Acting
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey MBE (born July 7, 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
High in the Clouds
Film · 2027
Man on the Run
Film · 2026
Evolver 62
Film · 2026
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Film · 2026
Thomas & Friends: The Classic Stories
Film · 2026
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Film · 2025
The Beatles
Film · 2025
TWST / Things We Said Today
Film · 2025
A Love Letter to the Beatles
Film · 2025
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
Film · 2025
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
Film · 2025
The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
Film · 2025
The Beach Boys
Film · 2024
The Bannfoot Ferry
Film · 2024
Beatles '64
Film · 2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Film · 2024
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Film · 2024
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
Film · 2024
No Hamburg, No Beatles
Film · 2024
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Series · 2024
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Film · 2023
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Film · 2023
Louder Than Rock
Film · 2023
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Film · 2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Film · 2023
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Film · 2023
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Film · 2023
The Beatles and the BBC
Film · 2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Film · 2023
Let There Be Drums!
Film · 2022
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
Film · 2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Film · 2022
Rat Pack
Film · 2022
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
Film · 2022
If These Walls Could Sing
Film · 2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Film · 2022
Ringo Starr: One of Them
Film · 2022
How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
Film · 2022
Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles
Film · 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2021
The Beatles and India
Film · 2021
What Drives Us
Film · 2021
The Beatles: Get Back
Series · 2021
This Is Pop
Series · 2021
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Series · 2021
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Film · 2020
Zappa
Film · 2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Film · 2020
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Film · 2020
Meeting the Beatles in India
Film · 2020
Understanding McCartney
Film · 2020
Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool
Film · 2020
The Shadows At Sixty
Film · 2020
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Film · 2019
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
Film · 2019
Echo in the Canyon
Film · 2019
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
Film · 2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Film · 2019
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
Film · 2019
Take Your Pills
Film · 2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Film · 2018
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
Film · 2018
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
Film · 2018
George Harrison - All Things Pass
Film · 2018
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Film · 2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Series · 2018
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Film · 2017
How the Beatles Changed the World
Film · 2017
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
Film · 2017
Free to Rock
Film · 2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Film · 2017
Året var 1967
Film · 2017
The Summer of Love
Film · 2017
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Film · 2016
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
Film · 2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Film · 2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Film · 2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Film · 2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Film · 2016
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Film · 2016
Soundbreaking
Series · 2016
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2015
The Beatles 1
Film · 2015
The Beatles 1+
Film · 2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Film · 2015
Our Cilla
Film · 2015
Thomas & Friends: 1st Class Stories
Film · 2015
In Their Own Words
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Film · 2014
The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
Film · 2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Film · 2014
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
Film · 2014
When the Beatles Drove Us Wild
Film · 2014
Good Ol' Freda
Film · 2013
Ringo at the Ryman
Film · 2013
Året var 1963
Film · 2013
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
Film · 2013
Thomas & Friends: Edward and Gordon
Film · 2013
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Film · 2012
Produced by George Martin
Film · 2012
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
Film · 2012
Genius
Film · 2012
Becoming the Beatles
Film · 2012
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Film · 2012
The Winged Beetle
Film · 2012
Palme
Film · 2012
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
Film · 2012
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
Film · 2012
Thomas & Friends: The Best of James
Film · 2012
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Percy
Film · 2012
Change Begins Within
Film · 2012
Beatles Stories
Film · 2011
All You Need Is Klaus
Film · 2011
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
Film · 2011
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Film · 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
Film · 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
Film · 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
Film · 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
Film · 2011
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
Film · 2011
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
Film · 2011
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
Film · 2011
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Series · 2011
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Film · 2010
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Film · 2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Film · 2010
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
Film · 2010
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
Film · 2010
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
Film · 2010
A Concert by the Lake
Film · 2010
Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
Film · 2010
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Film · 2010
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
Film · 2010
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
Film · 2010
David Wants to Fly
Film · 2010
The Beatles: The Complete Story
Film · 2010
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
Film · 2010
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon
Film · 2010
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Toby and Edward
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
Film · 2009
The Beatles on Record
Film · 2009
The Beatles: Parting Ways
Film · 2009
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Film · 2009
Oh My God
Film · 2009
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
Film · 2009
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band
Film · 2009
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Thomas
Film · 2009
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Percy
Film · 2009
Thomas and Friends: Thomas and Gordon and Other Adventures
Film · 2009
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with James
Film · 2009
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas & Friends, Volume 1
Film · 2009
Live from the Artists Den
Series · 2009
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
Film · 2008
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Film · 2008
All Together Now
Film · 2008
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
Film · 2008
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
Film · 2008
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
Film · 2008
The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
Film · 2008
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
Film · 2008
The Best Of Sound Stage
Film · 2008
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
Film · 2008
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
Film · 2008
The Beatles: Up Close and Personal
Film · 2008
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
Series · 2008
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
Film · 2007
THE BEATLES in HELP!
Film · 2007
The Beatles Explosion
Film · 2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Film · 2007
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
Film · 2007
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
Film · 2007
The Beatles Phenomenon
Film · 2007
The Beatles In America
Film · 2007
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Film · 2006
Doctor Who: Origins
Film · 2006
The Beatles: Love
Film · 2006
To John With Love
Film · 2006
Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
Film · 2005
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
Film · 2005
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
Film · 2005
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Film · 2005
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Film · 2005
Meet the Beatles
Film · 2005
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
Film · 2005
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
Film · 2004
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
Film · 2004
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
Film · 2004
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Film · 2004
20th Century Greats
Series · 2004
Concert for George
Film · 2003
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
Film · 2003
The Beatles: Around the World
Film · 2003
Beatles: The Journey
Film · 2003
The Beatles - Trilogy
Film · 2003
The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
Film · 2003
Ringo Rama
Film · 2003
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Film · 2002
Things They Said Today
Film · 2002
Naqoyqatsi
Film · 2002
Elvis: King of Entertainment
Film · 2002
Thomas & Friends: The Very Best of Thomas & Friends
Film · 2002
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and Toby Adventures
Film · 2002
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and the Royal Visitor
Film · 2002
Pet Star
Series · 2002
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
Film · 2001
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
Film · 2001
Wingspan
Film · 2001
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
Film · 2001
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Film · 2001
Thomas & Friends: Truck Loads of Fun
Film · 2001
Thomas & Friends: Seasonal Scrapes
Film · 2001
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and Percy Adventures
Film · 2001
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and Bertie Adventures
Film · 2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Series · 2001
Thomas & Friends: Peep Peep Party
Film · 2000
Thomas & Friends: Fun Time Favourites
Film · 2000
The Beatles: A Celebration
Film · 1999
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Film · 1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
Film · 1998
Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
Film · 1998
Thomas & Friends: Biggest Party Video Ever!
Film · 1998
Happy Birthday to John
Film · 1997
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
Film · 1997
Thomas & Friends: Chases, Races and Runaways
Film · 1997
Thomas & Friends: Playtime
Film · 1997
Classic Albums
Series · 1997
The Beatles Unauthorized
Film · 1996
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
Film · 1996
The Beatles Story
Film · 1996
Thomas & Friends: My Little MiniVid
Film · 1996
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Film · 1996
Thomas & Friends: The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Film · 1995
Queen: Champions of the World
Film · 1995
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories
Film · 1995
Thomas & Friends: Your Favourite Story Collection
Film · 1995
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
Series · 1995
The Beatles Anthology
Series · 1995
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
Film · 1994
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories
Film · 1994
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes to Breakfast and Other Stories
Film · 1994
TOTP2
Series · 1994
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Film · 1993
Ringo Starr Going Home
Film · 1993
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
Film · 1993
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party and 17 Other Stories
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Film · 1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Film · 1992
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Film · 1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
Film · 1992
Thomas & Friends: Down the Mine and Other Stories
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Series · 1992
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Film · 1991
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never and Other Stories
Film · 1991
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Film · 1991
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
Film · 1990
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Film · 1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories
Film · 1990
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories
Film · 1990
Thomas & Friends: Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories
Film · 1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories
Film · 1990
Thomas & Friends: Bumper Special
Film · 1990
Thomas & Friends: The Sad Story of Henry and Other Stories
Film · 1990
Lennon: A Tribute
Film · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Shining Time Station
Series · 1989
Imagine: John Lennon
Film · 1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Film · 1988
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Film · 1988
Walking After Midnight
Film · 1988
Thomas & Friends: Watch and Play
Film · 1988
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Breakdown Train and Other Stories
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Video from Hell
Film · 1987
Jimi Plays Monterey
Film · 1987
The Return of Bruno
Film · 1987
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
Film · 1987
Thomas & Friends: The Deputation and Other Stories
Film · 1987
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy and the Coal and Other Stories
Film · 1987
Thomas & Friends: Percy and Harold and Other Stories
Film · 1987
Fun with the Fab Four
Film · 1986
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
Film · 1986
Thomas & Friends: Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories
Film · 1986
Thomas & Friends: Coal and Other Stories
Film · 1986
American Masters
Series · 1986
The Making of Sun City
Film · 1985
Water
Film · 1985
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Film · 1985
British Rock: The First Wave
Film · 1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Film · 1985
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
Film · 1985
Thomas & Friends: Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Film · 1985
Thomas & Friends: Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Film · 1985
Alice in Wonderland
Series · 1985
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Film · 1984
Thomas & Friends
Series · 1984
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Film · 1983
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
Film · 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Film · 1983
Princess Daisy
Series · 1983
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Film · 1982
The Compleat Beatles
Film · 1982
The Cooler
Film · 1982
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
Film · 1982
Timewatch
Series · 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
Caveman
Film · 1981
This Is Elvis
Film · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Film · 1979
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Film · 1979
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
Film · 1979
Parkinson In Australia
Series · 1979
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Film · 1978
The Last Waltz
Film · 1978
Sextette
Film · 1978
Ringo
Film · 1978
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
The Day the Music Died
Film · 1977
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Film · 1977
Mighty Good: The Beatles
Film · 1977
Please Turn the Page
Series · 1977
Lisztomania
Film · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Society of the Spectacle
Film · 1974
Son of Dracula
Film · 1974
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
Film · 1974
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Film · 1974
That'll Be The Day
Film · 1973
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
Film · 1973
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Film · 1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
Film · 1972
Weekend of a Champion
Film · 1972
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
Film · 1972
Blindman
Film · 1971
The Point
Film · 1971
200 Motels
Film · 1971
The Making of 200 Motels
Film · 1971
Cilla in Scandinavia
Film · 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Series · 1971
Let It Be
Film · 1970
Treffpunkte
Series · 1970
The Magic Christian
Film · 1969
The Beatles: Something
Film · 1969
The Beatles: Abbey Road
Film · 1969
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Film · 1969
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Film · 1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
Film · 1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
Film · 1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
Film · 1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Series · 1969
The Movie Orgy
Film · 1968
Candy
Film · 1968
The Beatles: Revolution
Film · 1968
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
Film · 1968
Yellow Submarine
Film · 1968
Beatles Electroniques
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Frost on Sunday
Series · 1968
Magical Mystery Tour
Film · 1967
Our World
Film · 1967
All You Need Is Love
Film · 1967
Monument
Film · 1967
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
Film · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
El Rey en Londres
Film · 1966
The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
Film · 1966
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
Film · 1966
Reflections on Love
Film · 1966
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
Film · 1966
The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
Film · 1966
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
Film · 1965
Help!
Film · 1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
Film · 1965
Pop Gear
Film · 1965
The Beatles: Live in Paris
Film · 1965
The Beatles
Series · 1965
A Hard Day's Night
Film · 1964
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
Film · 1964
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
Film · 1964
The Beatles Sing for Shell
Film · 1964
The Beatles in Australia
Film · 1964
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
Film · 1964
Around the Beatles
Film · 1964
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Film · 1964
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
The Mersey Sound
Film · 1963
The Beatles Come to Town
Film · 1963
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
Film · 1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Morecambe & Wise
Series · 1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Beatles - 1967-1970
Film
Inside the Beatles: 1962-1970
Film
Building the Beatles
Film