Cliff Richard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 14, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Lucknow, India
Biography
Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous screen career with films including The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music. In a career spanning nearly 65 years, Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and EPs have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist (behind Presley). He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades. He also had four UK Christmas No. 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day". Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality at home in the UK as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal. In 2019, he relocated to New York. Cliff Richard was born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940 at King George's Hospital (now KGMU Hospital), Victoria Street, in Lucknow, which was then part of British India. His parents were Rodger Oscar Webb, a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways, and the former Dorothy Marie Dazely. His parents also spent some years in Howrah, West Bengal. After the violence of Direct Action Day, they decided to relocate to England permanently. Richard is primarily of English heritage, but he had one great-grandmother who was of half Welsh and half Spanish descent, born of a Spanish great-great-grandmother named Emiline Joseph Rebeiro.
Known For
Filmography
Congratulations: 50 Years Of The Eurovision Song Contest (1956 - 1980)
Movie
Network First
TV · 1 ep
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
Movie · as Self
Simon Schama's Story of Us
TV · as Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep
Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023
Movie · as Self
The Accused: National Treasures on Trial
Movie · as Self
Cliff at Christmas
Movie · as Self
If These Walls Could Sing
Movie · as Self
Cliff Richard: The Great 80 Tour - Live From the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · as Self
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The BRITs at 40
Movie · as Self
Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Shadows At Sixty
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
Movie · as Self
Cliff Richard 60th Anniversary Concert
Movie
Our Cilla
Movie · as Self
... Sings Dylan II
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cliff Richard: 75th Birthday Concert
Movie · as Self
Cliff Richard Still Reelin' and A-Rockin' - Live at Sydney Opera House
Movie · as Self
Best Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6
Movie
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Movie · as Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Movie · as Self - Performer
Run For Your Wife
Movie · as Busker
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Movie · as Self
The Story of Musicals
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
Movie · as Self
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
Movie · as Self
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
Movie · as Self
Året var 1961
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cliff Richard: The Soulicious Tour
Movie · as Self
OK! TV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Movie · as Self
Cliff Richard: Bold As Brass
Movie · as Self
Cliff Richard From a Distance: The Event
Movie · as Self
Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion
Movie · as Self - vocals
Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Final Reunion
Movie · as Self
CelebAir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Movie Connections
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blair: The Inside Story
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
It Started with Swap Shop
Movie · as Self (voice)
Doctor Who: Origins
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
Movie · as Self
Alma Cogan: Her Fabulous Story
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
The One Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Queen at 80
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Story of Light Entertainment
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tour d'Eurovision
Movie · as Self
The F Word
TV · 1 ep
Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air
Movie · as Self
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Movie · as Self
Hank Marvin: Hank Plays Live
Movie · as Self - Guest Appearance
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
The Downing Street Patient
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Cliff Richard: The Countdown Concert
Movie · as Self
Eurovision Songfestival Hits
Movie
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die ultimative Chartshow
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie · as Self - Performer 'Living Doll'
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Audience with Des O'Connor
Movie · as Self
Jukebox Heroes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Starnacht am Wörthersee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Heathcliff
Movie · as Heathcliff
An Audience with Cliff Richard
Movie · as Self
Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Queen: Champions of the World
Movie · as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cliff Richard: The Hitlist Live
Movie · as Self
Zona+
TV · as Próprio · 1 ep
Brisant
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Movie · as Self
Farewell, FAB 208
Movie
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hallo, wie geht's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Mike Krüger Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musik liegt in der Luft
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
DAS!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
Movie · as Self
Flitterabend
TV · as Self - Singer · 3 eps
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Movie · as Self
The Dame Edna Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Obs 86 - Show
TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Goldener Löwe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wogan
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Astro-Show
TV · as self · 1 ep
Blue Suede Shoes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Movie · as Self
Solid Gold
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Cannon & Ball Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kenny Everett Video Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Everyman
TV · 1 ep
Plattenküche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Seaside Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Système 2
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Take Me High
Movie · as Tim Matthews
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?
Movie
The Case
Movie · as Cliff
Musikladen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Disco
TV · as Self · 3 eps
His Land
Movie · as Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Matter of Diamonds
Movie · as Riley Walker
Cilla
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Starparade
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Two a Penny
Movie · as Jamie Hopkins
Europarty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Riley Walker · 1 ep
Finders Keepers
Movie · as Cliff
Thunderbirds Are GO
Movie · as Cliff Richard Jr. (voice)
Soeben eingetroffen
TV · as self · 1 ep
Wonderful Life
Movie · as Johnnie
Rhythm 'n' Greens
Movie · as King Canute (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Einer wird gewinnen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der goldene Schuß
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Drehscheibe
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Summer Holiday
Movie · as Don
The Young Ones
Movie · as Nicholas 'Nicky' Black
Musik aus Studio B
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Expresso Bongo
Movie · as Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert
Serious Charge
Movie · as Curley Thompson
Oh Boy!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - United Kingdom Contestant · 2 eps
The Liberace Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps