Keith Richards

Actor · Born 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.

Acted in 14

2020s

2026
The Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues
Movie
2025
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
Movie

2010s

2017
The Summer of Love
Movie · Documentary · History
2016
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
(archive footage)
2015
The Beatles 1+
Movie
2013
12-12-12
Movie
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Captain Teague
55

2000s

1990s

1993
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
Movie

1980s

1989
The Simpsons
Keith Richards (voice) · 1 episode
84

1970s

1976
The Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs
Movie

1960s

1969
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
Soldat (uncredited)

No release date

Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds
Movie

Sound 2

1980s

1988
Laibach: Sympathy for the Devil
Original Music Composer

1960s

1966
Charlie Is My Darling
Music

Other crew 1

2000s

2003
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
Scenic Artist

Appearances180

2020s

2026
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
Self
2025
The Session Man
Self
2024
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Self
76
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
From London to Shanghai
Self
2023
The Stones and Brian Jones
Self - Rolling Stones Guitarist (voice)
76
They All Came Out to Montreux
Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
2022
Immediate Family
Self
McEnroe
Self
My Life as a Rolling Stone
Self · 4 episodes
L'histoire française des Rolling Stones
Self (archive footage)
Sheryl
Self
2021
Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
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)
2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Self
History 101
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
70
One World: Together at Home
Self

2010s

2019
Greed
Self
55
The Quiet One
Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Self
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Self
69
Keith Richards: You Can't Rock Me
Self
Mick Jagger: A Knight to Remember
Self
2018
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)
2017
My Generation
Self (archive footage)
73
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
2016
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
79
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
2015
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live at the Tokyo Dome
Self
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Self
68
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
Året var 1965
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 episodes
67
2013
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
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 - Musician (archive footage)
Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Video - Black Edition
Self
2012
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
2011
The Rolling Stones - All Six Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
Self
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
Self
2010
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

2000s

2009
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang
Self
2008
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
Self
Shine a Light
Self - The Rolling Stones Guitar, Vocals
Memento Mori
Self
Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stones
Self
2007
The Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · 7 episodes
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
Self
The Beatles Explosion
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Terrifying - The Legendary Atlantic City Concert
Self
2006
Legends
Self · 1 episode
The Rolling Stones - Truth and Lies
Self (archive footage)
The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul
Self
The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: Live in Argentina
Self
The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
Self
The Howard Stern Interview
Self · 1 episode
2005
The Rolling Stones live in Salt Lake City
Self
Make It Funky!
Self
2004
The Papal Chase
Self
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Self
Social Genocide
Self (archive footage)
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
Self
2003
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Self
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
Self
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Stadium Show
Self
The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks – Theatre Show
Self
The Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
Self
Whoopi
Self · 1 episode
Toronto Rocks
Self
The Rolling Stones: Licked Live In NYC
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Self
Rolling Stones Live from Madison Square Garden
Self - Guitar, Vocals
2002
The Rolling Stones - Live at the Wiltern
Self
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
Self
The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record
Self (archive footage)
2001
Being Mick
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Self
Mario Schifano tutto
Self
2000
Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
Self

1990s

1999
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
Self
The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd's Bush
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - No Security. San Jose ’99
Self
1998
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen
Self
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
Self
1997
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
Self
Behind the Music
Self · 1 episode
74
Classic Albums
Self · 2 episodes
1996
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Self - Guitar
1995
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Nippon
Self
The Beatles Anthology
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
89
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
Self
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Self
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
Self - Guitar, Vocals
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self · 11 episodes
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
1994
TOTP2
self · 1 episode
1993
Curves Contours & Body Horns
Self
The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
Self
Weird Nightmare
Self
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Self
1991
Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos: Live At The Hollywood Palladium December 15, 1988
Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
Self
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
Self - Guitars

1980s

1989
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self
The Rolling Stones: Los Angeles 1989
Self
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self [The Rolling Stones]
1987
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Self
1986
American Masters
Self · 1 episode
79
1985
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Self
Live Aid
Self
1984
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 2 episodes
Video Rewind: The Rolling Stones' Great Video Hits
Self
Superstars in Concert
Self
1982
Let's Spend the Night Together
Self
The Rolling Stones - From the Vault - Live in Leeds 1982
Self
1981
The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Hampton Coliseum
Self
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
Self - Guitar (The Rolling Stones)