Rick Wakeman
Acting • Born 1949-05-18
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010. Born in west London, Wakeman purchased his first electronic keyboard at 12 years of age. In 1968, he studied the piano, clarinet, orchestration and modern music at the Royal College of Music before leaving after a year in favour of session music work. He went on to feature on songs by artists including Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie, T. Rex, Elton John and Cat Stevens. Wakeman joined the folk group Strawbs in 1969 and played on three of their albums. He first joined Yes in 1971 to replace Tony Kaye, and left the group in 1974 to work on his solo career. He returned in 1976 before leaving with lead vocalist Jon Anderson in 1980. Wakeman was part of the side project Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, a group of ex-Yes members formed in 1989, and the eight-member Yes lineup that followed until his third departure in 1992. He returned for two years in 1995 and once more in 2002, where he was part of the band's 35th anniversary tour until its end in 2004. Wakeman began his solo career during his first run with Yes. His perhaps most known records being his first three, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974) and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975). He has produced over 100 solo albums that have sold more than 50 million copies. In November 2010, Wakeman was awarded the Spirit of Prog award at the annual Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Wakeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
73 credits
When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
Movie • 2016
Self - Presenter
Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
Movie • 2005
Keyboards
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
Movie • 2007
Keyboards
Yessongs
Movie • 1975
Himself - Keyboards
Yes: Close to the Edge
Movie • 2013
Organ, Grand Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer
Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba
Movie • 2006
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus
Movie
Lisztomania
Movie • 1975
Thor
A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Movie • 1989
Keys
The New Sound of Music
Movie • 1979
Self
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
Movie • 1993
Himself - Keyboard
Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires
Movie • 2001
Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
Movie • 2004
Keyboards
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace
Movie • 2009
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
Movie • 2009
Himself
Eco Rock Festival
Movie • 2004
Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000
Movie • 2000
Self - Keyboard
Moog
Movie • 2004
Self
Celebrating Jon Lord
Movie • 2014
Keyboards
Rick Wakeman: Out There
Movie • 2004
Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Movie • 1975
Keyboard
YesYears
Movie • 1991
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Movie • 1994
Self - Audience Member
Prog Rock Britannia
Movie • 2009
Self
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Movie • 2017
Self
Yes: The New Director's Cut
Movie • 2008
Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979
Movie • 1979
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
Movie • 1989
Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection
Movie • 1991
Yes - Live at the Apollo
Movie • 2018
Keyboards
Yes: Classic Artists
Movie • 2007
Himself
YES: Fragile
Movie • 2002
Keyboards
Yes: Keys To Ascension
Movie • 1996
Keyboards
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Movie • 2014
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Movie • 2013
Self
Crimes of Passion
Movie • 1984
Wedding Photographer (uncredited)
Roger Dean: Views
Movie • 2001
Yes: Yesspeak
Movie • 2003
Keyboards
David Bowie: London Boy
Movie • 2021
Self
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
Movie • 2019
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2014
Self
Yes: Greatest Video Hits
Movie • 2005
David Bowie: Finding Fame
Movie • 2019
Self
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
Movie • 2015
Self - Presenter
Prog Rock at the BBC
Movie • 2009
Self
Yes - Union Live
Movie • 2011
Self - Keyboards
Yes - Union Tour Denver
Movie • 1991
Self
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Movie • 2015
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
Movie • 2014
Self
Keyboard Wizards - The Ultimate Anthology
Movie • 2003
Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2
Movie • 2025
Self
Yes: Acoustic
Movie • 2004
Synopsis (This is not music)
Movie • 2024
Self
Top Gear: From A-Z
Movie • 2015
Self
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
Movie • 2018
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Countdown
TV • 1982
Celebrity Mastermind
TV • 2003
The Alphabet Game
TV • 1996
Live at Jongleurs
TV • 2013
What the Dickens?
TV • 2008
Self
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Grumpy Old Men
TV • 2003
Self
Songs of Praise
TV • 2001
Rick Wakeman
Perspectives
TV • 2011
The Chase: Celebrity Special
TV • 2011
Self - Contestant
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self
Omnibus
TV • 1967
Self
The Music Biz
TV • 1995
Self
Night Music
TV • 1982
Self (performer)