Ringo Starr

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.

Acting

2026

Man on the Run
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2026

Evolver 62
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2025

The Beatles Anthology
Tv

Self - (Interviewee/Archival)

2025

A Love Letter to the Beatles
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2025

TWST / Things We Said Today
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2025

The Beatles
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2024

The Bannfoot Ferry
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2024

The Beach Boys
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2023

Louder Than Rock
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2023

2022

2021

The Beatles: Get Back
Tv

Self (archive footage)

2021

McCartney 3, 2, 1
Tv

Self (archive footage)

2021

This Is Pop
Tv

Self (archive footage)

2020

Zappa
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2019

2019

2018

2018

Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Tv

Self (archive footage)

2018

2018

Take Your Pills
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2017

2017

2017

Året var 1967
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2017

Året var 1967
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2017

Året var 1967
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2016

2015

The Beatles 1+
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2015

The Beatles 1
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2015

2015

In Their Own Words
Tv

Self (archive footage)

2014

2013

Året var 1963
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2012

Palme
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2011

Beatles Stories
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2010

2010

2007

THE BEATLES in HELP!
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2007

The Beatles Explosion
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2006

Doctor Who: Origins
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2003

2003

2003

2003

2003

2003

Radio
Movie

Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)

2002

2002

Naqoyqatsi
Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

Wingspan
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1999

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Movie

Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

1991

1989

The Simpsons
Tv

Ringo Starr (voice)

1988

Imagine: John Lennon
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1987

Jimi Plays Monterey
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1985

An Audience with Billy Connolly
Movie

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1985

Water
Movie

Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band

1983

Princess Daisy
Tv

Robin Valerian

1982

The Compleat Beatles
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1982

Timewatch
Tv

Self (archive footage)

1981

1981

This Is Elvis
Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978

Ringo
Movie

Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats

1978

I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1978

Sextette
Movie

Laslo Karolny

1975

1975

1974

The Society of the Spectacle
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1974

Son of Dracula
Movie

Merlin, the Magician

1972

1971

1971

200 Motels
Movie

Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa

1971

The Point
Movie

Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)

1970

Let It Be
Movie

Self - The Beatles (uncredited)

1969

The Magic Christian
Movie

Youngman Grand, Esq.

1969

Beatles Electroniques
Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968

Candy
Movie

Emmanuel

1968

Yellow Submarine
Movie

Ringo (uncredited)

1968

The Movie Orgy
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1967

Magical Mystery Tour
Movie

Self / Talkative Magician

1966

El Rey en Londres
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1966

The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Movie

Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

1966

The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Movie

Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

1966

The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Movie

Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

1966

The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Movie

Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

1966

The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Movie

Self - Drums, Backing Vocals

1965

The Beatles
Tv

Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)

1965

1965

Doctor Who: The Chase
Movie

Self (archive footage)

Production

Directing

Sound

Writing

Crew

Editing

Camera

1967

Magical Mystery Tour
Movie

Director of Photography

Infos

Full Name
Ringo Starr
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
7/7/1940
Website
http://www.ringostarr.com
Also Known As

Richard Starkey

The Beatles

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