Ringo Starr
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-07-07
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Ringo Starr
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.
Also Known For
A Hard Day's Night
Jul 07, 1964
The Movie Orgy
Jan 01, 1968
El Rey en Londres
Oct 11, 1966
Let There Be Drums!
Oct 28, 2022
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
Dec 16, 1965
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Apr 01, 1978
Let It Be
May 13, 1970
Blindman
Nov 15, 1971
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Jul 19, 2010
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Jun 15, 1979
The Magic Christian
Dec 12, 1969
The Point
Feb 02, 1971
The Society of the Spectacle
May 01, 1974
Video From Hell
Feb 28, 1987
Magical Mystery Tour
Dec 25, 1967
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Nov 26, 2002
Jimi Plays Monterey
Oct 16, 1987
Imagine: John Lennon
Sep 30, 1988
That'll Be The Day
May 13, 1973
200 Motels
Nov 10, 1971
Beatles Stories
Nov 11, 2011
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Nov 28, 1984
Concert for George
Oct 03, 2003
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
Feb 12, 1964
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
Sep 20, 2022
The Last Waltz
Apr 26, 1978
The Day the Music Died
Jan 01, 1977
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Jan 01, 1988
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
Nov 25, 2003
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Dec 21, 2020
Help!
Jul 29, 1965
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
May 03, 2016
Zappa
Nov 27, 2020
The Beatles: Let It Be
Apr 15, 2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nov 20, 2021
Things They Said Today
Sep 30, 2002
Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
Dec 23, 1971
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Apr 13, 2023
Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
Feb 19, 2016
Candy
Dec 17, 1968
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Apr 22, 2023
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Sep 07, 2010
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Sep 17, 2019
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Jan 30, 2022
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Mar 13, 2016
Louder Than Rock
Apr 28, 2023
Lisztomania
Oct 10, 1975
The Making of Sgt. Pepper
Jun 14, 1992
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Jan 01, 1993
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
May 11, 1972
Take Your Pills
Mar 09, 2018
Caveman
Apr 17, 1981
The Beatles and India
Aug 31, 2021
All You Need Is Klaus
Oct 02, 2010
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
May 06, 2023
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Oct 26, 2010
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
Sep 14, 2007
Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
Aug 25, 2005
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Aug 06, 1977
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
Apr 08, 2008
Cilla in Scandinavia
Nov 27, 1971
The Beatles: Help!
Oct 27, 2007
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
Sep 09, 2009
The Beatles Unauthorized
Jan 01, 1996
The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
Dec 15, 2010
The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
Jul 01, 2004
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
Mar 14, 1964
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
Sep 01, 2010
Fun with the Fab Four
Jan 01, 1986
The Beatles on Record
Sep 06, 2009
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Apr 29, 2008
The Concert for Bangladesh
Mar 23, 1972
Paul Newman: The Restless
Jun 11, 2023
The Mersey Sound
Sep 10, 1963
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
Jan 01, 2011
All Together Now
Oct 20, 2008
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Mar 30, 2018
Radio
Oct 24, 2003
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Oct 05, 2012
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Aug 13, 2019
Weekend of a Champion
Feb 24, 1972
Produced By George Martin
Sep 11, 2012
Our World
Jun 25, 1967
Sextette
Mar 03, 1978
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
Feb 12, 2008
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Jul 30, 2023
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
Jan 01, 2004
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Sep 14, 2023
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Jan 01, 1982
Good Ol' Freda
Sep 06, 2013
The Beatles Come to Town
Dec 22, 1963
The Beatles: Something
Oct 06, 1969
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
Feb 14, 2005
The Beatles: Revolution
Sep 19, 1968
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Jul 25, 1979
Mighty Good: The Beatles
May 14, 1977
Happy Birthday to John
Oct 09, 1997
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Jan 01, 1995
The Beatles Explosion
Jan 01, 2007
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
Sep 05, 2012
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
Jun 01, 2018
Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas
Apr 12, 2010
Son of Dracula
Apr 19, 1974
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
Dec 19, 1990
The Beatles: Parting Ways
Jan 01, 2009
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Dec 13, 2023
The Beatles and the BBC
Nov 04, 2023
The Beatles: in Japan (6/30/1966)
Jun 30, 1966
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
Jan 01, 1996
The Beatles: A Celebration
Jan 01, 1999
The Beatles are Coming
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Dec 25, 1988
This Is Elvis
Apr 03, 1981
A Concert by the Lake
Feb 16, 2010
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
Dec 07, 1963
The Beatles - 1967-1970
The Making of Sun City
Jan 23, 1985
Rat Pack
Jan 11, 2022
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
Dec 11, 2018
Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
Jul 07, 2010
The Beatles: Hey Jude
Sep 08, 1968
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
Sep 07, 2022
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Jan 11, 2014
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
Jul 24, 2001
Walking After Midnight
Jan 01, 1988
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Dec 25, 1992
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Dec 06, 1999
Reflections on Love
May 01, 1966
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
May 17, 2016
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
Jan 01, 2001
Genius
Dec 28, 2012
If These Walls Could Sing
Sep 03, 2022
Wingspan
May 11, 2001
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
May 30, 2015
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Oct 27, 2022
Doctor Who: The Chase
Jun 26, 1965
The Beatles 1
Nov 06, 2015
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Sep 26, 1969
The Beatles 1+
Nov 06, 2015
Television: The First Fifty Years
Jan 01, 1999
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
Dec 10, 1968
The Beatles: Around the World
Nov 04, 2003
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Jun 01, 2010
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Dec 23, 1983
Ringo at the Ryman
Mar 22, 2013
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Sep 15, 2016
The Beach Boys
May 21, 2024
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Jan 23, 2006
The Bannfoot Ferry
Jun 22, 2024
Water
Jan 11, 1985
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Jun 03, 2016
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Oct 15, 1985
Becoming the Beatles
Jan 01, 2012
Ringo
Apr 25, 1978
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
Jan 01, 2010
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Dec 15, 1969
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
Jan 01, 1986
British Rock: The First Wave
Oct 10, 1985
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Nov 13, 2009
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
Feb 22, 2005
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Nov 16, 2016
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Oct 14, 2007
Ringo Starr: Off the Record
May 02, 2008
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Apr 15, 1990
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
Jul 27, 2010
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
Oct 23, 2001
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
Sep 21, 2004
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
Jul 08, 2008
The Beatles Sing for Shell
Jul 01, 1964
The Beatles in Australia
Jun 01, 1964
The Compleat Beatles
Oct 01, 1982
The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
Jan 20, 2014
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Feb 09, 2011
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
May 26, 2017
How the Beatles Changed the World
Oct 23, 2017
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Dec 18, 1969
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Jan 01, 2005
Beatles: The Journey
Jun 17, 2003
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
Jun 03, 2017
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
Jun 23, 1994
Free to Rock
May 01, 2017
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
Apr 15, 1973
Echo in the Canyon
May 24, 2019
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
May 02, 1997
All You Need Is Love
Jul 07, 1967
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
Nov 12, 2007
The Cooler
May 24, 1982
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Dec 03, 2001
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
Jul 17, 1964
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Nov 13, 1991
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
Jul 01, 2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Sep 06, 2019
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Feb 09, 2014
Doctor Who: Origins
Jan 30, 2006
David Wants to Fly
May 06, 2010
The Beatles Story
Jul 01, 1996
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
Apr 22, 2019
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Aug 06, 2017
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
Jan 01, 1972
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Oct 06, 2012
Oh My God
Nov 13, 2009
George Harrison - All Things Pass
Mar 20, 2018
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
Sep 25, 2009
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
May 02, 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
May 02, 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
May 02, 2011
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
May 02, 2011
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
Jan 02, 1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
Jan 02, 1969
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
Jan 02, 1969
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
Jul 05, 1966
The Return of Bruno
Feb 07, 1987
Yellow Submarine
Jul 17, 1968
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
Jun 21, 1982
Around the Beatles
May 06, 1964
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
Jun 07, 1990
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Jun 16, 2020
Pop Gear
May 19, 1965
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Jul 07, 2020
The Beatles: Live in Paris
Oct 31, 1965
Meeting the Beatles in India
Sep 09, 2020
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Dec 02, 2004
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Nov 11, 2015
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
Oct 03, 1974
The Beatles: Love
Nov 20, 2006
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Oct 26, 1985
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
Oct 16, 1964
The Winged Beetle
Jan 01, 2012
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Nov 21, 1969
Ringo Starr Going Home
Apr 18, 1993
Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
Jan 01, 1985
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Oct 24, 2005
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
Jul 28, 1998
What Drives Us
Apr 30, 2021
Monument
Apr 17, 1967
Naqoyqatsi
Sep 02, 2002
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
Jan 20, 2014
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
Oct 05, 1993
The Beatles: in Japan (7/1/1966)
Jul 01, 1966
Beatles Electroniques
Jan 01, 1969
Understanding McCartney
Jun 18, 2020
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson
Jun 07, 1990
Our Cilla
Dec 25, 2015
The Beatles: The Complete Story
Jan 01, 2010
Beatles '64
Nov 28, 2024
Shed 17
The Sparks Brothers
Jun 18, 2021
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Nov 12, 2024
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
Mar 16, 1979
Ringo Starr: One of Them
Jun 28, 2022
Året var 1967
Jan 02, 2017
To John With Love
Nov 01, 2006
Året var 1963
Jan 16, 2013
Elvis: King of Entertainment
Jan 01, 2002
Abbey Road
Sep 26, 1969
How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
Thomas & Friends: Tenders & Turntables
Sep 27, 1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules
Sep 27, 1990
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never
Jan 23, 1991
The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
Feb 01, 2008
The Beatles - Live at Ed Sullivan Show
Sep 12, 1965
Ringo Starr: VH1 Storytellers
Jun 28, 1998
Palme
Sep 14, 2012
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
Mar 10, 2025
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Apr 01, 1985
The Beatles - Trilogy
Jan 01, 2003
The Beatles
Apr 07, 2025
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
High in the Clouds
George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Apr 06, 1992
Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode
May 09, 2025
TWST / Things We Said Today
Feb 28, 2025
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
Jan 01, 2008
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Oct 05, 1969
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
Shining Time Station
Jan 29, 1989
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Pet Star
Aug 09, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
Jan 02, 1995
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Jan 22, 1968
The Beatles
Sep 25, 1965
TOTP2
Sep 17, 1994
The Beatles: Get Back
Nov 25, 2021
This Is Pop
Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Wetten, dass..?
Feb 14, 1981
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Princess Daisy
Nov 06, 1983
An Audience with...
Jan 08, 1978
Omnibus
Oct 13, 1967
The Beatles Anthology
Nov 19, 1995
V.I.P. Schaukel
May 09, 1971
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Apr 21, 1992
Live from the Artists Den
Feb 01, 2009
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Apr 14, 2018
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Nov 12, 2011
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Jul 16, 2021
20th Century Greats
Nov 27, 2004
Thomas & Friends
Oct 09, 1984
Please Turn the Page
Apr 20, 1977
American Masters
Jun 23, 1986
Top of the Pops
Jan 01, 1964
Treffpunkte
May 26, 1970
Timewatch
Sep 29, 1982
Classic Albums
Apr 14, 1997
Top of the Pops
Jan 01, 1964
Morecambe & Wise
Oct 12, 1961
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Dec 09, 1985
