Ringo Starr
Born July 07, 1940 (Age: 85)
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Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
High in the Clouds
2027
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as Roy (voice)
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Age: 87
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
2025
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as Self
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Age: 85
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
2024
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as
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Age: 84
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
2022
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as Self
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Age: 82
Ringo Starr: One of Them
2022
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
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as Self
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Age: 76
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
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as Ringo Starr
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Age: 75
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
2012
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as Self
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Age: 72
Becoming the Beatles
2012
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as Self
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Age: 71
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 70
To John With Love
2006
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as Self
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Age: 66
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
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as Self
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Age: 65
No Image
Meet the Beatles
2005
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as Self (Archival footage)
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Age: 64
Radio
2003
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as Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Naqoyqatsi
2002
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
1998
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as Self
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Age: 57
No Image
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 52
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
1992
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as
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Age: 51
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
1991
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as Narrator
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Age: 50
Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
1990
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as Narrator
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Age: 50
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
1990
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as Narrator
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Age: 50
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990
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as Self
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Age: 49
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
1983
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 42
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 41
Caveman
1981
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as Atouk
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Age: 40
This Is Elvis
1981
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
The Last Waltz
1978
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as Self
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Age: 37
Sextette
1978
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as Laslo Karolny
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Age: 37
Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977
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as Self
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Age: 36
No Image
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 34
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
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as Self
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Age: 31
Cilla in Scandinavia
1971
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as Self
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Age: 31
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
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as Self
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Age: 29
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 29
Abbey Road
1969
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as Self (audio)
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Age: 29
Beatles Electroniques
1969
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 28
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
1968
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as Self
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Age: 28
Yellow Submarine
1968
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as Ringo (uncredited)
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Age: 28
A Hard Day's Night
1964
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as Ringo
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Age: 24
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 23
The Beatles Come to Town
1963
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as Self
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Age: 23
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
1963
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as Self
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Age: 23