Biography
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 Flo…
Movies & TV Shows
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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972) — Keyboards, Backing Vocals
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Pink Floyd: Pulse (1995) — Self - Keyboards, Vocals
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Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012) — Self (archive footage)
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Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2011) — Self
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Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon (2003) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989) — Self - Keyboard, Vocals
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Live 8 (2005) — Self
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David Gilmour: Remember That Night (2007) — Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd (2023) — Self (archive footage)
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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003) — Self
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Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (2005) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Live in Venice (1989) — Self - keyboards, vocals
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David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk (2008) — Self - Keyboards, Vocals
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Seven Ages of Rock (2007) — Self
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Omnibus (1967)
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Classic Albums (1997) — Self
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth (2010) — Self
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Stamping Ground (1971) — Self - Pink Floyd
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The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd (2010) — Self
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Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974 (2005) — Self
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Pink Floyd: KQED (1970) — Self
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A Technicolor Dream (2008) — Himself
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Sound of the City: London 1964-73 (1973) — Self
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Pink Floyd: The Story (1994) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990 (2019) — Self
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Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle (2007) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2000) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour (2011) — Self (archive footage)
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Pink Floyd: The Endless River (2014) — Self
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Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation (2016) — Self
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Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert (2005) — Self - Keyboards
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Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) — Self
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Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 (2016) — Self
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Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated) (2019) — Self
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Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution) (1970) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Live Anthology (2005) — Self - Keyboards
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Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set) (2011) — Self
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The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74 (1974) — Self
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Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) (2022) — Self