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.
346 acting credits · 4 directing credits
Acting · 346
The Simpsons
1989
The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
Conan
2010
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Top of the Pops
1964
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Thomas & Friends
1984
Wetten, dass..?
1981
American Masters
1986
Omnibus
1967
An Audience with...
1978
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Classic Albums
1997
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
Timewatch
1982
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
TOTP2
1994
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
This Is Pop
2021
Pet Star
2002
Candy
1968
Shining Time Station
1989
Please Turn the Page
1977
The Beatles Anthology
1995
Morecambe & Wise
1961
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
1995
The Beatles: Get Back
2021
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
Radio
2003
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Live from the Artists Den
2009
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
The Beatles
1965
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
Treffpunkte
1970
The Early Show
1999
Soundbreaking
2016
A Hard Day's Night
1964
McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021
High in the Clouds
2027
In Their Own Words
2015
Caveman
1981
Man on the Run
2026
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Last Waltz
1978
Help!
1965
Princess Daisy
1983
Frost on Sunday
1968
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
Water
1985
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
Yellow Submarine
1968
Lisztomania
1975
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Concert for George
2003
20th Century Greats
2004
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Beatles '64
2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024
The Magic Christian
1969
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
If These Walls Could Sing
2022
The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
2014
Palme
2012
Let It Be
1970
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
How the Beatles Changed the World
2017
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
Blindman
1971
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
2017
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
Take Your Pills
2018
Sextette
1978
Zappa
2020
200 Motels
1971
Evolver 62
2026
The Beach Boys
2024
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
2025
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
Rat Pack
2022
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
2013
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
This Is Elvis
1981
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
That'll Be The Day
1973
The Making of Sun City
1985
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
2008
The Beatles and India
2021
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
Beatles Stories
2011
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
2025
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
What Drives Us
2021
The Bannfoot Ferry
2024
Ringo
1978
The Point
1971
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
2010
The Compleat Beatles
1982
Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
The Return of Bruno
1987
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
Video from Hell
1987
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2020
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1974
George Harrison - All Things Pass
2018
Echo in the Canyon
2019
Walking After Midnight
1988
Oh My God
2009
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001
The Day the Music Died
1977
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
2012
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
2005
Meeting the Beatles in India
2020
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
2008
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
2007
The Society of the Spectacle
1974
Son of Dracula
1974
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
1979
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
1964
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
2019
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019
THE BEATLES in HELP!
2007
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
2003
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
The Beatles: The Complete Story
2010
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
1973
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
1997
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
1990
Genius
2012
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
The Beatles 1+
2015
TWST / Things We Said Today
2025
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
2010
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
1985
All Together Now
2008
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
1977
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014
Monument
1967
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
2022
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
2010
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
1986
Produced by George Martin
2012
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979
Beatles på Sverigeturné
2014
Our World
1967
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
1966
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
2019
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003
Good Ol' Freda
2013
Året var 1963
2013
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles
2022
The Mersey Sound
1963
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992
The Beatles - 1967-1970
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
2023
The Best Of Sound Stage
2008
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
2022
The Beatles: Abbey Road
1969
El Rey en Londres
1966
Weekend of a Champion
1972
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
2017
The Summer of Love
2017
Pop Gear
1965
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
1969
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
1994
Free to Rock
2017
Let There Be Drums!
2022
The Beatles
2025
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
2008
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
2007
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
The Beatles Sing for Shell
1964
The Beatles: A Celebration
1999
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
2010
The Beatles Explosion
2007
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
1990
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015
The Beatles Come to Town
1963
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
2018
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
2010
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
1966
How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
2022
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
2004
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
1996
To John With Love
2006
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
1969
Around the Beatles
1964
David Wants to Fly
2010
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
2001
Elvis: King of Entertainment
2002
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2005
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
1964
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
2012
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
2008
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
2004
Ringo Starr Going Home
1993
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
2009
British Rock: The First Wave
1985
The Beatles In America
2007
The Beatles: Around the World
2003
Happy Birthday to John
1997
The Beatles on Record
2009
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
2001
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
2010
Beatles: The Journey
2003
Wingspan
2001
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
1990
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
2005
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
2009
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
2008
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
2010
The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
1966
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
2016
The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
1966
A Love Letter to the Beatles
2025
Louder Than Rock
2023
All You Need Is Klaus
2010
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
1963
Fun with the Fab Four
1986
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
2025
The Beatles 1
2015
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
2011
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
1982
Ringo Starr: One of Them
2022
The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
2003
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
1993
Becoming the Beatles
2012
Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
2005
Understanding McCartney
2020
The Beatles - Trilogy
2003
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
2011
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
The Beatles Story
1996
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
1990
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
2008
A Concert by the Lake
2010
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
2018
The Beatles and the BBC
2023
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
1985
The Beatles: Something
1969
Året var 1967
2017
Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas
2010
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
1969
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
1968
Things They Said Today
2002
The Beatles in Australia
1964
Our Cilla
2015
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
2024
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
2011
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
1972
The Beatles: Up Close and Personal
2008
The Shadows At Sixty
2020
Meet the Beatles
2005
The Beatles: Live in Paris
1965
The Cooler
1982
The Winged Beetle
2012
Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
2010
Beatles Electroniques
1969
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
2007
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
2005
The Beatles Unauthorized
1996
Reflections on Love
1966
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
1983
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
2011
Ringo at the Ryman
2013
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
2012
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
2008
Cilla in Scandinavia
1971
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
2008
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
1992
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
2011
Ringo Rama
2003
Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool
2020
The Beatles: Love
2006
The Beatles Phenomenon
2007
Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
1990
All You Need Is Love
1967
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
1998
The Beatles: Revolution
1968
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
1991
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
1967
Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
1998