Ringo Starr

**Ringo Starr** is a renowned musician most known to be a member of the band, The Beatles, as their drummer and a vocalist.

## Appearances

### Television

* As himself, The Simpsons (1989-present)
* As Thomas the Tank Engine, Thomas and Friends (1984-present)
* As Mr. Conductor, Shining Time Station (1989-1995)

### Film

* As himself, A Hard Day's Night (1964)
* As himself, Help! (1965)
* As himself, Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
* As himself (singing vocals), Yellow Submarine (1968)
* As himself, Ringo (1978)
* As himself, Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
* As himself, Popstar: Never Stop Stopping (2016)

## Portrayals

### Television

* **The Beatles (1965-1969)**

**Main:** Lance Percival
**Dubs:** Kazuyuki Sogabe (Japanese), Jorge Arvizu (Spanish)
Ringo was among the four principal characters of *The Beatles* and was often portrayed for comedic relief.

* **Saturday Night Live (1975-present)**

**Main:** Jon Lovitz, Fred Armisen
Ringo was potrayed by Jon Lovitz, appearing in the "Five Beatles" sketch of Episode 2, Season 14, and then again by Fred Armisen on April 2, 2011 episode during the "Knights of the Realm" sketch.

* **The Simpsons (1989-present)**

**Main:** Himself
Ringo was a guest star potraying himself, in the episode *Brush with Greatness*

* **Cilia (2014)**

**Main:** Tom Dunlea
### Film

#### 1960s

* **A Hard Day's Night (1964)**

**Main:** Himself
Ringo is a member of the Beatles who gets involved in all types of hijinks as a member of the Fab Four.

* **Help! (1965)**

**Main:** Himself
Ringo is embroiled in a manhunt as he receives a ring from a fan, which wqs being sought after by a cult.

* **Magical Mystery Tour (1967)**

**Main:** Himself
* **Yellow Submarine (1968)**

**Main:** Paul Angelis, Himself (singing)
**Dubs:** Kei Tomiyama (Japanese)
Ringo was a member of the Beatles, dejected after the band breaks up, yet he pushes to get the band back together once meeting Fred.

#### 1970s

* **Ringo (1978)**

**Main:** Himself
A comedy starring a fictionalized version of Ringo Starr and his brother Ognir Rrats.

* **Birth of the Beatles (1979)**

**Main:** Ray Ashcroft
A biographical film following the formation of the Beatles, up to their first appearance in the Ed Sullivan Show

#### 1980s

* **Beatlemania: The Movie (1981)**

**Main:** Ralph Castelli
A film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Beatlemania attempts to tell the tale of the Beatles through music alone.

* **Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)**

**Main:** Himself
During the film, Paul meets with his friend, Ringo Starr.

* **John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985)**

**Main:** Phillip Walsh
#### 1990s

* **Backbeat (1994)**

**Main:** Paul Duckworth
#### 2000s

* **In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000)**

**Main:** Kristian Ealey
* **My Dinner with Jimi (2003)**

**Main:** Ben Bode
Ringo, along with the Beatles, meet the Turtles in the pub, which turns disastrous as John Lennon humiliates Jim Tucker, causing him to leave the Turtles.

* **Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)**

**Main:** Jason Schwartzman
In India, Dewey takes LSD with the Beatles, leading to a "Yellow Submarine"-esque hallucination.

#### 2010s

* **Lennon Naked (2010)**

**Main:** Craig Cheetham
* **Popstar: Never Stop Stopping (2016)**

**Main:** Himself
Cameo appearance

* **Yesterday (2019)**

**Main:** David Lautman
Ringo, alongside Paul McCartney, appear in a nightmare sequence confronting Jack for stealing their songs.