Ringo Starr asking Starr to leave the Hurricanes and join his band. Starr quit Rory Storm and the Hurricanes in January 1962 and briefly joined Sheridan in Hamburg before returning to the Hurricanes for a third season at Butlins. On 14 August, Starr accepted Lennon's invitation to join the Beatles. On 16 August, Beatles manager Brian Epstein fired their drummer, Pete Best, who recalled: "He said 'I've got some bad news for you. The boys want you out and Ringo in.' He said [Beatles producer] George Martin wasn't too pleased with my playing [and] the boys thought I didn't fit in." Starr
Ringo Starr filmography Street" in 1984. Starr 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". 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.