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Ringo Starr with Ken Russell in 1975
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 . 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).
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 , 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. Starr played 'The Pope' in
Ken Russell 's
Lisztomania (1975), and a fictionalised version of himself in Paul McCartney's
Give My Regards to Broad Street in 1984. 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 .
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
Citations
^
Harry 2004 , pp. 99–100: Candy , 244–245: The Magic Christian , 88–89: Blindman , 316–317: Son of Dracula , 106–108: Caveman .
^ Wilkerson, Mark; Townshend, Pete (2006).
Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend . Bad News Press. p. 611.
ISBN
978-1-4116-7700-5 .
^ 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 .
Sources
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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