Ringo Starr a number of documentaries and hosted television shows. He also narrated the first two series of the children's television programme "Thomas & Friends" and portrayed "Mr Conductor" during the first season of the PBS children's television series "Shining Time Station". Since 1989, he has toured with thirteen variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Starr's musicianship has received praise from other drummers, including Phil Collins and Journey's Steve Smith. He was inducted into the "Modern Drummer" Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2011, "Rolling Stone" readers named Starr the fifth-greatest drummer of all time. Starr, who was previously inducted
Ringo Starr filmography Ringo Starr filmography 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). 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. He starred as Larry the Dwarf