Richard Wright
Known for: Acting
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason while studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London. After being joined by frontman and songwriter Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd found commercial success in 1967. Barrett was replaced by David Gilmour in 1968, who, along with Waters and Wright, took over songwriting. Initially contributing more as a singer-songwriter, Wright later acted mainly as an arranger on compositions by Waters and Gilmour. He began to contribute less towards the end of the 1970s and left the band after touring The Wall in 1981. He rejoined as a session player in 1987 for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and rejoined full-time for The Division Bell in 1994. Sessions with Wright during this period were later released on the 2014 album The Endless River. Away from Pink Floyd, Wright recorded two solo albums and was briefly active in the pop duo Zee with Dave Harris of Fashion. Following Pink Floyd's Live 8 appearance in 2005, he became part of Gilmour's touring band, singing occasional lead vocals on songs such as "Arnold Layne". Wright died from lung cancer in London in September 2008, aged 65. Wright's jazz influences and distinctive keyboard playing were an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. As well as playing Farfisa and Hammond organs and Kurzweil synthesisers, he sang regularly in the band and took lead vocals on songs such as "Remember a Day" (1968), "Time" (1973) and "Wearing the Inside Out" (1994).
Filmography
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self - Pink Floyd
1975
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Film
Live 8
Self
2005
Film
David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
2008
Film
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
1972
Film
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
1995
Film
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Self
2007
Film
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
2007
Film
David Gilmour: Remember That Night
Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Self - keyboards, vocals
1989
Film
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Self
2010
Film
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Self
1970
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
Self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
1989
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Self - Keyboards
2005
Film
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
Self
2004
Film
Stamping Ground
Self - Pink Floyd
1971
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Film
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder [Remastered]
Himself; Keyboards
2026
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
himself
2014
Film
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
Self - keyboards
1990
Film
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
Self
2016
Film
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Self
2003
Film
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation
Self
2016
Film
Superstars in Concert
Self
1984
Film
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
2011
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Self
2004
Film
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Self
2003
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
Self
2006
Film
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
Self - Keyboards & Vocals
2008
Film
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990
Self
2019
Film
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Self
1973
Film
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
Vocals, Keyboards
2023
Film
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
2023
Film
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
Self
2014
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989
self
1989
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
himself
2014
Film
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Self
2005
Film
A Technicolor Dream
Himself
2008
Film
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Keyboards, Vocals
2025
Film
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Self
2005
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)
2023
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Self
2011
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
Self
1971
Film
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Self
2022
Film
Pink Floyd: Live In Venice
Himself
1989
Film
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
2008
Film
Chit Chat with Oysters
Self
2013
Film
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
2000
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited
Self
2022
Film
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Self
2024
Film
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
Self
2006
Film
Pink Floyd: The Story
Self
1994
Film
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
Self
2014
Film
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Self - Keyboards
1980
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse
Self
2019
Film
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals
self
1987
Film
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Self - Keyboards
2005
Film
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Self
2012
Film
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
1968
Film
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Self
2021
Film
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Self
2011
Film
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Self
2010
Film
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Self
1974
Film
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Self
2019
Film
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
Self
2005
Film
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Self
2011
Film
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
self
1975
Film
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
1980
Film
Pink Floyd (Live at Brighton Dome) 1972
Keyboards and vocals
Film
Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto
self
1994
Film
Pink Floyd: KQED
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?
Self
1988
Film
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
2011
Film
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Self
2019
Film
Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981
Self
2026