‘Ringo’ television film debuts on NBC 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1978)


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(Wednesday, April 26, 1978, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST)Ringo, a television film starring former Beatle Ringo Starr as both a fictionalized version of himself and his fictional half-brother “Ognir Rrats” (loosely based on The Prince and the Pauper), was broadcast tonight NBC.

Directed by Jeff Margolis, the film also featured an all-star cast, including former Beatle George Harrison, Art Carney, Carrie Fisher, Angie Dickinson, Mike Douglas, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Price and John Ritter.