Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 5/10/1957
- Birthplace
- Lewisham, London, England United Kingdom
- Died
- 2/2/1979 (aged 21)
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- John Simon Ritchie
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.
12 titles
Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011
Self (archive footage)
The Filth and the Fury
2000
Self (archive footage)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980
The Gimmick
D.O.A.
1981
Self
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999
Who Killed Nancy?
2009
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2002
Self (archive footage)
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
2018
Self (archive footage)
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Self
The Punk Rock Movie
1978
Self
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2016
