Richard Wright
Acting • Born 1943-07-28 – Died 2008-09-15
Biography
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason while studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London. After being joined by frontman and songwriter Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd found commercial success in 1967. Barrett was replaced by David Gilmour in 1968, who, along with Waters and Wright, took over songwriting. Initially contributing more as a singer-songwriter, Wright later acted mainly as an arranger on compositions by Waters and Gilmour. He began to contribute less towards the end of the 1970s and left the band after touring The Wall in 1981. He rejoined as a session player in 1987 for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and rejoined full-time for The Division Bell in 1994. Sessions with Wright during this period were later released on the 2014 album The Endless River. Away from Pink Floyd, Wright recorded two solo albums and was briefly active in the pop duo Zee with Dave Harris of Fashion. Following Pink Floyd's Live 8 appearance in 2005, he became part of Gilmour's touring band, singing occasional lead vocals on songs such as "Arnold Layne". Wright died from lung cancer in London in September 2008, aged 65. Wright's jazz influences and distinctive keyboard playing were an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. As well as playing Farfisa and Hammond organs and Kurzweil synthesisers, he sang regularly in the band and took lead vocals on songs such as "Remember a Day" (1968), "Time" (1973) and "Wearing the Inside Out" (1994).
Filmography
100 credits
A Technicolor Dream
Movie • 2008
Himself
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Movie • 2003
Self
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Movie • 1995
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Movie • 2003
Self
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Movie • 1972
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Movie • 2010
Self
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
Movie • 2005
Self
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Movie • 2019
Self
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Movie • 1970
Self
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Movie • 2000
Self
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
Movie • 2014
himself
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
Movie • 2014
himself
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Movie • 2005
Self - Keyboards
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
Movie • 2008
Self - Keyboards & Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Movie • 2011
Self
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Movie • 1974
Self
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Movie • 1989
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Movie • 2022
Self
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
Movie • 2011
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Superstars in Concert
Movie • 1984
Self
Live 8
Movie • 2005
Self
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Movie • 2021
Self
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Movie • 2024
Self
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
Movie • 2014
Self
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Movie • 2011
Self
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
Movie • 2014
Self
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Movie • 1970
Self
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2007
Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
Movie • 2006
Self
Chit Chat with Oysters
Movie • 2013
Self
David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk
Movie • 2008
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Movie • 2005
Self
Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
Movie • 2008
Richard Wright
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Movie • 2011
Self
Stamping Ground
Movie • 1971
Self - Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Movie • 2005
Self
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Movie • 1989
Self - keyboards, vocals
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Movie • 2008
Self
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Movie • 1973
Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Movie • 2007
Self
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Movie • 2005
Self - Keyboards
Pink Floyd: The Story
Movie • 1994
Self
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
Movie • 2006
Self
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Movie • 2010
Self
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
Movie • 1990
Self - keyboards
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: KQED
Movie • 1970
Self
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?
Movie • 1988
Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Movie • 2007
Self
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Movie • 2016
Self
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Movie • 1970
Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Movie • 2007
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Movie • 2004
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Movie • 2004
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Movie • 2004
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
Movie • 2004
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
Movie • 2004
Self
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Movie • 2011
Self
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Movie • 2004
Self
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Movie • 1980
Self - Keyboards
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Movie • 2007
Self
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Movie • 2012
Self
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
Movie
Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals
Movie • 1987
self
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Movie • 1975
self
Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989
Movie • 1989
self
Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto
Movie • 1994
self
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
Movie • 1970
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
Movie • 1971
Self
Pink Floyd (Live at Brighton Dome) 1972
Movie
Keyboards and vocals
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
Movie • 1980
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
Movie • 2023
Vocals, Keyboards
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Movie • 2025
Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary)
Movie • 2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
Movie • 2023
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes
Movie • 2019
Self
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII
Movie • 2026
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self - Pink Floyd
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self