Keith Richards
Born: 1943-12-18 in Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- The Session Man as Self
2024
- The Stones and Brian Jones as Self (voice) (archive material)
- Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg as Self
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 as Self (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern as Self
- From London to Shanghai as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd's Bush as Self
2023
2022
- Immediate Family as Self
- Sheryl as Self
- McEnroe as Self
- L'histoire française des Rolling Stones as Self (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- My Life as a Rolling Stone as Self
2021
- Under the Volcano as Self (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach as Self
- Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go! as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Somebody Up There Likes Me as Self
- History 101 as Self (archive footage)
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man as Self
- The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live as Self
2019
- Greed as Self
- ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads as Self
- Magick Lantern Cycle as Self (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires as Self
- The Quiet One as Self
- No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones as Self
- Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen as Self
- Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember as Self
- John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man as Self
2018
- Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars as Self
- Every Night's a Saturday Night as Self
- Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague as Self
- The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018 as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty as Self
- The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99 as Self
2017
- My Generation as Self (archive footage)
- Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen as Self - Interviewed Guest
- The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 as Self
2016
- The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon as Self - Guitar
- The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America as Self
- Bang! The Bert Berns Story as Self
- Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album as Self (archive footage)
- The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven as Self
- Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species as Self
2015
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- Keith Richards: Under the Influence as Self
- Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups as Self
- The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome as Self
- The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982 as Self
- Året var 1965 as Self (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971 as Self
2014
2013
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 as Self
- Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' as Self - Musician (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live as Self
- Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain as Self
- Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition as Self
2012
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- Crossfire Hurricane as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live! as Self
- The Rolling Stones: One More Shot as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Grrr! as Self
- The Rolling Stones at the BBC as Self
- Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge as Self - Guitar (The Rolling Stones)
2011
2010
2009
2008
- Shine a Light as Self - The Rolling Stones Guitar, Vocals
- The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969 as Self
- Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones as Self
- Memento Mori as Self
2007
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Captain Teague
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- The Beatles Explosion as Self (archive footage)
- Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews as Self
- The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert as Self
2006
- The Howard Stern Interview as Self
- The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul as Self
- Legends as Self
- The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro as Self
- The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth as Self
- The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina as Self
- The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Make It Funky! as Self
- The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City as Self
2004
- Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels as Self
- Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
- Social Genocide as Self (archive footage)
- Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons as Self
- The Papal Chase as Self
- John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me as Self
2003
- Toronto Rocks as Self
- Rolling Stones: Four Flicks as Self
- Whoopi as Self
- Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied as Self
- Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Theatre Show as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show as Self
2002
- The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record as Self (archive footage)
- Classic Albums: Elvis Presley as Self
- Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones as Self
2001
- The Concert for New York City as Self
- Being Mick as Self
2000
1999
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
- Behind the Music as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98 as Self
1996
- The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus as Self - Guitar
1995
- The Beatles Anthology as Self (archive footage)
- The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995 as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- The Rolling Stones: Stripped as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped as Self (archive footage)
- The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995 as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995 as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon as Self
1994
- TOTP2 as self
- The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo as Self
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
- The Simpsons as Keith Richards (voice)
- The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989 as Self
1988
- Laibach: Sympathy for the Devil ... (Original Music Composer)
1987
1986
- American Masters as Self
1985
- British Rock: The First Wave as Self (archive footage)
- The Real Buddy Holly Story as Self
- Live Aid as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Superstars in Concert as Self
- Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits as Self
1982
1981
1978
1977
- Rod Stewart & Faces : The Final Concert as Self - Guest Performer
1976
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975) as Self
1973
- Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- Sound of the City: London 1964-73 as Self
1972
- Cocksucker Blues as Self
- Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage as Self
1971
1970
- Gimme Shelter as Self - The Rolling Stones Member
- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert as Self
- 5 + 1 as Self
1969
- Voices as Self
- Umano non umano as Self
- Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel as Soldat (uncredited)
- Invocation of My Demon Brother as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Stones in the Park as Self
1968
- Sympathy for the Devil as Self
1967
- Our World as Self
- What's on the Flipside as Self
- Tonite Let's All Make Love in London as Self
- Film as Self
1966
- Charlie Is My Darling as Self
1964
- The T.A.M.I. Show as Self - The Rolling Stones
1963
- Ready Steady Go! as Self
1952
- Today as Self