced By George Martin as Self

2012The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966 as Self

2012Becoming the Beatles as Self

2012The Winged Beetle as Self

2011George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2 Episodes) as Self

2011Beatles Stories as Self (archive footage)

2011The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3 as Self (archive footage)

2011The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1 as Self (archive footage)

2011The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4 as Self (archive footage)

2011The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2 as Self (archive footage)

2011I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern as Self (archive footage)

2011The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos as Self (archive footage)

2010The Beatles: A Magical History Tour as Self (archive footage)

2010Conan (1 Episode) as Self

2010Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) as Self (archive footage)

2010All You Need Is Klaus as Self

2010The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles as Self (archive footage)

2010Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison as Self (archive footage)

2010Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater as Self

2010John Lennon: Love Is All You Need as Self (archive footage)

2010Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10 as Unknown

2010Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories as Narrator

2010David Wants to Fly as Unknown

2010Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas as Narrator

2010A Concert by the Lake as Himself

2010The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years as Self (archive footage)

2010The Beatles: The Complete Story as Self (Archive Footage)

2009Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley as Thomas the Tank Engine (voice)

2009Oh My God as Self

2009The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere as Self (archive footage)

2009The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries as Self

2009The Beatles on Record as Self

2009Live from the Artists Den (1 Episode) as Self

2009The Beatles: Parting Ways as Self

2008All Together Now as Self

2008Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006 as Self

2008Ringo Starr: Off the Record as Self

2008Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band as Self

2008Rare and Unseen: The Beatles as Self (archive footage)

2008Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970 as Self (archive footage)

2008The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland as self

2008Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965 as Self (Archive Footage)

2007The Beatles: Destination Hamburg as Self (archive footage)

2007The Beatles: Help! as Self (archive footage)

2007Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream as Self

2007Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who as Self

2007The Beatles Explosion as Self (archive footage)

2006The Beatles: Love as Self

2006To John With Love as Self

2006Doctor Who: Origins as Self (archive footage)

2006Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self

2005George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited as Self

2005Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live as himself

2005The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2 as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

2005The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary as Self (archive footage)

2005The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent as Self (archive footage)

2004Beatles Biggest Secrets as Self (archive footage)

200420th Century Greats (4 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)

2004Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003 as Self

2004The Beatles: Watching Rainbows as Self (archive footage)

2004Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle as Self (archive footage)

2003Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized as Self (archive footage)

2003The Beatles: Around the World as Self (archive footage)

2003Radio as Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)

2003Concert for George as Self

2003Beatles: The Journey as Self (archive footage)

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self

2003The Beatles - Trilogy as Himself

2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self (archive footage)

2002Things They Said Today as Self (archive footage)

2002Naqoyqatsi as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002Pet Star (1 Episode) as Self - Judge

2002Elvis: King of Entertainment as Self (archive footage)

2001Beatles: Big Beat Box as Self (archive footage)

2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2 Episodes) as Self

2001The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far... as Himself

2001Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy as Narrator

2001Wingspan as Self (archive footage)

2001The Paranormal Peter Sellers as Self (Archive footage)

1999Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales as Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self

1999The Beatles: A Celebration as Self (archive footage)

1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self – The Beatles (archive footage)

1998Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band as Self

1998Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers as Self

1997Happy Birthday to John as Self

1997Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight as Self

1997Classic Albums (1 Episode) as Self

1996The Daily Show (3 Episodes) as Self

1996The Beatles Story as Self (archive footage)

1996The Beatles Unauthorized as Self (archive footage)

1996Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary as Self (archive footage)

1995The Beatles Anthology (3 Episodes) as Self

1995The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (1 Episode) as Unknown

1995You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' as Self

1994TOTP2 (1 Episode) as Self

1994The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)

1993Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live as Self

1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest

1993Ringo Starr Going Home as Self - Host

1993A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as Self (archive footage)

1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Self (archive footage)

1992The Making of Sgt. Pepper as Self

1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1 Episode) as Narrator (Voice)

1992George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall as Unknown

1991The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit as Self (archive footage)

1991Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never as Narrator

1990Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift as Mr. Conductor

1990Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables as Narrator

1990Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules as Narrator

1990Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked as Narrator

1990Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson as Narrator (voice)

1990Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band as Self

1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Ringo Starr (voice)

1989Shining Time Station (21 Episodes) as Mr. Conductor

1988One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage as Self (uncredited)

1988Imagine: John Lennon as Self

1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Unknown

1988The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels as Self

1988Walking After Midnight as Self

1987Jimi Plays Monterey as Self (archive footage)

1987Video From Hell as Self

1987The Return of Bruno as Ringo Starr

1986American Masters (1 Episode) as Self

1986Fun with the Fab Four as Self (archive footage)

1986Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties as Self

1985Alice in Wonderland (1 Episode) as Mock Turtle

1985An Audience with Billy Connolly as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1985Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session as Self

1985British Rock: The First Wave as Self (archive footage)

1985Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends as Narrator

1985The Making of Sun City as Self

1985Water as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band

1985Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie as The Janitor

1984Give My Regards to Broad Street as Ringo

1984Thomas & Friends (52 Episodes) as Narrator (Voice)

1983Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars as Self (uncredited)

1983Princess Daisy (2 Episodes) as Robin Valerian

1982The Compleat Beatles as Self (archive footage)

1982Timewatch (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)

1982Paul McCartney - Take It Away as Unknown

1982The Cooler as Prisoner / Cowboy

1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)

1981Caveman as Atouk

1981This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1981Wetten, dass..? (1 Episode) as Self

1979Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self

1979The Who: The Kids Are Alright as Himself

1979Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World as Self

1978The Last Waltz as Self

1978Ringo as Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats

1978I Wanna Hold Your Hand as Self (archive footage)

1978Sextette as Laslo Karolny

1978An Audience with... (2 Episodes) as Self

1977The Beatles at Shea Stadium as Self

1977Mighty Good: The Beatles as Self

1977Please Turn the Page (1 Episode) as Self

1977The Day the Music Died as Self

1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host

1975Lisztomania as The Pope

1974Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles as Self (archive footage)

1974The Society of the Spectacle as Self (archive footage)

1974Son of Dracula as Merlin, the Magician

1974Muhammad Ali: The Greatest as Self

1973That'll Be The Day as Mike

1973Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie as Self

1972Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self

1972The Concert for Bangladesh as Self

1972Weekend of a Champion as Self (uncredited)

1972Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? as Himself

1971Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels as Self

1971Cilla in Scandinavia as Self

1971Blindman as Candy

1971200 Motels as Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa

1971V.I.P. Schaukel (1 Episode) as Self

1971The Point as Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)

1970Treffpunkte (1 Episode) as Self

1970Let It Be as Self - The Beatles (uncredited)

1969Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? as Unknown

196924 Hours: The World of John and Yoko as Self (archive footage)

1969The Magic Christian as Youngman Grand, Esq.

1969The Beatles: Something as Self

1969Monty Python's Flying Circus (1 Episode) as Unknown

1969The Beatles - Abbey Road as Self - Drums

1969Abbey Road as Self (audio)

1969The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two as Self (archive footage)

1969The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three as Self (archive footage)

1969The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One as Self (archive footage)

1969Beatles Electroniques as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968Candy as Emmanuel

1968The Beatles Mod Odyssey as Self

1968The Beatles: Revolution as Self

1968The Beatles: Hey Jude as Self

1968Yellow Submarine as Ringo (uncredited)

1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1 Episode) as Self

1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)

1967Magical Mystery Tour as Self / Talkative Magician

1967Omnibus (1 Episode) as Self

1967All You Need Is Love as Self

1967Our World as Self

1967Monument as Self (archive footage)

1966El Rey en Londres as Self (archive footage)

1966Beatles - Tokyo, Japan 66 as Self

1966The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany as Self - The Beatles

1966The Beatles in Japan as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

1966Reflections on Love as Self (archive footage)

1965The Music of Lennon & McCartney as Self (archive footage)

1965The Beatles: Live in Paris as Self

1965The Beatles (52 Episodes) as Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)

1965The Beatles - Live at Ed Sullivan Show as Unknown

1965Help! as Ringo

1965Doctor Who: The Chase as Self (archive footage)

1965Pop Gear as Self

1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA as Self - The Beatles Member

1964The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands as Self

1964A Hard Day's Night as Ringo

1964The Beatles Sing for Shell as Self

1964The Beatles in Australia as Self

1964Around the Beatles as Self

1964The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum as Self

1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York as Self (archive footage)

1964Top of the Pops (2, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Self

1963The Beatles Come to Town as Self

1963The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool as Unknown

1963The Mersey Sound as Self

1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self

1961Morecambe & Wise (1 Episode) as Self

1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self

Creator

TBAMagic School & Friends ... Creator

Sound

2025The Beatles ... Musician

2024The Beatles LOVE ... Music

2019Yesterday ... Songs

2007Across the Universe ... Songs

1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ... Songs

1968Revolution ... Songs

Production

2025Ringo & Friends at the Ryman ... Producer

2024Beatles '64 ... Producer

2024The Beatles LOVE ... Producer

2022The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert ... Producer

2021The Beatles: Get Back (3 Episodes) ... Producer

1993Ringo Starr Going Home ... Executive Producer

1974Son of Dracula ... Producer

1970Let It Be ... Executive Producer

1967Magical Mystery Tour ... Producer

Directing

2020Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show ... Director

1973Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie ... Director

1969Abbey Road ... Director

1967Magical Mystery Tour ... Director

Editing

1974Son of Dracula ... Editor

Writing

1969Abbey Road ... Writer

1967Magical Mystery Tour ... Writer

Camera

1967Magical Mystery Tour ... Director of Photography