Ringo Starr

Acting · Born 1940-07-07 in 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…

Filmography

• A Hard Day's Night as Ringo
• The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
• Let There Be Drums! as Self
• I Wanna Hold Your Hand as Self (archive footage)
• Let It Be as Self - The Beatles (uncredited)
• Blindman as Candy
• John Lennon: Love Is All You Need as Self (archive footage)
• The Who: The Kids Are Alright as Self
• The Magic Christian as Youngman Grand, Esq.
• The Point as Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)