Biography
Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He sometimes sang lead vocals on the group's recordings, usually for one song on each album; these include "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends". He also wrote and sang the Beatles songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of three others.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music · 2022
- Knight Bachelor · 2018
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2015
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1971
- Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1965
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- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1971 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
Ringo Starr: One of Them
The Beatles: Get Back
McCartney 3,2,1
Queen: Champions of the World
The Beatles Anthology
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Concert for George
TWST / Things We Said Today
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
The Beatles: A Celebration
The Simpsons
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
Classic Albums
The Last Waltz
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Let It Be
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Jimi Plays Monterey
Man on the Run
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Produced by George Martin
Zappa
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
How the Beatles Changed the World
Radio
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
American Masters
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
A Hard Day's Night
The Summer of Love
Beatles Stories
Conan
Yellow Submarine
Good Ol' Freda
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Across the Universe
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
Elvis: King of Entertainment
This Is Elvis
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
All Together Now
Imagine: John Lennon
Saturday Night Live