Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "What Goes On" and primary writer with "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden".
As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers, behind drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon and Neil Peart.
Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After The Beatles' break-up in 1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr Band.
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The Bannfoot Ferry
2024
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The Beach Boys
2024
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Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023
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The Beatles and the BBC
2023
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Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
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Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023
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Louder Than Rock
2023
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
2023
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
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Let There Be Drums!
2022
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
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Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019
2022
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The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
2022
If These Walls Could Sing
2022
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The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
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Rat Pack
2022
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The Beatles: Get Back
2021
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
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The Beatles and India
2021
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McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021
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What Drives Us
2021
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The Beatles: Let It Be
2021
This Is Pop
2021
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Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2020
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Zappa
2020
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Meeting the Beatles in India
2020
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Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020
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Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
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Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
2019
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
2019
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Echo in the Canyon
2019
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
2019
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Understanding Lennon/McCartney
2018
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The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
2018
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
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George Harrison - All Things Pass
2018
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Take Your Pills
2018
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How the Beatles Changed the World
2017
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
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Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
2017
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
2017
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Free to Rock
2017
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
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Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
2016
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
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The Beatles 1
2015
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The Beatles 1+
2015
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Shed 17
2015
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
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The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
2014
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Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014
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Beatles på Sverigeturné
2014
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Good Ol' Freda
2013
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Ringo at the Ryman
2013
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Genius
2012
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
2012
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
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Produced By George Martin
2012
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
2012
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The Winged Beetle
2012
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Becoming the Beatles
2012
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
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Beatles Stories
2011
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
2011
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
2011
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
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The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
2011
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The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
2010
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
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All You Need Is Klaus
2010
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The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
2010
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Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
2010
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Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Live at the Greek Theater
2010
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John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
2010
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Ringo Starr 70th Birthday Bash Radio City NYC 7-07-10
2010
David Wants to Fly
2010
Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas
2010
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A Concert by the Lake
2010
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Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
2010
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The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
2010
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Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
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Oh My God
2009
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The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
2009
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The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
2009
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The Beatles on Record
2009
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The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966
2009
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Live From the Artists Den
2009
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The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009
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All Together Now
2008
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Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006
2008
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Ringo Starr: Off the Record
2008
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Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
2008
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Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
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Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes The Plunge
2008
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
2008
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The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
2007
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The Beatles: Help!
2007
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
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Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
2007
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The Beatles Explosion
2007
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The Beatles: Love
2006
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Doctor Who: Origins
2006
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
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George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
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Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
2005
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The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
2005
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
2005
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
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20th Century Greats
2004
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Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: Tour 2003
2004
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The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
2004
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Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
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Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
2003
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The Beatles: Around the World
2003
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Radio
2003
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Concert for George
2003
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Beatles: The Journey
2003
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
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Things They Said Today
2002
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Naqoyqatsi
2002
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Pet Star
2002
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Thomas & Friends: Best Of James
2002
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
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The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...
2001
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
2001
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Wingspan
2001
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Thomas & Friends: Best Of Thomas
2001
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The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001
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Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
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The Beatles: A Celebration
1999
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
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Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band
1998
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Happy Birthday to John
1997
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Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
1997
Classic Albums
1997
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The Beatles Story
1996
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Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
1996
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The Beatles Anthology
1995
The Beatles Anthology
1995
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The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
1995
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
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TOTP2
1994
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The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
1994
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Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
1993
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Ringo Starr Going Home
1993
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
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The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
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The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
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Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
1990
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Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
1990
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The Simpsons
1989
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Shining Time Station
1989
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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
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Imagine: John Lennon
1988
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Walking After Midnight
1988
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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
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Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
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Video From Hell
1987
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The Return of Bruno
1987
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American Masters
1986
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Fun with the Fab Four
1986
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Alice in Wonderland
1985
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An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
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Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
1985
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British Rock: The First Wave
1985
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The Making of Sun City
1985
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Water
1985
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Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie
1985
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Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
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Thomas & Friends
1984
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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
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Princess Daisy
1983
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The Compleat Beatles
1982
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Timewatch
1982
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Paul McCartney - Take It Away
1982
The Cooler
1982
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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Caveman
1981
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This Is Elvis
1981
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979
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The Kids Are Alright
1979
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The Last Waltz
1978
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Ringo
1978
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
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Sextette
1978
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The Beatles at Shea Stadium
1977
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Mighty Good: The Beatles
1977
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The Day the Music Died
1977
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Lisztomania
1975
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Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
1974
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The Society of the Spectacle
1974
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Son of Dracula
1974
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Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
1974
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That'll Be The Day
1973
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
1973
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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
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The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
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Weekend of a Champion
1972
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Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
1972
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Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
1971
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Cilla in Scandinavia
1971
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Blindman
1971
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200 Motels
1971
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The Point
1971
as Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)
Let It Be
1970
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Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
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The Magic Christian
1969
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The Beatles: Something
1969
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
The Beatles - Abbey Road
1969
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The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
1969
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
1969
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
1969
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
1969
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Candy
1968
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The Beatles Mod Odyssey
1968
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The Beatles: Revolution
1968
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The Beatles: Hey Jude
1968
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Yellow Submarine
1968
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The Movie Orgy
1968
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Magical Mystery Tour
1967
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Omnibus
1967
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
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All You Need Is Love
1967
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Our World
1967
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Monument
1967
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El Rey en Londres
1966
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Beatles - Tokyo, Japan 66
1966
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Die Beatles
1966
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Reflections on Love
1966
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
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The Beatles: Live in Paris
1965
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The Beatles
1965
Help!
1965
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Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
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Pop Gear
1965
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The Beatles Unauthorized
1965
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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
1964
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The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
1964
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A Hard Day's Night
1964
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The Beatles Sing for Shell
1964
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The Beatles in Australia
1964
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Around the Beatles
1964
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The Beatles - Live at the Washington Coliseum
1964
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The Beatles: Live in Washington DC
1964
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
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Top of the Pops
1964
Top of the Pops
1964
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The Beatles Come to Town
1963
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The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
1963
The Mersey Sound
1963
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The Beatles
1963
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The Morecambe & Wise Show
1961
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The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
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The Beatles are Coming
The Beatles - 1967-1970
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