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