Sid Vicious

Actor

Born: May 10, 1957 (21 years old)

Died: February 2, 1979

Place of birth: Lewisham, London, England United Kingdom

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.

Filmography (14)

• Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011, ★ 8.1)
• Punk and Its Aftershocks (1980, ★ 6.5)
• The Filth and the Fury (2000, ★ 6.9)
• The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980, ★ 6.2)
• Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979, ★ 5)
• D.O.A. (1981, ★ 5.6)
• The Punk Rock Movie (1978, ★ 6.3)
• Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits (2018, ★ 6.4)
• Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy (2016, ★ 6.8)
• Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (2002, ★ 7.4)
• NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007, ★ 7.5)
• The Clash: Westway To The World (1999, ★ 6.8)
• Classic Albums (1997, ★ 7.7)
• Who Killed Nancy? (2009, ★ 5)