Ringo Starr

Known for ActingBorn 1940-07-07 (age 85)Liverpool, England, UK

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

Movies & web series

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024

Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll

Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas

Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories

The Beatles: Love

Ringo Rama

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century

Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson

Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode

Our World

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band

The Making of Sun City

Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

Rat Pack

Ringo at the Ryman

Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

The Beatles: Revolution

The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show

A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live

Walking After Midnight

Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World

The Beatles 1+

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019

Ringo Starr: One of Them

Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever

Reflections on Love

McCartney 3, 2, 1

Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight

The Mersey Sound

The Beatles: Get Back

The Beatles: The Complete Story

Doctor Who: Origins

Queen: Champions of the World

The Beatles

TWST / Things We Said Today

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy

The Beatles Anthology

An Audience with Billy Connolly

The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles

Concert for George

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006

The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary