Ringo Starr filmography

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[[File:Beatle RINGO Starr & Director Ken RUSSELL (1975).jpg|thumb|Ringo Starr with Ken Russell in 1975]]
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In addition to the Beatles' films ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' (1964), ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' (1965), ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]'' (1967), ''[[Yellow Submarine (1968 film)|Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968) and ''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]'' (1970), [[Ringo Starr]] also acted in films such as ''[[Candy (1968 film)|Candy]]'' (1968), ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969, alongside [[Peter Sellers]]), ''[[Blindman]]'' (1971), ''[[Son of Dracula (1974 film)|Son of Dracula]]'' (1974) and ''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'' (1981).{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=99–100: ''Candy''; 244–245: ''The Magic Christian''; 88–89: ''Blindman''; 316–317: ''Son of Dracula''; 106–108: ''Caveman''}}
Starr directed and appeared in ''[[Born to Boogie]]'' (1972), a concert film featuring [[Marc Bolan]] and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=91–93: ''Born to Boogie''}} For the 1979 documentary film on [[the Who]], ''[[The Kids Are Alright (1979 film)|The Kids Are Alright]]'', Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer [[Keith Moon]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wilkerson|first1=Mark|last2=Townshend|first2=Pete|year=2006|title=Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend|publisher=Bad News Press|isbn=978-1-4116-7700-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b03CYc9UWSIC |page=611}}</ref> He starred as Larry the Dwarf in [[Frank Zappa]]'s ''[[200 Motels]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schinder|first1=Scott|last2=Schwartz|first2=Andy|title=Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever, Volume 1|publisher=Greenwood|year=2007|isbn=978-0-313-33846-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-ET5tnh0MUC |page=368}}</ref> His voice is also featured in [[Harry Nilsson]]'s animated film ''[[The Point!]]'' (1971).{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=268}}

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 (film)|That'll Be the Day]]'' (1973) as a [[Teddy Boy]], {{sfn|Harry|2004|p=331}} 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.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=235}} Starr played 'The Pope' in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Lisztomania (film)|Lisztomania]]'' (1975),{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=236}} and a fictionalised version of himself in Paul McCartney's ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street (film)|Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'' in 1984.{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=206}} He also appeared as himself, and downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats, in ''[[Ringo (1978 film)|Ringo]]'' (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=281–282}}

Starr was best known to be the first narrator of the children's programme ''[[Thomas & Friends|Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]]'' from 1984–86 for the British broadcast and from 1989–90 in the United States.

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope=row|''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]''
|1964
|rowspan=4|Himself
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]''
|1965
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]''
|1967
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]''
|rowspan=2|1968
| Cameo
|-
!scope=row|''[[Candy (1968 film)|Candy]]''
|Emmanuel
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]''
|1969
|Youngman Grand
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]''
|1970
|Himself
|Documentary film
|-
!scope=row|''[[200 Motels]]''
|rowspan=2|1971
|Larry the Dwarf
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Blindman]]''
|Candy
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Concert for Bangladesh (film)|The Concert for Bangladesh]]''
|rowspan=2|1972
|rowspan=2|Himself
|Concert film
|-
!scope=row|''[[Born to Boogie]]''
|Concert film; also director
|-
!scope=row|''[[That'll Be the Day (film)|That'll Be the Day]]''
|rowspan=2|1973
|Mike
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (film)|Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]]''
|Himself
|Documentary film
|-
!scope=row|''[[Son of Dracula (1974 film)|Son of Dracula]]''
|1974
|[[Merlin]]
|Also producer
|-
!scope=row|''[[Lisztomania (film)|Lisztomania]]''
|1975
|[[Pope Gregory XVI|The Pope]]
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Sextette]]''
|rowspan=2|1978
|Laslo Karolny
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Last Waltz]]''
|rowspan=2|Himself
|Concert film
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Kids Are Alright (1979 film)|The Kids Are Alright]]''
|1979
|Documentary film
|-
!scope=row|''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]''
|1981
|Atouk
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street (film)|Give My Regards to Broad Street]]''
|1984
|Himself
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Water (1985 film)|Water]]''
|1985
|Singing Rebels' member
|Cameo
|-
!scope=row|''[[Walking After Midnight (1988 film)|Walking After Midnight]]''
|1988
|rowspan=2|Himself
|rowspan=2|Documentary film
|-
!scope=row|''[[Concert for George (film)|Concert for George]]''
|rowspan=2|2003
|-
!scope=row|''[[Radio (2003 film)|Radio]]''
|Stinger the Mascot
|Cameo
|-
!scope=row|''[[All Together Now (2008 film)|All Together Now]]''
|2008
|rowspan=2|Himself
|rowspan=2|Documentary film
|-
!scope=row|''[[George Harrison: Living in the Material World]]''
|2011
|-
!scope=row|''[[Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping]]''
|rowspan=2|2016
|rowspan=3|Himself
|Cameo
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Beatles: Eight Days a Week]]''
|rowspan=2|Documentary film
|-
!scope=row|''[[Beatles '64]]''
|2024
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope=row|''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]''
|1967
|Himself
|Television movie
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Point!#Animated television film|The Point!]]''
|1971
|Narrator / Father
|Home video releases only
|-
!scope=row|''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''
|1972
|Himself
|Episode: "Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular"
|-
!scope=row|''[[Ringo (1978 film)|Ringo]]''
|1978
|Himself / Ognir Rrats
|Television movie
|-
!scope=row|''[[Princess Daisy (miniseries)|Princess Daisy]]''
|1983
|Robin Valerian
|Main role
|-
!scope=row|''[[Thomas & Friends|Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]]''
|1984–1986
|Narrator
|Series 1–2
|-
!scope=row|''[[Alice in Wonderland (1985 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
|1985
|[[Mock Turtle]]
|Episode: "Part 1 – Alice in Wonderland"
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Return of Bruno (film)|The Return of Bruno]]''
|1988
|Himself
|Television movie
|-
!scope=row|''[[Shining Time Station]]''
|1989–1990
|Mr. Conductor
|Lead role (season 1 + Christmas special)
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|1991
|Himself
|Episode: "[[Brush with Greatness]]"
|-
!scope=row|''[[Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories]]''
|1992
|Narrator
|Episode: "Elbert's Bad Word / Weird Parents"
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Beatles Anthology (TV series)|The Beatles Anthology]]''
|1995
|Himself
|Docuseries
|-
!scope=row|''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
|1998
|Mummy
|Episode: "Good Will Haunting"
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Powerpuff Girls#2014 special|The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed]]''
|2014
|Fibonacci Sequins
|Voice role
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Beatles: Get Back]]''
|2021
|Himself
|Docuseries
|}

== Citations ==
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== Sources ==
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* {{Cite book |last=Harry |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Harry |title=The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |year=2004 |isbn=0-7535-0843-5}}

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== Further reading ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last1=Babiuk|first1=Andy|editor1-last=Bacon|editor1-first=Tony|title=Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio|year=2002|publisher=Backbeat Books|edition=Revised|isbn=978-0-87930-731-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eo743Uh2UOEC|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=21 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121091951/https://books.google.com/books?id=Eo743Uh2UOEC|url-status=live}}
* {{cite book |last=Clayson |first=Alan |title=Ringo Starr: A Life |publisher=Sanctuary|edition=2|year=2005|orig-year=2001|isbn=978-1-860-74647-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Davies|first=Hunter|author-link=Hunter Davies|title=The Beatles: The Authorized Biography|year=2009|orig-year=1968|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|edition=3rd revised|isbn=978-0-393-33874-4 }}
* {{cite book|last=Everett|first=Walter|title=The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1999|isbn=978-0-19-512941-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CAvwZPKTkoC|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422080802/https://books.google.com/books?id=1CAvwZPKTkoC|url-status=live}}
* {{cite book|last=Everett|first=Walter|title=The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2001|isbn=978-0-19-514105-4|url=https://archive.org/details/beatlesasmusicia00ever|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book|last=Gould|first=Jonathan|title=Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America|year=2007|publisher=Three Rivers Press|edition=First Paperback|isbn=978-0-307-35338-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gTAjZ235qfsC|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=21 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121092518/https://books.google.com/books?id=gTAjZ235qfsC|url-status=live}}
* {{cite book|last=Harry |first=Bill |year=2000 |author-link=Bill Harry |title=The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated |publisher=Virgin |isbn=978-0-7535-0481-9 }}
* {{cite book|last=Lewisohn |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Lewisohn|year=1992 |edition= 2010|title= The Complete Beatles Chronicle:The Definitive Day-By-Day Guide to the Beatles' Entire Career |publisher=Chicago Review Press |isbn= 978-1-56976-534-0 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Lewisohn |first=Mark |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions| publisher=[[Harmony Books]] |year=1988 | isbn=978-0-517-57066-1}}
* {{cite book|last=Miles|first=Barry|author-link=Barry Miles|title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now|year=1997|publisher=Henry Holt & Company|edition=1st Hardcover|isbn=978-0-8050-5248-0|url=https://archive.org/details/paulmccartneyman00mile_0|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book|last=Spitz|first=Bob|author-link=Bob Spitz|title=The Beatles: The Biography|url=https://archive.org/details/beatlesbiography00spit|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|isbn=978-0-316-80352-6}}
* {{Cite book |author=The Beatles |author-link=The Beatles |title=The Beatles Anthology |publisher=[[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]] |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-304-35605-8}}
* {{cite book|last= Womack |first= Kenneth |year= 2007 | title = Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles|publisher= Continuum |location= London & New York |isbn= 978-0-8264-1746-6 }}
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