Ritchie Blackmore
Known for: Acting
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos. During his solo career, Blackmore established the heavy metal band Rainbow, which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock. Rainbow steadily moved to catchy pop-style mainstream rock. He later formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night, transitioning to vocalist-centered sounds. As a member of Deep Purple, Blackmore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016. He has been cited by publications such as Guitar World and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time.
Filmography
Series
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self
1986
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
Rockpalast
1974
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
Self
1966
Weihnachten bei uns
Self
1993
Film
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Self
2015
Film
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
Self
2011
Film
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Self
1972
Film
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980
guitar
2016
Film
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
Self
2001
Film
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Self
2002
Film
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
2014
Film
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
guitar
2000
Film
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
Guitar
1993
Film
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
2005
Film
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Guitars
2013
Film
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
Guitar
2005
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
Guitar
1979
Film
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
guitar
1974
Film
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Guitar
2006
Film
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Self
2014
Film
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
Self - Guitar
2010
Film
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
Guitars
2013
Film
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
Guitars
2012
Film
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
guitar
1970
Film
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
Guitar
2006
Film
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
1979
Film
Deep Purple in Montreux
Self
1971
Film
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
Self
1991
Film
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
Himself
2010
Film
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
Film
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
Self (Archive Material)
2004
Film
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
Self - Guitar
1970
Film
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
Guitar
2016
Live It Up!
Guitarist "The Outlaws"
1963
Film
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
2008
Film
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Guitar
2006
Film
Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
2007
Film
Deep Purple In Rock
Self - Guitar
2008
Film
Rainbow: The Final Cut
Himself
1985
Film
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
2004
Film
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
2013
Film
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
1997
Film
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
2015
Film
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
1999
Film
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
2005
Film
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
2002