Editing Ringo Starr (section)

==Film career==
{{main|Ringo Starr filmography}}
Starr has received praise from critics and movie industry professionals regarding his acting; director and producer [[Walter Shenson]] called him "a superb actor, an absolute natural".{{sfn|Clayson|2005|p=125}} By the mid-1960s, Starr had become a connoisseur of film.{{sfn|Clayson|2005|pp=125, 145}} In addition to his roles in ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964), ''Help!'' (1965), ''Magical Mystery Tour'' (1967) and ''Let It Be'' (1970), Starr also acted in ''[[Candy (1968 film)|Candy]]'' (1968), ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969), ''[[Blindman]]'' (1971), ''[[Son of Dracula (1974 film)|Son of Dracula]]'' (1974) and ''[[Caveman (film)|Caveman]]'' (1981).{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=99–100: ''Candy''; 244–245: ''The Magic Christian''; 88–89: ''Blindman''; 316–317: ''Son of Dracula''; 106–108: ''Caveman''}} In 1971, he starred as Larry the Dwarf in [[Frank Zappa]]'s ''[[200 Motels]]'' and was featured in Harry Nilsson's animated film ''[[The Point!]]''{{sfn|Harry|2004|p=268: ''The Point!'', 373: ''200 Motels''}} He co-starred in ''[[That'll Be the Day (film)|That'll Be the Day]]'' (1973) as a [[Teddy Boy]] and appeared in ''[[The Last Waltz]]'', the [[Martin Scorsese]] documentary film about the 1976 farewell concert of [[the Band]].{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=235: ''The Last Waltz'', 331: ''That'll Be the Day''}}

Starr played the Pope in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Lisztomania (film)|Lisztomania]]'' (1975), and a fictionalised version of himself in McCartney's ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street (film)|Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'' in 1984.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=206: ''Give My Regards to Broad Street''; 236: ''Lisztomania''}} Starr appeared as himself and a downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats in ''[[Ringo (1978 film)|Ringo]]'' (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]''.{{sfn|Harry|2004|pp=281–282: ''The Prince and the Pauper''}} For the 1979 documentary film on the Who, ''[[The Kids Are Alright (1979 film)|The Kids Are Alright]]'', Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer Keith Moon.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wilkerson|first1=Mark|last2=Townshend|first2=Pete|year=2006|title=Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend|publisher=Bad News Press|isbn=978-1-4116-7700-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b03CYc9UWSIC |page=611}}</ref>