Ritchie Blackmore
Acting • Born 1945-04-14
Biography
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos. During his solo career, Blackmore established the heavy metal band Rainbow, which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock. Rainbow steadily moved to catchy pop-style mainstream rock. He later formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night, transitioning to vocalist-centered sounds. As a member of Deep Purple, Blackmore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016. He has been cited by publications such as Guitar World and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time.
Filmography
48 credits
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
Movie • 2005
Guitar
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Movie • 2002
Self
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
Movie • 1991
Self
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
Movie • 1993
Guitar
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
Movie • 2009
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Movie • 2014
Self
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
Movie • 2006
Guitar
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
Movie • 1979
Guitar
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
Movie • 1970
Self - Guitar
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
Movie • 2000
guitar
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
Movie • 1970
guitar
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
Movie • 2012
Guitars
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie • 2006
Guitar
Deep Purple in Montreux
Movie • 1971
Self
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
Movie • 2010
Self - Guitar
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
Movie • 2013
Guitars
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Movie • 2013
Guitars
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
Movie • 2010
Himself
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
Movie • 2001
Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Rainbow: The Final Cut
Movie • 1985
Himself
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
Movie • 2016
Guitar
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
Movie • 1974
guitar
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Movie • 2014
Self
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Movie • 2006
Guitar
Live It Up!
Movie • 1963
Guitarist "The Outlaws"
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
Movie • 2008
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
Movie • 2011
Self
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Movie • 1972
Self
Deep Purple In Rock
Movie • 2008
Self - Guitar
Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
Movie • 2007
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
Movie • 2005
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
Movie • 2002
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
Movie • 2004
Self (Archive Material)
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
Movie • 1979
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Movie • 2015
Self
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
Movie • 2013
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
Movie • 2004
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
Movie • 1997
Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset
Movie • 2004
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
Movie • 2015
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
Movie • 1999
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
Movie • 2005
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
TV • 1966
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV • 1986
Self
Weihnachten bei uns
TV • 1993
Self
Rockpalast
TV • 1974