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