Ringo Starr
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.
Filmography · 337
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989 · Ringo Starr (voice)
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
Top of the Pops
1964
Conan
2010 · Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Thomas & Friends
1984 · Narrator (Voice)
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Omnibus
1967 · Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
American Masters
1986 · Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
TOTP2
1994 · Self
Timewatch
1982 · Self (archive footage)
TFI Friday
1996
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
Classic Albums
1997 · Self
Candy
1968 · Emmanuel
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self
Morecambe & Wise
1961 · Self
The Beatles: Get Back
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Pet Star
2002 · Self - Judge
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
1995
Radio
2003 · Stinger the Mascot (un...
The Early Show
1999 · Self
Shining Time Station
1989 · Mr. Conductor
Parkinson In Australia
1979 · Self
The Beatles
1965 · Self (vocals musical s...
This Is Pop
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Live from the Artists Den
2009 · Self
The Beatles Anthology
1995 · Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · Mock Turtle
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · Ringo Starr
A Hard Day's Night
1964 · Ringo
Soundbreaking
2016 · Self
Caveman
1981 · Atouk
Ringo
1978 · Ringo Starr / Ognir Rr...
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011 · Self
Man on the Run
2026 · Self (archive footage)
High in the Clouds
2027 · Roy (voice)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Yellow Submarine
1968 · Ringo (uncredited)
The Last Waltz
1978 · Self
How the Beatles Changed the World
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Princess Daisy
1983 · Robin Valerian
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
2025 · Self
In Their Own Words
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Magic Christian
1969 · Youngman Grand, Esq.
Help!
1965 · Ringo
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 · Self
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Self (archive footage)
Pop Gear
1965 · Self
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978 · Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · Self
Beatles '64
2024 · Self
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 · Self (archive footage)
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
1979 · Self
Zappa
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 · Self (archive footage)
McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Evolver 62
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Concert for George
2003 · Self
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Beatles
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Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
2025 · Self
Naqoyqatsi
2002 · Self (archive footage)...
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Queen: Champions of the World
1995 · Self
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Blindman
1971 · Candy
Imagine: John Lennon
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Lisztomania
1975 · The Pope
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 · Self (archive footage)
If These Walls Could Sing
2022 · Self
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Water
1985 · Himself - The Singing...
Sextette
1978 · Laslo Karolny
Let It Be
1970 · Self - The Beatles (un...
Magical Mystery Tour
1967 · Self / Talkative Magic...
Cilla in Scandinavia
1971 · Self
20th Century Greats
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Meeting the Beatles in India
2020 · Self
The Summer of Love
2017
Rat Pack
2022 · Self (archive footage)
THE BEATLES in HELP!
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
2013 · (Archive footage)
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 · Ringo
Weekend of a Champion
1972 · Self (uncredited)
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 · Self - Audience Member...
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972 · Self
Echo in the Canyon
2019 · Self
Oh My God
2009 · Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002 · Self (archive footage)
The Point
1971 · Narrator / Father (hom...
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965 · Self (archive footage)
That'll Be The Day
1973 · Mike
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
1986 · Self
The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
2014 · Fibonacci Sequins (voi...
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972 · Self
Son of Dracula
1974 · Merlin, the Magician
A Love Letter to the Beatles
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
2010 · Self
Walking After Midnight
1988 · Self
Genius
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015 · Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Palme
2012 · Self (archive footage)
This Is Elvis
1981 · Self (archive footage)...
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
1966 · Self - The Beatles
The Making of Sun City
1985 · Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016 · Larry the Dwarf (archi...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007 · Self
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014 · Self
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983 · Self (uncredited)
The Compleat Beatles
1982 · Self (archive footage)
The Return of Bruno
1987 · Ringo Starr
Our Cilla
2015
Free to Rock
2017 · Self - The Beatles (ar...
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · Self (archive footage)
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
2024
Elvis: King of Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965 · Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020 · Self
Ringo at the Ryman
2013 · himself
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023 · Self
The Society of the Spectacle
1974 · Self (archive footage)
Good Ol' Freda
2013 · Self
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001 · Self (Archive footage)
A Concert by the Lake
2010 · Self
The Beatles In America
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026 · Self
Produced by George Martin
2012 · Self
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020 · Self - Host
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979 · Self
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999 · Self - The Beatles (ar...
The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Let There Be Drums!
2022 · Self
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
2017 · Self
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969 · Self
Building the Beatles
— · Self (Archive Footage)
200 Motels
1971 · Larry the Dwarf / Fran...
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
2007 · Self
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
1979 · Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017 · Self - Musician (archi...
Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
2005 · himself
David Wants to Fly
2010 · Self
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
2012 · Self
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006 · Self
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016 · Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Sound Stage
2008
The Beatles and the BBC
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
1968 · Self
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1974 · Self
The Cooler
1982 · Prisoner / Cowboy
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991 · Self (archive footage)
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
2025 · Self
The Beatles: Something
1969 · Self
The Beatles: Live in Paris
1965 · Self
Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977 · Self
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Fun with the Fab Four
1986 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992 · Self
All Together Now
2008 · Self
The Beatles
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
2008 · Self
The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
1966 · Self - Drums, Backing...
The Beatles Come to Town
1963 · Self
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
2001 · Narrator (voice)
Louder Than Rock
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday to John
1997 · Self
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
2001 · Himself
Meet the Beatles
2005 · Self (Archival footage...
El Rey en Londres
1966 · Self (archive footage)
George Harrison - All Things Pass
2018 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Phenomenon
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
1977 · Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012 · Self
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
1967 · Self
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
2008 · Self
Året var 1963
2013 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
2009 · Self
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004 · Self (archive footage)
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023 · Self
Understanding McCartney
2020 · Self
The Beatles 1+
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles in Australia
1964 · Self
Monument
1967 · Self (archive footage)
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004 · Self (archive footage)
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964 · Self - The Beatles Mem...
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016 · Self
TWST / Things We Said Today
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
1973 · Self
Ringo Starr Going Home
1993 · Self - Host
All You Need Is Klaus
2011 · Self
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
2005 · Self (archive footage)
The Day the Music Died
1977 · Self
Wingspan
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
2009 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles and India
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Rama
2003 · Himself
The Beatles Sing for Shell
1964 · Self
What Drives Us
2021 · Self
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
2012 · Narrator (voice)
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009 · Self
The Making of 200 Motels
1971 · Self
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles
2022 · Self
Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
1998 · Self
Ringo Starr: One of Them
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
2008 · Self
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles Explosion
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Bannfoot Ferry
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Revolution
1968 · Self
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988 · Self (uncredited)
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
2010 · Narrator (voice)
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995 · Self
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Our World
1967 · Self
Beatles Stories
2011 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
1966 · Self
Inside the Beatles: 1962-1970
—
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Beatles på Sverigeturné
2014 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Abbey Road
1969 · Self - Drums
The Beatles: Around the World
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009 · Thomas the Tank Engine...
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987 · Self
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018 · Self
The Beatles 1
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
1964 · Self
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
2011 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles on Record
2009 · Self
Beatles: The Journey
2003 · Self (archive footage)
To John With Love
2006 · Self
The Beatles: The Complete Story
2010 · Self (Archive Footage)
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool
2020 · Self
Året var 1967
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Beatles Electroniques
1969 · Self (archive footage)...
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969 · Self (archive footage)
Around the Beatles
1964 · Self
The Beatles Unauthorized
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014 · Self
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
2005 · Self - Drums, Backing...
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
2011 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
2003 · Self (archive footage)
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005 · Self
The Beatles - Trilogy
2003 · Self
The Beatles: Love
2006 · Self
The Beatles: A Celebration
1999 · Self (archive footage)
The Winged Beetle
2012 · Self
The Beatles: Up Close and Personal
2008 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
2022 · Self
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
1964 · Self
Reflections on Love
1966 · Self (archive footage)
Things They Said Today
2002 · Self (archive footage)
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Becoming the Beatles
2012 · Self
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
1985 · Self
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
1963 · Self
Thomas & Friends: The Very Best of Thomas & Friends
2002 · Narrator (voice)
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
1992
The Beatles Story
1996 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - 1967-1970
— · Self (archive footage)
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
1972 · Himself
The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
2008 · self
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
2005 · Self (archive)
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Video from Hell
1987 · Self
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
2008 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
2011 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
2012 · Self
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
1969 · Self (archive footage)
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
1985 · The Janitor
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
2008 · Self (Archive Footage)
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
1983 · Narrator (voice)
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990 · Self
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
1997 · Self
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
2022 · Himself
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988 · Self
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories
1990 · Narrator (voice)
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
1993 · Self
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
2012 · Self
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
2023 · Self
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
1998 · Self
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories
1990 · Narrator (voice)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
1969 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
2018 · Self
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
2004 · Self
Thomas & Friends: Truck Loads of Fun
2001 · Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Percy
2009 · Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories
1990 · Narrator (voice)
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
2011 · Self (archive footage)
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
1966 · Self
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964 · Self (archive footage)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never and Other Stories
1991 · Narrator
The Mersey Sound
1963 · Self
Thomas & Friends: Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories
1990 · Narrator (voice)
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band
2009 · Self
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Thomas
2009 · Narrator (voice)
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
1969 · Self (archive footage)
Thomas & Friends: The Best of James
— · Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Seasonal Scrapes
2001 · Narrator (voice)