Acting
Sid Vicious
Also Known As: John Simon Ritchie
Birth Date
May 10, 1957
Death Date
February 2, 1979
(passed away at 21)
Place of Birth
Lewisham, London, England United Kingdom
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Biography
Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, was an English musician and vocalist. He achieved fame as a member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, replacing Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group. American expatriate Chrissie Hynde, before she formed the Pretenders, tried to convince Ritchie to join her in a sham marriage so she could get a work permit in the UK. John Lydon nicknamed Ritchie "Sid Vicious" after Lydon's pet hamster Sid.
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Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
1997 • 1 episode
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
2020 • 1 episode
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
2000
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Gimmick
1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Self
1979
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Self (archive footage)
2011
25 Years of Punk
Self (archive footage)
2001
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999
The Punk Rock Movie
Self
1978
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Self
1980
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Self
2017
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Self (archive footage)
2002
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Self
2012
Acceleration Punk
Self
1977
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Sid Vicious (archive footage)
2013
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Self
2011
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Self (archive footage)
2018
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
1996
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
Self
2007