Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 18, 1943
Place of Birth
Dartford, Kent, England, UK
Credits
207 titles
Keith Richards
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
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
The Stones and Brian Jones
Self - Rolling Stones Guitarist (voice)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
From London to Shanghai
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 (archive footage)
Sheryl
Self
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach
Self
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
Self (archive footage)
Under the Volcano
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Self
History 101
Self (archive footage)
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
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 (archive footage)
My Generation
Self (archive footage)
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
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Self (archive footage)
Sven-Bertil
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! – A Trip Across Latin America
Self
The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
Self - Guitar
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 (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - The Marquee Club 1971
Self