Ringo Starr filmography

In addition to the Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Let It Be (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as Candy (1968), The Magic Christian (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), Blindman (1971), Son of Dracula (1974) and Caveman (1981).^[1] Starr directed and appeared in Born to Boogie (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and T. Rex.^[2] For the 1979 documentary film on the Who, The Kids Are Alright, Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer Keith Moon.^[3] He starred as Larry the Dwarf in Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971).^[4] His voice is also featured in Harry Nilsson's animated film The Point! (1971).^[5]

Ringo Starr with Ken Russell in 1975

In 1972, Starr made a brief cameo appearance at the end of an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, entitled "Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular". He co-starred in That'll Be the Day (1973) as a Teddy Boy, ^[6] and went on to appear in The Last Waltz, the Martin Scorsese film about the 1976 farewell concert of the Band, a favourite of the Beatles.^[7] Starr played 'The Pope' in Ken Russell's Lisztomania (1975),^[8] and a fictionalised version of himself in Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street in 1984.^[9] He also appeared as himself, and downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats, in Ringo (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on The Prince and the Pauper.^[10]

Starr was the first narrator of the children's programme Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984–86 for the British broadcast and from 1984–90 in the United States.

Filmography

The Beatles Come to Town (1963) (short subject) – with the Beatles A Hard Day's Night (1964) – with the Beatles Help! (1965) – with the Beatles Reflections on Love (1966) (short subject) Magical Mystery Tour (1967) – with the Beatles The Beatles Mod Odyssey (1968) (short subject) – with the Beatles Yellow Submarine (1968) – with the Beatles Candy (1968) The Magic Christian (1969) Let It Be (1970) (documentary) – with the Beatles (Winner of the Academy Award for Best Song Score) Music! (1971) (documentary) 200 Motels (1971) Blindman (1971) The Point! (1971) (Narrator on Home Video release) Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? (1972) (short subject) The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) (documentary) Born to Boogie (1972) (documentary) (also director) That'll Be the Day (1973) Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973) (documentary) Son of Dracula (1974) Lisztomania (1975) The Day the Music Died (1977) (documentary) The Beatles and Beyond (1977) (documentary) Sextette (1978)

Ringo (1978) (TV film) The Last Waltz (1978) (documentary) The Kids Are Alright (1979) (documentary) Caveman (1981) The Cooler (1982) (short subject) Princess Daisy (1983) (TV Movie) w/Barbara Bach Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) Thomas & Friends (1984–1986) (UK/US Narrator: Series 1–2) Water (1985) (cameo) Alice in Wonderland (1985) Sun City/The Making of Sun City (1986) (documentary) Queen: The Magic Years (1987) (documentary) Walking After Midnight (1988) (documentary) The Return of Bruno (1988) Shining Time Station (1989–1990) (Mr. Conductor/Narrator) The Simpsons (1991) episode Brush with Greatness Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992) episode Elbert's Bad Word; Weird Parents The Beatles Anthology (1995) (documentary) – with the Beatles Concert for George (2003) (documentary) Oh My God (2009) (documentary) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011) (documentary) The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed (2014) Fibonacci Sequins (voice) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) (himself) The Beatles: Get Back (2021) (himself) (documentary)

Citations

1. Harry 2004, pp. 99–100: Candy, 244–245: The Magic Christian, 88–89: Blindman, 316–317: Son of Dracula, 106–108: Caveman.
2. Harry 2004, pp. 91–93: Born to Boogie.
3. Wilkerson, Mark; Townshend, Pete (2006). Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend. Bad News Press. p. 611. ISBN 978-1-4116-7700-5.
4. Schinder, Scott; Schwartz, Andy (2007). Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever, Volume 1. Greenwood. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-313-33846-5.
5. Harry 2004, p. 268.
6. Harry 2004, p. 331.
7. Harry 2004, p. 235.
8. Harry 2004, p. 236.
9. Harry 2004, p. 206.
10. Harry 2004, pp. 281–282.

Sources

• Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0843-5.

Further reading

• Babiuk, Andy (2002). Bacon, Tony (ed.). Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio (Revised ed.). Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-731-8. from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
• Clayson, Alan (2005) [2001]. Ringo Starr: A Life (2 ed.). Sanctuary. ISBN 978-1-860-74647-5.
• Davies, Hunter (2009) [1968]. The Beatles: The Authorized Biography (3rd revised ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-33874-4.
• Everett, Walter (1999). The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512941-0. from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
• Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4.
• Gould, Jonathan (2007). Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America (First Paperback ed.). Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-35338-2. from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
• Harry, Bill (2000). The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0481-9.
• Lewisohn, Mark (1992). The Complete Beatles Chronicle:The Definitive Day-By-Day Guide to the Beatles' Entire Career (2010 ed.). Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-56976-534-0.
• Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. Harmony Books. ISBN 978-0-517-57066-1.
• Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now (1st Hardcover ed.). Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 978-0-8050-5248-0.
• Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The Biography. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-80352-6.
• The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-304-35605-8.
• Womack, Kenneth (2007). Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles. London & New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1746-6.