Ringo Starr Filmography

Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

Actors: Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, Dr. Arthur Janov, Jann Wenner

Ringo Starr: Off the Record

Actors: Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart

Synopsis: Musician Dave Stewart conducts this intimate interview with legendary performer and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who discusses his creative process, as well as his experiences as a member of the legendary group and as a successful solo artist. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

The Beatles: Destination Hamburg - The Early Years

Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Kenny Everett

Synopsis: Released to coincide with the 45th anniversary of The Beatles' signing with EMI, this documentary tells the complete story of what many music fans consider to be the greatest rock and roll group of all times. From their early days as The Quarrymen to their later inception as the Fab Four, the Read More

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?

Actors: Harry Nilsson, Jimmy Webb, Micky Dolenz, Rick Jarrard, Doug Hoefer

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band: Live 2006

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Ringo Starr, Billy Squier, Edgar Winter, Sheila E., Richard Marx

Synopsis: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band (Sheila E., Richard Marx, Hamish Stuart, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent and Billy Squier) headline this performance film, mounted and shot in 2006. Selections include: "Yellow Submarine," "I Wanna Be Your Man," "She's Not There" and many others. ~ Nathan Southern, All Read More

Concert for George

Actors: Joe Brown, Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Sam Brown, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison

Synopsis: Both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, George Harrison was one of the best loved and most influential musicians of his generation, and when he died November 29, 2001, after a long battle with cancer, it was a tremendous blow to the many great artists who were his friends and Read More

Ringo Starr: The Best of Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band So Far...

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Ringo Starr

Synopsis: Directed by Michael Drumm and presented by Image Entertainment, Ringo Starr: The Best of Ringo Starr and His All Star Band So Far compiles concert footage from four performances by the former Beatle and his famous friends. Featuring an introduction by Paul McCartney, the program also includes Read More

VH1 Storytellers: Classics

Synopsis: Combining intimate acoustic performances with personal banter and song history, VH1 Storytellers attempted to take the concept introduced with MTV Unplugged a step further. On this 2001 release, viewers are given the opportunity to sample highlights from some of the program's most popular Read More

The Band: Authorized Video Biography

Synopsis: Harry Dean Stanton narrates this documentary that takes a look at the career of the musical group the Band. The group emerged in the late 1960s and their musical style was something new for the times -- a style that went beyond the psychedelic musical movement of the 60's. Go behind the scenes and Read More

A Hard Day's Night

Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell

Synopsis: During the first worldwide flush of Beatlemania in 1964, United Artists wanted to ship out a movie with The Beatles before their vogue was over. Working within a tight $500,000 budget, director Richard Lester turned out A Hard Day's Night in a fast 6 1/2 weeks; the picture was in the theatres Read More

VH1 Storytellers: Ringo Starr

Synopsis: This music video features Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles. The low-key musician and composer from the British mega-group shares his reminiscences of life with the band, their "invasion" of America in the 1960s, their musical collaborations, and personal anecdotes about individual band Read More

Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight

Actors: Paul McCartney

Synopsis: This video offers a behind-the-scenes look at Paul McCartney as the former Beatles bassist records his acclaimed solo album {^Flaming Pie}. In The World Tonight is a rare glimpse at the man behind the musical legend. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

The Beatles Celebration

Synopsis: The Beatles continue to fascinate fans around the world as both a force in popular music and as a cultural phenomenon. This documentary takes a look at the career and lasting impact of Liverpool's Fab Four, bringing together photos and newsreel footage of the band at the height of their fame Read More

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band: Live from Montreaux

Synopsis: The Montreaux Jazz Festival was host to a live performance by Ringo Starr joined by Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Burton Cummings, Todd Rungren, Nile Lofgren, Dave Edmunds, Tim Cappello and son Zak Starkey. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, Vol. 1: Elbert's Bad Word

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories [Animated Series]

Synopsis: Duvall's Emmy- and ACE award-winning animated bedtime stories, narrated by celebrities. Each tape contains two stories and are available individually. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift

Actors: Lloyd Bridges, Ringo Starr

Synopsis: Taken from the television series "Shining Time Station," this holiday special tells the story of an unusual passenger, Mr. Nicholas, as he passes through the station shortly before Christmas. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band

Synopsis: Enjoy the sounds of Ringo Starr accompanied by Joe Walsh, Clarence Clemmons and others. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session with Carl Perkins and Friends

Synopsis: Carl Perkins is featured along with other artists in this jam session. Also performing are Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Rosanne Cash and Ringo Starr. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never and Other Stories

Synopsis: From the Shining Time Station series, this video offers seven stories about Thomas the Tank and his friends. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules

Synopsis: Thomas learns a valuable lesson about breaking rules in this series of family stories. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Thomas & Friends: Tenders and Turntables

Synopsis: Seven adventures are presented in this delightful video staring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson

Synopsis: This PBS family program features James the Train and his friend Thomas when they learn some valuable lessons about life. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Fun with the Fab Four

Synopsis: Fun With the Fab Four features rare footage of those moppy-headed superstars from Liverpool, the Beatles. The video, which details the band's plunge into international fame, compiles hysterical crowds, press conferences, interviews, TV clips, newsreel footage, and more. Appropriate for the Read More

Shining Time Station: Season 01

Actors: Ringo Starr

The Beatles: Alone & Together

Walking After Midnight

Actors: Helen Shaver, Rae Dawn Chong, Catherine Oxenberg, Martin Sheen, James Coburn

Synopsis: Several music and film celebrities recall their former lives in this reincarnation-oriented feature with musical accompaniment. K.D. Lang considers herself the reincarnation of the late country singer Patsy Cline, Martin Sheen gives a rambling monologue about his near-death experience while Read More

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Synopsis: This comedy presentation by Frank Zappa features a behind the scenes look at the making of this video. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

The Prince's Trust Rock Gala: 1987

Synopsis: This concert video contains highlights from the Prince of Wales' second benefit concert designed to help out needy British children. Performers include Phil Colins, Bryan Adams, and Eric Clapton. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Carl Perkins and Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session

Synopsis: Carl Perkins was one of the first guitar heroes of the rockabilly revolution of the 1950s, mixing country & western with R&B and creating such classic hits as "Blue Suede Shoes," "Honey Don't," "Boppin' the Blues," and many more. Carl Perkins and Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session Read More

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Synopsis: This live action trip back to Wonderland finds Alice dodging the Jabberwocky and encountering a Wonderland crew including Humpty Dumpty, Tiger Lily, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The voice cast is staggering, including (to mention a few) father and son Lloyd Bridges and Beau Bridges, Phyllis Diller Read More

Willie and the Poor Boys

Synopsis: One of the most star-studded super-groups of the rock era, Willie and the Poor Boys included such luminaries as Charlie Watts, Jimmy Page, and Bill Wyman. Filmed at Fulham Town Hall in 1985, this concert film features the band joined by several special guests for a performance of such songs as Read More

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked

Synopsis: This entertaining PBS series features stories about Thomas, the little train engine from the land of Sodor. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Ready Steady Go, Vol. 2

Synopsis: One of a series of volumes containing tapes of live performances as seen on the fab British rock 'n roll TV show so popular in the 60s. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Rock 'n' Roll Heaven

Give My Regards to Broad Street

Actors: Paul McCartney, Bryan Brown, Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Linda McCartney

Synopsis: Having written the music and screenplay for this film, Paul McCartney also plays himself in the leading role. When the sole copy of McCartney's latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk losing his recording company to the lowlife Mr. Rath (John Bennett Read More

Saturday Night Live: Ringo Starr

Actors: Ringo Starr, Herbie Hancock

Synopsis: This 1984 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Ringo Starr and features musical guest Herbie Hancock. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Thomas & Friends [TV Series]

Synopsis: This live-action animation comes from The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry. Designed for children, this European series has welcome continuity and is narrated by Ringo Starr. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Princess Daisy

Actors: Lindsay Wagner, Paul Michael Glaser, Robert Urich, Claudia Cardinale

Synopsis: This melodrama is the second of a two part story based on a novel by Judith Krantz. In this episode, Daisy, the daughter of a Russian prince and an American movie star, must leave college and begin looking for a job in New York so that she can pay her sister's enormous medical bills. ~ Sandra Read More

Alice in Wonderland

Actors: Donald O'Connor

Synopsis: This 1982 made-for-TV version of the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland features an all-star cast. Such celebrities as Donald O'Connor, Maureen Stapleton and Eve Arden struggle to perform while buried under mounds of makeup and tons of eccentric costuming as Carroll's alternate-world Read More

Caveman

Actors: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, John Matuszak

Synopsis: Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr plays a prehistoric, social outcast who, along with other misfits, forms his own tribe and finds various comic adventures. This spoof is mostly without dialogue besides the expected neanthropic grunt. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

The Who: The Kids Are Alright

Actors: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon

Synopsis: The classic rock group The Who are featured in this 1979 documentary about the career of the group. It is enhanced by rare footage of the performers, including a television interview with the later-deceased Keith Moon. Highlights include footage from many of the band's early performances. Among Read More

The Last Waltz

Actors: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Neil Young

Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's documentary of the 1976 final performance of the legendary Sixties rock group The Band is at once a show featuring some of the greatest rock performers of their generation and a bittersweet look back at an era that was just beginning to fade. As Scorsese guides the group through Read More

Sextette

Actors: Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr

Synopsis: Mae West (1892-1980) was perhaps the original comic sex goddess of American cinema. Originally a vaudeville performer, she became a national sensation following her 1926 Broadway show Sex, which she wrote, produced, directed and starred in. She continued to outrage the sensibilities of her time on Read More

Lisztomania

Actors: Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Fiona Lewis, Veronica Quilligan

Synopsis: This audacious, vulgar, freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt ranks among director Ken Russell's most outrageous efforts. Roger Daltrey, lead singer for The Who, is awkward yet likeable as the flamboyant piano performer with a bevy of fetching mistresses and groupies, while Paul Nicholas Read More

Son of Dracula

Crew: Producer

Actors: Harry Nilsson

Synopsis: Freddie Francis' Son of Dracula, not to be confused with the 1943 film featuring Lon Chaney, Jr., is a minor curiosity, an attempt at a comedic, modern-day vampire story that is most notable for its eccentric casting and pop soundtrack. The title role is played by singer and songwriter Harry Nilsson Read More

That'll Be the Day

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth, Billy Fury

Synopsis: Long before Grease was even thought of, the British came out with That'll Be The Day, the story of a young man (David Essex) growing up in the dreary working-class world of Britain who comes of age and finds his proper outlet in the first outgrowths of the rock-and-roll world in Britain. This film Read More

The Concert for Bangladesh

Synopsis: Organized by George Harrison after close friend Ravi Shankar alerted him to the plight of refugees seeking independence from Pakistan, this 1971 concert offers performances by both Harrison and Shankar in addition to featuring such legendary recording artists as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Read More

Born to Boogie

Crew: Director, Producer

Actors: Marc Bolan

Synopsis: Glam rock superstars T. Rex and their flamboyant frontman, Marc Bolan, were at the height of their fame in the spring of 1972, thanks to a string of hit singles and the smash album {^Electric Warrior}, when former Beatles drummer and budding filmmaker Ringo Starr approached Bolan with the idea of Read More

Il Cieco

Synopsis: A sightless gunslinger and his "seeing-eye" steed is in charge of safely transporting 50 mail-order brides to an isolated Texas town. Unfortunately, a group of Mexican bandits have their own designs on the women. This comical Italian western follows the attempts of the blind hero to rescue them. Read More

The Point

Synopsis: Ringo Starr narrates this animated story of Oblio, a round-headed boy ostracized by society because his head is not pointed. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

200 Motels

Actors: The Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Ringo Starr, Janet Ferguson, Lucy Offerall

Synopsis: Less a movie than a purposely crude series of musical vignettes and inside jokes for die-hard fans, Frank Zappa informs viewers in the opening scene that "Touring can make you crazy, ladies and gentlemen, and that is what 200 Motels is all about." The rest of the plot-less production is filled Read More

Let It Be

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: The Beatles, Yoko Ono, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Billy Preston, George Martin, Linda McCartney, Mal Evans, Heather McCartney

Synopsis: The dissolution of the Fab Four is captured on camera in Michael Lindsay-Hogg's documentary, a filmed record of the sessions for what would become the Beatles' final release, Let It Be. ({^Abbey Road}, cut shortly after these sessions, was in fact the group's final recording, but it was released a Read More

The Magic Christian

Actors: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Isabel Jeans, Christopher Lee, Caroline Blakiston, Raquel Welch

Synopsis: This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand tests the limit of human avarice. With money to motivate the greedy, Laurence Harvey combines his Read More

Candy

Actors: Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, John Huston

Synopsis: In this big-budget adaptation of Terry Southern's satiric sex farce (the sort of project that could get an immediate green light in the late 1960's and at practically no other time before or since), Ewa Aulin is Candy, a sweet young woman who doesn't seem entirely aware of the powerful sexual Read More

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Director

Synopsis: After the success of the Sgt. Peppers LP, the Beatles decided to hire a psychedelic bus, take a trip into the English countryside, and film the results, no matter how bizarre or boring. With a motley cast of characters, the group basically tramps about the landscape with occasional music cues to Read More

Reflections on Love

Actors: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

Help!

Actors: The Beatles, Leo McKern

Synopsis: In their second feature with director Richard Lester, who oversaw the massive hit A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles again aim for a mix of goofy comedy and sterling pop music. There is slightly more of a plot this time, though it is a patently ridiculous one: a sacred ruby ring comes into Ringo's Read More

The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: John, Paul, Tom and Ringo

Synopsis: Exclusive Tomorror Show interviews with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr find legendary television talk show host Tom Snyder offering fascinating insight into the effects of "Beatlemania" on the musician's lives while exploring exactly what happened after the biggest rock and roll act Read More

Soundstage: Ringo Starr

Actors: Ringo Starr