Rick Wakeman

Career Overview

Rick Wakeman has 74 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Harry Palmer Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album, Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus, Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

74

Birth Date

1949-05-18

Birth Place

Perivale, London, England

Known For

• 

  When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
• 

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus
• 

  Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2
• Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
• 

  Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
• 

  Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Harry Palmer Collection (2 titles)
• 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 (1 titles)
• Creepshow Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Dave Colquhoun (1 collaborations)
• Adam Falkner (1 collaborations)
• Lee Pomeroy (1 collaborations)
• Adam Wakeman (1 collaborations)
• Jesse Smith (1 collaborations)
• Nicola Benedetti (1 collaborations)
• Mike Rutherford (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (60 credits)

  • Yes: Live at Montreux 2003

    Self — Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Synopsis (This is not music)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • David Bowie: London Boy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • David Bowie: Finding Fame

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Yes - Live at the Apollo

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • XTC: This Is Pop

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Top Gear: From A-Z

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Yes - Songs From Tsongas

    Self - Keyboard

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Celebrating Jon Lord

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Yes: Close to the Edge

    Organ, Grand Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Sunflower Superjam 2012

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Yes - Union Live

    Self - Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Prog Rock Britannia

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Prog Rock at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Yes: The New Director's Cut

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Yes: Classic Artists

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Yes: Live at Montreux 2003

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The One Show

    - August 25, 2008 (2008) ... Self actor actors
    2006
  • Yes: Greatest Video Hits

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Eco Rock Festival

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Moog

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Yes: Acoustic

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Rick Wakeman: Out There

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Yes: Yesspeak

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Keyboard Wizards - The Ultimate Anthology

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • YES: Fragile

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Top Gear

    - Episode 1 (2006) ... Self actor actors
    2002
  • Roger Dean: Views

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000

    Self - Keyboard

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Yes: Keys To Ascension

    Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

    Self - Audience Member

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • YesYears

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Yes - Union Tour Denver

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Boris Johnson MP, Rick Wakeman, Kate Garraway (2003) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

    Keys

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Crimes of Passion

    Wedding Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The New Sound of Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Lisztomania

    Thor

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

    Keyboard

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Yessongs

    Himself - Keyboards

    actor

    actors
    1975

• production (1 credits)

  • Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

    producer

    production
    2009

• sound (12 credits)

  • In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley

    music

    sound
    2007
  • Roger Dean: Views

    music

    sound
    2001
  • Midnight in Saint Petersburg

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • Bullet to Beijing

    music

    sound
    1995
  • Hero

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Crimes of Passion

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • She

    music

    sound
    1984
  • G'olé!

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • The Burning

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • White Rock

    music

    sound
    1977
  • Lisztomania

    original music composer

    sound
    1975
  • Sequences

    music

    sound
    1973

• crew (1 credits)

  • Creepshow 2

    additional music

    crew
    1987