Keith Richards
- Acting
- December 18, 1943 · Dartford, Kent, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues
- Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
- The Session Man · Self
- Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg · Self
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 · Self
- From London to Shanghai · Self
- The Stones and Brian Jones · Self
- They All Came Out to Montreux · Self
- Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short · Self
- Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll · Self
- Immediate Family · Self
- McEnroe · Self
- My Life as a Rolling Stone · Self
- L'histoire française des Rolling Stones · Self
- Sheryl · Self
- The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach · Self
- Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go! · Self
- Under the Volcano · Self
- Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man · Self
- Somebody Up There Likes Me · Self
- History 101 · Self
- One World: Together at Home · Self
- Greed · Self
- No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones · Self
- The Quiet One · Self
- John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man · Self
- ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads · Self
- Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me · Self
- Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember · Self
- Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story · Self
- Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018 · Self
- Every Night's a Saturday Night · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty · Self
- Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars · Self
- My Generation · Self
- The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 · Self
- Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen · Self
- The Summer of Love
- Andy Warhol, Fluorescent · (archive footage)
- Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album · Self
- Sven-Bertil · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon · Self
- Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species · Self
- The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven · Self
- Bang! The Bert Berns Story · Self
- The Beatles 1+
- The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome · Self
- Keith Richards: Under the Influence · Self
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC · Self
- The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971 · Self
- Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups · Self
- Året var 1965 · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain · Self
- Blues America · Self
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live · Self
- Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' · Self
- 12-12-12
- Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition · Self
- The Rolling Stones: One More Shot · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live! · Self
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Grrr! · Self
- Crossfire Hurricane · Self
- The Rolling Stones at the BBC · Self
- The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones · Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · Captain Teague
- Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits · Self
- The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London · Self
- Les Paul - Live in New York · Self
- Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile · Self
- VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments · Self
- The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang · Self
- The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969 · Self
- Shine a Light · Self