In addition to the Beatles' films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964), ''

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'' (1965), ''

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'' (1967), '' Yellow Submarine'' (1968) and ''

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'' (1970),

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also acted in films such as ''

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'' (1968), '' The Magic Christian'' (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), ''

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'' (1971), '' Son of Dracula'' (1974) and '' Caveman'' (1981). Starr directed and appeared in ''

Born to Boogie ''Born to Boogie'' is a 1972 British concert film about a concert at the Empire Pool starring T. Rex, Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr and Elton John. Directed by Starr himself, the movie was released on The Beatles' Apple Films label. Content '' ...

'' (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and

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. For the 1979 documentary film on the Who, '' The Kids Are Alright'', Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer

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. He starred as Larry the Dwarf in

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's ''

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'' (1971). 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 ''

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'', 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

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'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 ''

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'' (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 1989–90 in the United States.

Filmography

*''The Beatles Come to Town'' (1963) (short subject) – with the Beatles *'' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) – with the Beatles *''

'' (1965) – with the Beatles *''Reflections on Love'' (1966) (short subject) *''

'' (1967) – with the Beatles *''The Beatles Mod Odyssey'' (1968) (short subject) – with the Beatles *'' Yellow Submarine'' (1968) – with the Beatles *''

'' (1968) *'' The Magic Christian'' (1969) *''

'' (1970) (documentary) – with the Beatles (Winner of the Academy Award for Best Song Score) *''Music!'' (1971) (documentary) *''

'' (1971) *''

'' (1971) *'' The Point!'' (1971) (Narrator on Home Video release) *''Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?'' (1972) (short subject) *'' The Concert for Bangladesh'' (1972) (documentary) *''

'' (1972) (documentary) (also director) *'' That'll Be the Day'' (1973) *''

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (often shortened to ''Ziggy Stardust'') is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records. It was co-pr ...

'' (1973) (documentary) *'' Son of Dracula'' (1974) *'' Lisztomania'' (1975) *''The Day the Music Died'' (1977) (documentary) *''The Beatles and Beyond'' (1977) (documentary) *'' Sextette'' (1978) *''

'' (1978) (TV film) *'' The Last Waltz'' (1978) (documentary) *'' The Kids Are Alright'' (1979) (documentary) *'' Caveman'' (1981) *''The Cooler'' (1982) (short subject) *'' Princess Daisy'' (1983) (TV Movie) w/Barbara Bach *'' Give My Regards to Broad Street'' (1984) *'' Thomas & Friends'' (1984–1986) (UK/US Narrator: Series 1–2) *'' Water'' (1985) ( cameo) *''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'' (1985) *'' Sun City/The Making of Sun City'' (1986) (documentary) *'' Queen: The Magic Years'' (1987) (documentary) *'' Walking After Midnight'' (1988) (documentary) *''

The Return of Bruno ''The Return of Bruno'' is a 1987 comedic film, originally aired as a one-hour special on HBO and later released on VHS. It is a mockumentary starring Bruce Willis as his fictitious alter-ego "Bruno Radolini," a legendary blues singer/musician wh ...

'' (1988) *'' Shining Time Station'' (1989–1990) (Mr. Conductor/Narrator) *'' The Simpsons'' (1991) episode '' Brush with Greatness'' *''

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ''Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories'' (also known as ''Bedtime Stories'') is a 1992 American live-action/animated anthology television series that originally aired on Showtime. The series, hosted by Duvall, was a showcase of short animated adaptati ...

'' (1992) episode ''Elbert's Bad Word; Weird Parents'' *'' The Beatles Anthology'' (1995) (documentary) – with the Beatles *'' Concert for George'' (2003) (documentary) *'' All Together Now'' (2008) (documentary) *''Oh My God'' (2009) (documentary) *'' George Harrison: Living in the Material World'' (2011) (documentary) *'' The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed'' (2014) Fibonacci Sequins (voice) *'' Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'' (2016) *'' The Beatles: Eight Days a Week'' (2016) (documentary) *'' The Beatles: Get Back'' (2021) (documentary)

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