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 Floyd, Wright recorded two solo albums and was briefly active in the pop duo Zee with Dave Harris of Fashion. Following Pink Floyd's Live 8 appearance in 2005, he became part of Gilmour's touring band, singing occasional lead vocals on songs such as "Arnold Layne". Wright died from lung cancer in London in September 2008, aged 65. Wright's jazz influences and distinctive keyboard playing were an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. As well as playing Farfisa and Hammond organs and Kurzweil synthesisers, he sang regularly in the band and took lead vocals on songs such as "Remember a Day" (1968), "Time" (1973) and "Wearing the Inside Out" (1994).
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 28, 1943
- September 15, 2008 (aged 65)
- London, England, UK
- Composer and actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Richard Wright's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Richard Wright's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Wright's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 93 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Eternal Return - PINK Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Richard Wright: Wet Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Pink Floyd: The Wall(1982)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Mars Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Crystal Voyager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
David A Guiar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Zabriskie Point(1970)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
More(1969)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Enchanted Loom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 60th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1967 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
Highest rated
Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court (1994)
Most popular right now
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
Film career
- 1972Screen debut· Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
How do Richard Wright's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the sound and music 79/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 65. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Richard Wright work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Wright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Gilmour shares the most, 7.
Actors
- David GilmourShared titles: Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012), Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2011), Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996 (2004), Pink Floyd: The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon (2003), Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court (1994), Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972), More (1969)See all 7 shared titles with David Gilmour
- Nick MasonShared titles: Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012), Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2011), Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996 (2004), Pink Floyd: The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon (2003), Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court (1994), Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972), More (1969)See all 7 shared titles with Nick Mason
- Roger WatersShared titles: Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012), Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2011), Pink Floyd: The Wall (2007), Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996 (2004), Pink Floyd: The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon (2003), Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972), More (1969)See all 7 shared titles with Roger Waters
Composers
- Pink FloydShared titles: Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012), Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court (1994), More (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Pink Floyd
Producers
- Stephen O'RourkeShared titles: Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court (1994), Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen O'Rourke