Richard Wright
Born: 1943-07-28 in London, England, UK
Died: 2008-09-15
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary) as Keyboards, Vocals
- Eternal Return - PINK Edition ... (Music)
2024
- Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd as Self
2023
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd as Self (archive footage)
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Experience ... (Music)
- Richard Wright: Wet Dream as Vocals, Keyboards
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary)
2022
- Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) as Self
2021
2020
- Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990 as Self
- Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated) as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder as Self
- Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987 as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019 as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films as Self
- Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990 as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material as Self
2016
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation as Self
- Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation as Self
2014
- Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set) as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Endless River as Self
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1 as himself
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2 as himself
2013
- Chit Chat with Oysters as Self
2012
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here as Self (archive footage)
- Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box) as Self
2011
- Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall as Self
- Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set) as Self
- Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour as Self (archive footage)
- Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
- Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall as Self
- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set) as Self
2010
2008
- Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review as Self
- David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk as Self - Keyboards, Vocals
- David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary as Self - Keyboards & Vocals
- A Technicolor Dream as Himself
2007
- Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review) as Self
- David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall as Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
- Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle as Self
- Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon as Self (archive footage)
- The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? as Self
- David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine as Self
- Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983 as Self
2006
2005
- Live 8 as Self
- Pink Floyd: Live Anthology as Self - Keyboards
- Pink Floyd London '66-'67 as Self
- Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974 as Self
- Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert as Self - Keyboards
- Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb as Self
2004
- Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary as Self
- Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996 as Self (archive footage)
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4 as Self
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2 as Self
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5 as Self
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3 as Self
- Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1 as Self
2003
2000
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow ... (Music)
- Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall as Self
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
1995
- Pink Floyd: Pulse as Self - Keyboards, Vocals
1994
- Pink Floyd: The Story as Self
- Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto as self
1990
- Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth as Self - keyboards
1989
- Pink Floyd: Live in Venice as Self - keyboards, vocals
- Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder as Self - Keyboard, Vocals
- Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989 as self
- Pink Floyd: Live In Venice as Himself
1988
1987
- Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals as self
1984
- Superstars in Concert as Self
1982
- Pink Floyd: The Wall ... (Musician)
1980
- Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum as Self - Keyboards
- Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self - Pink Floyd
- Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena as self
1974
1973
- Sound of the City: London 1964-73 as Self
- Crystal Voyager ... (Songs)
1972
- Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii as Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- The Valley ... (Original Music Composer)
- David A Guiar ... (Music)
1971
- Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR as Self
- Stamping Ground as Self - Pink Floyd
1970
- Zabriskie Point ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother as Self
- Pink Floyd: KQED as Self
- Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez as Self
- Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
- Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution) as Self
1969
- More ... (Original Music Composer)