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Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Actor · Born 1943-07-28 · London, England, UK

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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

  1. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972) — Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  2. Pink Floyd: Pulse (1995) — Self - Keyboards, Vocals
  3. Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012) — Self (archive footage)
  4. Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2011) — Self
  5. Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon (2003) — Self
  6. Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989) — Self - Keyboard, Vocals
  7. Live 8 (2005) — Self
  8. David Gilmour: Remember That Night (2007) — Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
  9. Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  10. The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003) — Self
  11. Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (2005) — Self
  12. Pink Floyd: Live in Venice (1989) — Self - keyboards, vocals
  13. David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk (2008) — Self - Keyboards, Vocals
  14. Seven Ages of Rock (2007) — Self
  15. Omnibus (1967)
  16. Classic Albums (1997) — Self
  17. The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth (2010) — Self
  18. Stamping Ground (1971) — Self - Pink Floyd
  19. The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007) — Self
  20. Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd (2010) — Self
  21. Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974 (2005) — Self
  22. Pink Floyd: KQED (1970) — Self
  23. A Technicolor Dream (2008) — Himself
  24. Sound of the City: London 1964-73 (1973) — Self
  25. Pink Floyd: The Story (1994) — Self
  26. Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990 (2019) — Self
  27. Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle (2007) — Self
  28. Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2000) — Self
  29. Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour (2011) — Self (archive footage)
  30. Pink Floyd: The Endless River (2014) — Self
  31. Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation (2016) — Self
  32. Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert (2005) — Self - Keyboards
  33. Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) — Self
  34. Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 (2016) — Self
  35. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated) (2019) — Self
  36. Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution) (1970) — Self
  37. Pink Floyd: Live Anthology (2005) — Self - Keyboards
  38. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set) (2011) — Self
  39. The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74 (1974) — Self
  40. Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) (2022) — Self