Ringo Starr
Born July 07, 1940 (Age: 85)
•
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.
Read more
Filmography
High in the Clouds
2027
•
as Roy (voice)
•
Age: 87
Evolver 62
2026
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 85
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
2025
•
as Self
•
Age: 85
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
2024
•
as
•
Age: 84
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 82
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
2022
•
as Self
•
Age: 82
Ringo Starr: One of Them
2022
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 81
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 81
Understanding McCartney
2020
•
as Self
•
Age: 79
Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool
2020
•
as Self
•
Age: 79
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 79
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
2018
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 78
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
•
as Self
•
Age: 76
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
•
as Ringo Starr
•
Age: 75
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
•
as Self
•
Age: 75
No Image
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 75
Good Ol' Freda
2013
•
as Self
•
Age: 73
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
2012
•
as Self
•
Age: 72
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
2012
•
as Self
•
Age: 72
The Winged Beetle
2012
•
as Self
•
Age: 71
Becoming the Beatles
2012
•
as Self
•
Age: 71
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 70
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 70
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
2010
•
as Self
•
Age: 70
No Image
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
2010
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 69
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
•
as Thomas the Tank Engine (voice)
•
Age: 69
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
2009
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 69
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009
•
as Self
•
Age: 68
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
2007
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 67
To John With Love
2006
•
as Self
•
Age: 66
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 65
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
•
as Self
•
Age: 65
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
•
as Self
•
Age: 65
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
2005
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 64
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2005
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 64
No Image
Meet the Beatles
2005
•
as Self (Archival footage)
•
Age: 64
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 64
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
2004
•
as Self
•
Age: 64
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 63
Radio
2003
•
as Stinger the Mascot (uncredited)
•
Age: 63
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 62
Things They Said Today
2002
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 62
Naqoyqatsi
2002
•
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
•
Age: 62
Elvis: King of Entertainment
2002
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 61
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001
•
as Self (Archive footage)
•
Age: 60
Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
1998
•
as Self
•
Age: 57
Happy Birthday to John
1997
•
as Self
•
Age: 57
The Beatles Unauthorized
1996
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 55
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
1996
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 55
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
1993
•
as Self
•
Age: 53
Ringo Starr Going Home
1993
•
as Self - Host
•
Age: 52
No Image
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 52
No Image
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 52
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
•
as Self
•
Age: 51
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
1992
•
as
•
Age: 51
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 51
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
1991
•
as Narrator
•
Age: 50
No Image
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
1990
•
as Mr. Conductor
•
Age: 50
Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
1990
•
as Narrator
•
Age: 50
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
1990
•
as Narrator
•
Age: 50
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
1990
•
as Narrator (voice)
•
Age: 49
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990
•
as Self
•
Age: 49
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
•
as Self (uncredited)
•
Age: 48
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 48
Walking After Midnight
1988
•
as Self
•
Age: 47
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
•
as Self
•
Age: 47
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 47
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987
•
as Self
•
Age: 46
Video from Hell
1987
•
as Self
•
Age: 46
The Return of Bruno
1987
•
as Ringo Starr
•
Age: 46
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
•
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
•
Age: 45
No Image
British Rock: The First Wave
1985
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 45
The Making of Sun City
1985
•
as Self
•
Age: 44
Water
1985
•
as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
•
Age: 44
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
1985
•
as The Janitor
•
Age: 44
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
1983
•
as Narrator (voice)
•
Age: 42
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 41
Caveman
1981
•
as Atouk
•
Age: 40
This Is Elvis
1981
•
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
•
Age: 40
The Last Waltz
1978
•
as Self
•
Age: 37
Ringo
1978
•
as Ringo Starr / Ognir Rrats
•
Age: 37
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 37
Sextette
1978
•
as Laslo Karolny
•
Age: 37
Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977
•
as Self
•
Age: 36
The Day the Music Died
1977
•
as Self
•
Age: 36
No Image
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 34
The Society of the Spectacle
1974
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 33
Son of Dracula
1974
•
as Merlin, the Magician
•
Age: 33
That'll Be The Day
1973
•
as Mike
•
Age: 32
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
1973
•
as Self
•
Age: 32
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
•
as Self
•
Age: 31
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
•
as Self
•
Age: 31
Weekend of a Champion
1972
•
as Self (uncredited)
•
Age: 31
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
1972
•
as Himself
•
Age: 31
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
•
as Self
•
Age: 31
Cilla in Scandinavia
1971
•
as Self
•
Age: 31
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
•
as Self
•
Age: 29
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 29
The Magic Christian
1969
•
as Youngman Grand, Esq.
•
Age: 29
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1969
•
as Self
•
Age: 29
Abbey Road
1969
•
as Self (audio)
•
Age: 29
Beatles Electroniques
1969
•
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
•
Age: 28
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
1968
•
as Self
•
Age: 28
Yellow Submarine
1968
•
as Ringo (uncredited)
•
Age: 28
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 25
The Beatles: Live in Paris
1965
•
as Self
•
Age: 25
Help!
1965
•
as Ringo
•
Age: 25
Pop Gear
1965
•
as Self
•
Age: 24
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964
•
as Self - The Beatles Member
•
Age: 24
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
1964
•
as Self
•
Age: 24
A Hard Day's Night
1964
•
as Ringo
•
Age: 24
The Beatles Sing for Shell
1964
•
as Self
•
Age: 23
The Beatles in Australia
1964
•
as Self
•
Age: 23
Around the Beatles
1964
•
as Self
•
Age: 23
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
1964
•
as Self
•
Age: 23
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 23
The Beatles Come to Town
1963
•
as Self
•
Age: 23
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
1963
•
as Self
•
Age: 23
The Mersey Sound
1963
•
as Self
•
Age: 23