Ringo Starr Biography (1940-)

Original name, Richard Starkey; born July 7, 1940, in the Dingle area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England; son of Richard (a bakery worker) and Elsie (a bakery worker and barmaid) Starkey Greaves; stepson of Harry Greaves (a housepainter); married Mary "Maureen" Cox (an artist and hairdresser; later known asMaureen Tigrett), February 11, 1965 (divorced, 1975); married Barbara Bach (an actress), April 27, 1981; children: (first marriage) Zak (a musician), Jason, Lee Parkin (a retailer and actress); stepchildren: (second marriage) two.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Musician, singer, composer, actor, producer, director
Birth Details: July 7, 1940; Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Ringo, A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, 1964
Ringo, Help!, United Artists, 1965
Himself (member of the Beatles), The Beatles at Shea Stadium, 1965
Pop Gear (also known as Go Go Mania), 1965
Tokyo Concert, 1966
Emmanuel, Candy (also known as Candy e il suo pazzo mondo),Cinerama, 1968
Yellow Submarine (animated), United Artists, 1968
Himself (member of the Beatles), Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
Youngman Grand, The Magic Christian, Commonwealth, 1970
Frank Zappa and Larry the Dwarf, 200 Motels (also known as TwoHundred Motels), United Artists, 1971
Himself, Music!, 1971
Candy, Blindman (also known as Il cieco and Il pistolerocieco), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Himself, Born to Boogie, 1972
Himself, The Concert for Bangladesh, 1972
Weekend of a Champion, 1973
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1973
Merlin the Magician, Son of Dracula (also known as Young Dracula), Apple, 1974
Mike, That'll Be the Day, EMI, 1974
Harry and Ringo's Night Out (unreleased), 1974
The pope, Lisztomania, Warner Bros., 1975
Ringo Stars, 1976
Himself, The Day the Music Died, 1977
Laslo Karolny, Sextette, Crown International, 1978
Himself in archival footage, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Universal, 1978
The Last Waltz (concert film), United Artists, 1978
Tonight, 1978
Himself, The Kids Are Alright, New World, 1979
Atouk, Caveman, United Artists, 1981
Prisoner, The Cooler (short film), 1982
The Compleat Beatles, 1982
Ready Steady Go, Volume 1, 1983
Ringo, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Singing rebel band member, Water, Rank, 1985
Himself (member of the Beatles), Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live, 1985
Himself (member of the Beatles), Ready Steady Go!, Volume 2, 1985
Himself (member of the Beatles), Rock `N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties (also known as Casey Kasem's Rock `N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties),1986
To the North of Katmandu, 1986
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 1 (also known as The Foundations), 1987
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 2 (also known as Live Killers inthe Making), 1987
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 3 (also known as Crowded in Glory), 1987
Himself, Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (also known as Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years), 1987
Himself, Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
Himself in archival footage, The 1960s: Music, Memories & Milestones, 1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels, 1988
Walking after Midnight, Kay Film, 1988
Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
Himself in archival footage, Secrets, 1992
Himself (member of the Beatles), The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, 1994
Also appeared in archival footage featured in Bye Bye Star-Club.
Film Work
Producer
(And director) Born to Boogie, 1972
(And editor) Son of Dracula (also known as Young Dracula),Apple, 1974
(With Nancy Andrews) Tonight, 1978
Other
Executive producer, Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
Special production consultant, Mona Lisa, 1986
Television Appearances
Series
Ringo, The Beatles, 1965-1968
Narrator, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Central Television,1984-1986
Mr. Conductor, Shining Time Station, PBS, 1988-1991
Miniseries
Robin Valerian, Princess Daisy, NBC, 1983
Himself in archival footage, Jazz (documentary), PBS, 2001
Movies
Narrator and the voice of Dad, The Point (animated), ABC, 1971
Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985
Specials
1963 Royal Command Performance (also known as Royal Variety Show), ITV, 1963
Around the Beatles, ITV, 1964
What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A., 1964
Himself, Magical Mystery Tour, BBC, 1967
Our World, 1967
Voice of Scouse the Mouse, Scouse the Mouse, 1977
As himself and Ognir Rrats, Ringo, NBC, 1978
A Rockabilly Session: Carl Perkins and Friends (also known as Blue Suede Shoes: Carl Perkins and Friends), 1986
Bruce Willis: The Return of Bruno, HBO, 1987
The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert, 1987
Mr. Conductor, Shining Time Station Holiday Special: 'Tis a Gift,PBS, 1990
The Best of Cinemax Sessions, Cinemax, 1990
Late Night with David Letterman 8th Anniversary Special, NBC, 1990
Tribute to John Lennon, syndicated, 1990
Dame Edna's Hollywood, NBC, 1992
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, 1992
The Making of Sergeant Pepper (documentary), The Disney Channel, 1992
Farm Aid VI, The Nashville Network, 1993
Ringo Starr: Going Home, The Disney Channel, 1993
Together for Our Children--M.U.S.I.C., syndicated, 1993
The Beatles Anthology (documentary), ABC, 1995
The Beatles on E!, E! Entertainment Television, 1995
"Britain Invades, America Fights Back," The History of Rock `N' Roll (also known as The History of Rock `N' Roll, Vol. 3), 1995
The Band (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Host, Classic Albums (documentary), VH1, 1997
Himself, "Ringo Starr," VH1 Storytellers, VH1, 1998
Narrator, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (archive footage), American Movie Classics, 2000
Himself, The Beatles Revolution (documentary), PBS, 2000
Concert with All-Star Band from Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, aired on Japanese television, 1995.

Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, 1992
Presenter, The 1994 World Music Awards, 1994
The American Music Awards, 1994
Presenter, The 1995 World Music Awards, 1995
Episodic
The Morecambe and Wise Show, Associated Television, 1963
Sunday Night at the London Palladium (also known as Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium), Associated Television, 1963
The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS, 1964
The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1964
Himself, "The Chase," Doctor Who, BBC, 1965
The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS, 1965
Himself, Frost on Sunday, London Weekend Television, 1968
The Morecambe and Wise Show, BBC, 1969
Himself, "Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular," Monty Python's Flying Circus, BBC, 1972, later broadcast on PBS
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1984
Ready, Steady, Go! (rebroadcast of 1960s series), The Disney Channel, 1989
Voice of himself and Ognir Rrats, "Brush with Greatness," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1990
Ready, Steady, Go! (rebroadcast of 1960s series), The Disney Channel, 1990
Narrator, "Elbert's Bad Word," Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (also known as Bedtime Stories), Showtime, 1992
Himself, Dame Edna's Hollywood, 1992
Himself, The Howard Stern Show (multiple episodes), 1998
Appeared in episodes of other series, including Ready, Steady, Go!(also known as Ready Steady Goes Live!), Associated Rediffusion.
Television Work
Director and Producer; with Others; Specials
Magical Mystery Tour, BBC, 1967
Radio Appearances
Series
Himself and song performer with the Beatles, Pop Go the Beatles, BBC, 1963
Host, Ringo's Yellow Submarine, 1983
Specials
The Beatles, Popgrupp fran Liverpool pa Besoek i Stockholm (titlemeans The Beatles, Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm), Sveriges Radio, 1963
1963 Royal Command Performance (also known as Royal Variety Show), BBC, 1963
Also appeared in other radio programs.
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
(With Paul McCartney) Drummer, "Take It Away," 1982
(With Bill Wyman) "Willie and the Poor Boys," 1985
(With George Harrison) "When We Was Fab," 1987
"Spirit of the Forest," 1989
(With Buck Owens) "Act Naturally," 1989
(With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "I Won't Back Down," 1989
(With Nils Loffgren and Bruce Springsteen) "Valentine," 1991
"Weight of the World," VH1, 1992
(With the Beatles) "Free As a Bird," 1995
(With the Beatles) "Real Love," 1995
Albums
Sentimental Journey, Apple, 1969
Beaucoups of Blues, Apple, 1970
Ringo, Apple, 1973
Blast from Your Past, Capitol, 1975
Goodnight Vienna, Apple, 1975
Ringo's Rotogravure (also known as Rotogravure), Atlantic,1976
Starrstruck: Ringo's Best, 1976
Ringo the 4th (also known as Ringo the Fourth), Atlantic, 1977
Scouse the Mouse, Atlantic, 1977
Bad Boy, Portrait Records, 1978
Stop and Smell the Roses, Boardwalk, 1981
Old Wave, RCA, 1985
Stay Awake, 1988
Starr Struck, 1989
Trouble for Thomas and Other Stories, 1991
Starr Time for Ringo, 1992
Time Takes Time, Private Music, 1992
Old Wave, 1994
Vertical Man, Mercury Records, 1998
Appeared on the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album Plastic Ono Band, the George Harrison albums All Things Must Pass, Cloud Nine, Dark Horse, and Living in the Material World, and the Paul McCartney albums Pipes of Peace and Tug of War. Appeared on Harry Nilsson's Pussy Cats; appeared with other performers on Sun City.
Singles include "Beaucoups of Blues"/"Coochy Coochy," Apple, 1970; "It Don't Come Easy"/"Early 1971," Apple, 1971; "Back off Boogaloo," Apple, 1972; "Photograph," Apple, 1973; "Oh My My"/"Step Lightly," Apple, 1974; "Only You,"Apple, 1974; "You're Sixteen," Apple, 1974; "Goodnight Vienna"/"Oo-Wee," Apple, 1975; "The No No Song"/"Snookeroo," Apple, 1975; "A Dose of Rock `n' Roll"/"Crying," Atlantic, 1976; "Drowning in a Sea of Love," Atlantic, 1977; "HeyBaby"/"Lady Gaye," Atlantic, 1977; "Wings"/"Just a Dream," Atlantic, 1977; "Heart on My Sleeve"/"Who Needs a Heart," Portrait Records, 1978; "Lipstick Traces"/"Old Time Relovin'," Portrait Records, 1978; "Wrack My Brain"/"DrummingIs My Madness," Boardwalk, 1981; "Private Property"/"Stop and Take the Timeto Smell the Roses," Boardwalk, 1982; "When You Wish upon a Star," Stay Awake, 1988; "A Little Help from My Friends" (live version), Nobody's Child, 1989; "Spirit of the Forest," 1989; (with Buck Owens) "Act Naturally," 1989; "You Never Know," Private Music, 1991; "Weight of the World," Private Music, 1992; (with Paul McCartney) "Drive My Car," 1994; and (with Stevie Nicks) "Lay down Your Arms," For the Love of Harry, Everybody Sings Nilsson, 1995.
Albums; with the Beatles
Please Please Me, EMI, 1963
With the Beatles, EMI, 1963
A Hard Day's Night, EMI, 1964
Beatles for Sale, EMI, 1965
Help!, EMI, 1965
Revolver, EMI, 1966
Rubber Soul, EMI, 1966
Magical Mystery Tour, EMI, 1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, EMI, 1967
The Beatles (also known as The White Album), Apple, 1968
Yellow Submarine, Apple, 1968
Abbey Road, Apple, 1969
Let It Be, Apple, 1970
1962-66 (also known as The Red Album), Apple, 1973
1967-70 (also known as The Blue Album), Apple, 1973
Anthology, Apple, 1995
Anthology 2, Apple, 1996
Anthology 3, Apple, 1996
Beatles 1, Capitol, 2000
Other Albums; with the Beatles
Beatles Box, 1988
Past Masters Vol. 1 & 2, 1988
Conquer America, 1991
Beatle Tapes II--Early Beatlemania, 1993
Live at the BBC, 1994
Beatles in the Northwest, 1995
Beatles Tapes III, 1995
Beatles Tapes IV--'64 Hong Kong, 1997
Beatles Vol. 1 Talk Down Disc, 1997
Beatles Vol. 2 Talk Down Disc, 1997
Early Tapes of the Beatles, 1997
Ain't She Sweet, 1998
Baktabak Interview: Talk Downunder Volume 1, 1998
Baktabak Interview--The Interviews, Volume 2, 1998
Quote Unquote, 1998
Quote Unquote Vol. 2: Interview, 1998
East Coast Invasion/West Coast Invasion, 1999
EP Box Set, 1999
CD Singles Collection, 1999
Interview Shaped Disc, 1999
As It Happened: Interview Series, 2000
In the Beginning, 2000
Late Sixties, 2000
1965 Help Tour--Beatles Tapes V, 2000
Not a Second Time, 2000
Savage Young Beatles, 2000
Things We Said Today, 2000
Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days (limited edition), 2001
From Britain with Beat, 2001
My Bonnie, 2001
Talkology V. 1, 2001
Talkology V. 2, 2001
Talkology V. 3, 2001
Other albums with the Beatles include The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, The Beatles Ballads, The Beatles in Italy, The Beatles Rock `n' Roll Music, The Beatles 20 Golden Hits, A Collectionof Beatles Oldies but Goldies, Love Songs, and Rarities. Foreign albums include I Favolosi Beatles, EMI.
Singles with the Beatles include "And I Love Her"/"If I Fell," Capitol, 1964; "Can't Buy Me Love"/"You Can't Do That," Capitol, 1964; "A Hard Day's Night"/"I Should Have Known Better," Capitol, 1964; "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman," Capitol, 1964; "I'll Cry Instead"/"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You," Capitol, 1964; "I Want to Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There," Capitol, 1964; "Matchbox"/"Slow Down," Capitol, 1964; "Boys"/"Kansas City (Hey Hey HeyHey)," Capitol Starline, 1965; "Do You Want to Know a Secret"/"Thank You Girl," Capitol Starline, 1965; "Eight Days a Week"/"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party," Capitol, 1965; "Help"/"I'm Down," Capitol, 1965; "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You," Capitol Starline, 1965; "Please Please Me"/"From Me to You," CapitolStarline, 1965; "Roll over Beethoven"/"Misery," Capitol Starline, 1965; "Ticket to Ride"/"Yes It Is," Capitol, 1965; "Twist and Shout"/"There's a Place,"Capitol Starline, 1965; "We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper," Capitol, 1965; "Yesterday"/"Act Naturally," Capitol, 1965; "Nowhere Man"/"What Goes On," Capitol, 1966; "Paperback Writer"/"Rain," Capitol, 1966; "All You Need Is Love"/"Baby You're a Rich Man," Capitol, 1967; "Hello Goodbye"/"I Am the Walrus," Capitol, 1967; "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever," Capitol, 1967; "YellowSubmarine"/"Eleanor Rigby," Capitol, 1967; "Hey Jude"/"Revolution," Apple, 1968; "Lady Madonna"/"The Inner Light," Capitol, 1968; "The Ballad of John andYoko"/"Old Brown Shoe," Apple, 1969; "Get Back"/"Don't Let Me Down," Apple,1969; "Something"/"Come Together," Apple, 1969; "Let It Be"/"You Know My Name(Look up the Number)," Apple, 1970; "The Long and Winding Road"/"For You Blue," Apple, 1970; "Got to Get You into My Life"/"Helter Skelter," Capitol, 1976; "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"/"Julia," Capitol, 1976; "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"/"With a Little Help from My Friends"/"A Day in the Life," Capitol, 1978; "The Beatles' Movie Medley"/"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You," Capitol, 1982; "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You," Capitol, 1982; "Free As a Bird"/"Christmastime Is Here Again," Apple, 1995; "Baby It's You," 1995; "Real Love," Apple, 1996. Also recorded other Christmas messages.
Albums; with the All-Starr Band
Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band, Rykodisc, 1990
Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band, Volume Two: Live from Montreux(also known as Live from Montreux), 1993
Ringo and His Third All-Starr Band (Volume 1), Blockbuster Music,1997
The Anthology ... So Far, 2001
Videos
Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band, Volume Two: Live from Montreux(also known as Live from Montreux), 1993
The Beatles Live at the BBC, 1994
The Beatles Anthology (expanded version of the ABC television special), 1995
Video of 1989 concert tour with the All-Starr band, 1990. Video of 1997 concert tour with the All-Starr Band, MPI Home Video, 1998.
WRITINGS
Film Music
with Others
Help!, United Artists, 1965
Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Universal, 1978
Television Music
Miniseries
The Beatles Anthology, ABC, 1995
Specials
Magical Mystery Tour, BBC, 1967
(With others) "Ringo Starr," VH1 Storytellers, VH1, 1998
Nonfiction
with the Beatles
The Beatles Anthology, Chronicle Books, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, April 22, 1994, p. 35; September 30, 1994, p. 62
Interview, June, 1992, pp. 78-79
Life, June, 1981, pp. 137-42
Los Angeles Magazine, August, 1991, p. 24
People Weekly, February 23, 1981, pp. 32-36; May 11, 1981, p. 44;October 14, 1985, pp. 136-37; August 28, 1989, pp. 66-69; July 1, 1991, pp. 66-67; January 16, 1995, p. 50; September 16, 1996, p. 51
Redbook, May, 1981, pp. 14-15
Rolling Stone, July 9, 1992, pp. 87-89
Time, November 20, 1995, pp. 104-07
TV Guide, March 11, 1989, pp. 18-20

Electronic

Ringo Starr Home Page, http://web2.airmail.net/gshultz, April 3, 2002

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