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