Ritchie Blackmore

Actor Apr 14 (age 80) Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK 1963–2016 (53 year career)

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Biography

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 po…

Known For

Film

The Ritchie Blackmore Story

Self

Film

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live

Guitars

Film

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany

Guitar

Film

Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73

Guitar

Film

Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head

Self

Film

Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams

7.8 2005

Film

Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water

Guitar

Film

Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76

7.8 2009

Filmography

Acting (49)

Movies (44)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany

2016

as Guitar

8.8

Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980

2016

as guitar

8.0

The Ritchie Blackmore Story

2015

as Self

7.9

Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays

2015

The Joy of the Guitar Riff

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

2014

as Self

6.5

Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

2014

as Self

7.4

Rainbow: Black Masquerade

2013

as Guitars

3.8

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live

2013

as Guitars

7.4

Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon

2013

Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York

2012

as Guitars

10.0

Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising

2011

as Himself

Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984

2010

as Himself

Deep Purple - Deepest Purple

2010

as Himself - Guitar

Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76

2009

7.8

Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods

2008

Deep Purple In Rock

2008

as Himself - Guitar

Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon

2007

Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977

2006

as Guitar

7.5

Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

as Guitar

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984

2006

as Guitar

Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)

2005

Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73

2005

as Guitar

6.4

Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams

2005

7.8

Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset

2004

Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset

2004

Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972

2004

as Himself (Archive Material)

1.0

Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head

2002

as Self

6.1

Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000

2002

The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One

2001

as Self

Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000

2000

as guitar

8.0

Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998

1999

Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon

1997

10.0

Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water

1993

as Guitar

6.4

Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers

1991

as Himself

3.8

Rainbow: The Final Cut

1985

as Himself

6.0

Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ

1979

Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey

1979

as Guitar

Deep Purple - California Jam 1974

1974

as guitar

7.2

Deep Purple: Made In Japan

1972

as Self

10.0

Deep Purple in Montreux

1971

as Self

Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing

1970

as guitar

9.0

Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra

1970

as Himself - Guitar

7.0

Live It Up!

1963

as Guitarist "The Outlaws"

5.8

Television (5)

Classic Albums

1997

as Self

7.7

Weihnachten bei uns

1993

as Self

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

as Self

Rockpalast

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

1966

as Self