Swapa DVD: Biography & Awards for Ringo Starr, Ringo Starr's List of Movies/Used DVDs

AKA: Richard Starkey

Born: 07/07/1940 Dingle, Liverpool, England

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Biography: Fresh from a nondescript Liverpudlian musical group known as Rory Storme and the Hurricanes, Ringo Starr made the quantum leap to superstardom in 1962 when he replaced Pete Best as drummer for the burgeoning Beatles. Starr was regarded by many music aficionados as the least creative of the foursome, though he may well have enjoyed the largest fan following -- especially among young ladies who felt the urge to "mother" the diminutive Mr. Starr (though he appeared to be the baby of the group, Ringo was in fact the oldest of the Fab Four). In the Beatles' first two films, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), most of the comedy material went to Ringo, whose Chaplinesque demeanor and droll, deadpan dialogue delivery paid off in big laughs. Upon the group's breakup in 1970, it was Ringo who fared best as a solo screen actor. He had already brightened up the dull proceedings of Candy (1968) and The Magic Christian (1970); after the Beatles' split, he was seen to good advantage as the Pope in Ken Russell's Lisztomania (1975), as one of Mae West's bewildered amours in Sextette (1978) and as a bumbling Cro-Magnon in Caveman (1979), in which he co-starred with his second wife, Barbara Bach. In 1973, Ringo produced the bizarre horror movie spoof Son of Dracula, appearing onscreen with fellow rock icon Harry Nilsson. A big draw all over again in the 1980s thanks to his All-Star Band tours, Ringo Starr remains a most welcome, if infrequent TV guest star; he has also shown up in several entertaining commercials, including a 1995 Pizza Hut spot in which he co-starred with ex-Monkees Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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09/15/2009 - Soundstage: Ringo Starr and the Roundheads
07/08/2008 - Ringo Starr: Live on Tour
04/29/2008 - Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
04/01/2008 - The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: John, Paul, Tom and Ringo
02/26/2008 - The Beatles: Destination Hamburg - The Early Years
01/13/2008 - Born to Boogie
07/24/2007 - Thomas and Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
08/01/2006 - Alice in Wonderland
06/14/2005 - Thomas and Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Thomas Adventures
03/08/2005 - Willie and the Poor Boys

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07/08/2008 - Ringo Starr: Live on Tour - Director
01/13/2008 - Born to Boogie - Producer
11/27/2006 - The Beatles: The Magical Mystery Tour - Composer (Music Score)
10/23/2001 - The Best of Ringo Starr & His All Star Band So Far... - Director
11/28/2000 - That'll be the Day - Producer
11/12/1997 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour - Composer (Music Score)

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