Keith Richards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1943 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars
Movie · as Himself
Untitled Keith Richards Documentary
Movie · as Self
Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds
Movie
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues
Movie
The Session Man
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
Movie
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Movie · as Self
From London to Shanghai
Movie · as Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Self
The Stones and Brian Jones
Movie · as Self - Rolling Stones Guitarist (voice)
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Movie · as Self
They All Came Out to Montreux
Movie · as Self
Sheryl
Movie · as Self
McEnroe
Movie · as Self
Immediate Family
Movie · as Self
L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
My Life as a Rolling Stone
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Under the Volcano
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach
Movie · as Self
Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
Movie · as Self
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie · as Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Movie · as Self
History 101
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me
Movie · as Self
Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember
Movie · as Self
Greed
Movie · as Self
No Expectations: The Murder of Brian Jones
Movie · as Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Movie · as Self
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Movie · as Self
The Quiet One
Movie · as Self
Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Live at Manchester 2018
Movie · as Self
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Movie · as Self
Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Movie · as Self
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
Movie · as Self
My Generation
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
Movie
Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
Movie · as Self
The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
Movie · as Self - Guitar
The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America
Movie · as Self
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
Movie · as Self
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sven-Bertil
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971
Movie · as Self
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Movie · as Self
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
Movie · as Self
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1965
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles 1+
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie · as Self
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Movie · as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Movie · as Self
12-12-12
Movie
Blues America
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rolling Stones: One More Shot
Movie · as Self
Crossfire Hurricane
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones at the BBC
Movie · as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Grrr!
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live!
Movie · as Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Movie · as Captain Teague
The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
Movie · as Self
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
Movie · as Self
Les Paul - Live in New York
Movie · as Self
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones – Early Years In London
Movie · as self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang
Movie · as Self
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Movie · as Self
Shine a Light
Movie · as Self - The Rolling Stones Guitar, Vocals
Memento Mori
Movie · as Self
Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
Movie · as Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Movie · as Captain Teague
The Beatles Explosion
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
Movie · as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert
Movie · as Self
The First Barbarians: Live from Kilburn
Movie · as Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Movie
Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Salt of the earth
Movie · as Self
The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Howard Stern Interview
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Legends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City
Movie · as Self
Make It Funky!
Movie · as Self
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Movie · as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
Movie · as Self
The Papal Chase
Movie · as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Movie · as Self
Social Genocide
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Movie · as Self
Toronto Rocks
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show
Movie · as Self
Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Theatre Show
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
Movie · as Self
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Movie · as Self
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Movie · as Self
Rock Milestones: The Rolling Stones - The Singles 1962-1970
Movie · as Self
Whoopi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Let It Bleed - 40 Jahre Rolling Stones
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Being Mick
Movie · as Self
The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Movie · as Self
Mario Schifano tutto
Movie · as Self
Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd's Bush
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
Movie · as Self
Behind the Music
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Movie · as Self - Guitar
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo in Rio
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
Movie · as Self
Queen: Champions of the World
Movie · as Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
TV · as Self · 11 eps
The Beatles Anthology
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Rolling Stones: Hoodoo U Voodoo
Movie · as Self
TOTP2
TV · as self · 1 ep
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
Movie · as Self
Weird Nightmare
Movie · as Self
Curves Contours & Body Horns
Movie · as Self
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Movie · as Self
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
Movie
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
Movie · as Self - Guitars
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
Movie · as Self
Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons
TV · as Keith Richards (voice) · 1 ep
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self [The Rolling Stones]
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Self
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Movie · as Self
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
British Rock: The First Wave
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits
Movie · as Self
Superstars in Concert
Movie · as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
Movie · as Self
Let's Spend the Night Together
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum
Movie · as Self
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
Movie · as Self - Guitar (The Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: Live At The Louisiana Superdome
Movie · as Self
Rod Stewart & Faces : The Final Concert
Movie · as Self - Guest Performer
The Rolling Stones - Live at Pavillon de Paris 1976
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs
Movie
The Rolling Stones From The Vault: L.A. Forum Live In 1975
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self, Self - The Rolling Stones · 1 ep
Magick Lantern Cycle
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Movie · as Self
Cocksucker Blues
Movie · as Self
Rolling Stones Super 8 Footage
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971
Movie · as Self
Gimme Shelter
Movie · as Self - The Rolling Stones Member
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
Movie · as Self
5 + 1
Movie · as Self
Voices
Movie · as Self
Umano Non Umano
Movie · as Self
Invocation of My Demon Brother
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Stones in the Park
Movie · as Self
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
Movie · as Soldat (uncredited)
Sympathy for the Devil
Movie · as Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Movie · as Self
Our World
Movie · as Self
Film
Movie · as Self
What's on the Flipside
Movie · as Self
Charlie Is My Darling
Movie · as Self
The T.A.M.I. Show
Movie · as Self - The Rolling Stones
Ready Steady Go!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep