Keith Richards
Acting • Born 1943-12-18
Biography
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership with the band's lead vocalist Mick Jagger is one of the most successful in history. His career spans over six decades, and his guitar playing style has been a trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Richards gained press notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and he was often portrayed as a countercultural figure. First professionally known as Keith Richard, in 1978 he fully asserted his family name. Richards was born in and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He studied at the Dartford Technical School and Sidcup Art College. After graduating, Richards befriended Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart and Brian Jones and joined the Rolling Stones. As a member of the group, Richards also sings lead on some of their songs, typically at least one song per concert, including "Happy", "Before They Make Me Run", and "Connection". Outside of his career with the Rolling Stones, Richards has also played with his own side-project, The X-Pensive Winos. He also appeared in two Pirates of the Caribbean films as Captain Teague, father of Jack Sparrow, whose look and characterisation were inspired by Richards himself. In 1989, Richards was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him fourth on its list of 100 best guitarists in 2011. In 2023, Rolling Stone's ranking was 15th. The magazine listed fourteen songs that Richards wrote with Jagger on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
202 credits
Gimme Shelter
Movie • 1970
Self - The Rolling Stones Member
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Movie • 2007
Captain Teague
Toronto Rocks
Movie • 2003
Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Movie • 2011
Captain Teague
Shine a Light
Movie • 2008
Self - The Rolling Stones Guitar, Vocals
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones
Movie • 2002
Self
Under the Volcano
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Movie • 1967
Self
The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
Movie • 2010
Self
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Movie • 1985
Self
Cocksucker Blues
Movie • 1972
Self
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 1987
Self
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition
Movie • 2013
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones
Movie • 1973
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 2023
Self
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Movie • 1993
Self
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
Movie • 1982
Self
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
Movie • 1991
Self - Guitars
Sympathy for the Devil
Movie • 1968
Self
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
Movie • 1999
Self
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78
Movie • 2011
Self
The Stones and Brian Jones
Movie • 2024
Self - Rolling Stones Guitarist (voice)
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
Movie • 1997
Self
Sheryl
Movie • 2022
Self
Let's Spend the Night Together
Movie • 1982
Self
The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
Movie • 1993
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Charlie Is My Darling
Movie • 1966
Self
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Movie • 1995
Self
Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague
Movie • 2018
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: One More Shot
Movie • 2012
Self
Memento Mori
Movie • 2008
Self
The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern
Movie • 2024
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Our World
Movie • 1967
Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
Movie • 1995
Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon
Movie • 1995
Self
Crossfire Hurricane
Movie • 2012
Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
Movie • 1991
Self
Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988
Movie • 1991
Self
The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City
Movie • 2005
Self
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Movie • 2024
Self
Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me
Movie • 2019
Self
Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember
Movie • 2019
Self
The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live
Movie • 2013
Self
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
Movie • 1970
Self
McEnroe
Movie • 2022
Self
The Beatles Explosion
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Immediate Family
Movie • 2022
Self
The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo
Movie • 1994
Self
Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden
Movie • 2003
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum
Movie • 2014
Self
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
Movie • 2003
Self
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Theatre Show
Movie • 2003
Self
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show
Movie • 2003
Self
The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC
Movie • 2022
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Film
Movie • 1967
Self
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Movie • 2004
Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Greed
Movie • 2019
Self
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
Movie • 2004
Self
L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones From The Vault: L.A. Forum Live In 1975
Movie • 2014
Self
The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
Movie • 2003
Self
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina
Movie • 2006
Self
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
Movie • 2007
Self
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Movie • 2003
Self
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen
Movie • 2019
Self
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
Movie • 2012
Self - Guitar (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona
Movie • 1990
Self
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome
Movie • 2015
Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio
Movie • 1995
Self
The Rolling Stones: Live At The Louisiana Superdome
Movie • 1978
Self
Rod Stewart & Faces : The Final Concert
Movie • 1977
Self - Guest Performer
The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
Movie • 2011
Self
Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones
Movie • 2008
Self
Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits
Movie • 1984
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971
Movie • 2015
Self
Superstars in Concert
Movie • 1984
Self
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
Movie • 2002
Self
The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty
Movie • 2018
Self
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Movie • 2015
Self
From London to Shanghai
Movie • 2024
Self
No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones
Movie • 2019
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie • 2013
Self
Voices
Movie • 1969
Self
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982
Movie • 2015
Self
Les Paul - Live in New York
Movie • 2010
Self
The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
Movie • 2007
Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Movie • 2023
Self
They All Came Out to Montreux
Movie • 2023
Self
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
Movie • 1995
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
Movie • 1995
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
Movie • 1995
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
Movie • 2016
Self
The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven
Movie • 2016
Self
The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
Movie • 2016
Self - Guitar
The Rolling Stones - Live at Pavillon de Paris 1976
Movie • 1976
Self
The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America
Movie • 2016
Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang
Movie • 2009
Self
British Rock: The First Wave
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
Movie • 2016
Self
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Movie • 2007
Self
Being Mick
Movie • 2001
Self
The Papal Chase
Movie • 2004
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Movie • 2017
Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Movie • 2004
Self
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Movie • 1996
Self - Guitar
The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Social Genocide
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989
Movie • 1989
Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
Movie • 2006
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99
Movie • 2018
Self
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
Movie • 2010
Self
The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018
Movie • 2018
Self
The Concert for New York City
Movie • 2001
Self
Umano Non Umano
Movie • 1969
Self
Weird Nightmare
Movie • 1993
Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth
Movie • 2006
Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Movie • 2004
Self
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
Movie • 2017
Self - Interviewed Guest
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Movie • 2019
Self
5 + 1
Movie • 1970
Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Movie • 2019
Self
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Movie • 1973
Self
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
Movie • 2018
Self
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Movie • 2018
Self
The Quiet One
Movie • 2019
Self
The Rolling Stones at the BBC
Movie • 2012
Self
Invocation of My Demon Brother
Movie • 1969
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie • 2020
Self
The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert
Movie • 2007
Self
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
Movie • 2019
Self
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
Movie • 2008
Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
The Stones in the Park
Movie • 1969
Self
Curves Contours & Body Horns
Movie • 1993
Self
The T.A.M.I. Show
Movie • 1964
Self - The Rolling Stones
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Movie • 2020
Self
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Movie • 2020
Self
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Movie • 2013
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Movie • 1992
Self
Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
Movie • 2000
Self
The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul
Movie • 2006
Self
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
Movie • 2015
Self
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Movie • 2013
Self
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Movie • 2003
Self
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach
Movie • 2021
Self
The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn
Movie • 2007
Self
My Generation
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Make It Funky!
Movie • 2005
Self
The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971
Movie • 1971
Self
Magick Lantern Cycle
Movie • 1974
Self (archive footage)
Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage
Movie • 1972
Self
The Rolling Stones - Welcome to Shepherd's Bush
Movie • 2024
Self
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
Movie • 1969
Soldat (uncredited)
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1965
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London
Movie • 2010
self
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
Movie • 2011
Self
What's on the Flipside
Movie • 1967
Self
The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
Movie • 1975
Self
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Movie • 2009
Self
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Movie • 1993
Self
The Rolling Stones: Grrr!
Movie • 2012
Self
The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live!
Movie • 2012
Self
The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
Movie • 1981
Self
The Session Man
Movie • 2025
Self
The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
Movie • 2017
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Movie • 2007
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Movie • 2001
Self
Queen: Champions of the World
Movie • 1995
Self
The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs
Movie • 1976
The Beatles 1+
Movie • 2015
Sven-Bertil
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Keith Richards (voice)
Today
TV • 1952
Self
Ready Steady Go!
TV • 1963
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Behind the Music
TV • 1997
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Howard Stern Interview
TV • 2006
Self
TOTP2
TV • 1994
self
My Life as a Rolling Stone
TV • 2022
Self
History 101
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
TV • 1995
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self - The Rolling Stones
Legends
TV • 2006
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self
Whoopi
TV • 2003
Self
The Beatles Anthology
TV • 1995
Self (archive footage)
Blues America
TV • 2013
Self