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 Hurricane ... s. 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.
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
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Thomas & Friends
as Narrator (Voice)
Episodes: 52
First Aired: Oct 09, 1984
Shining Time Station
as Mr. Conductor
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Jan 29, 1989
Princess Daisy
as Robin Valerian
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 06, 1983
The Simpsons
as Ringo Starr (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 21, 1992
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 09, 1985
The Beatles
as Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)
Episodes: 52
First Aired: Sep 25, 1965
McCartney 3, 2, 1
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 16, 2021
20th Century Greats
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 27, 2004
The Daily Show
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Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The Beatles: Get Back
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 25, 2021
The Beatles Anthology
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Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 19, 1995
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 02, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 06, 2021
An Audience with...
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 14, 2018
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 12, 2011
Top of the Pops
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 01, 1964
Top of the Pops
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 01, 1964
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1969
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Early Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 1999
Pet Star
as Self - Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 09, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 1995
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1967
TOTP2
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1994
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 14, 1981
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Omnibus
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 13, 1967
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 09, 1971
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 20, 1948
Live From the Artists Den
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 2009
Bitte umblättern
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 20, 1977
American Masters
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 23, 1986
Treffpunkte
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 26, 1970
Timewatch
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1982
Classic Albums
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 14, 1997
Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 12, 1961
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
The Beatles Anthology
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Nov 19, 1995
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