Sid Vicious
Birthday
1957/05/10
Day of death
1979/02/02 (21 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lewisham, London, England United Kingdom
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1980) Punk and Its Aftershocks
as Self
(2000) The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as The Gimmick
(1979) Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Self
(2011) Queen: Days of Our Lives
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) D.O.A.
as Himself
(1978) Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
as Himself
(1978) The Punk Rock Movie
as Self
(1996) Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
as Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
(1996) Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
as Himself
(2022) Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) Acceleration Punk
as Self
(2009) Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him
as Himself
(2024) My Way
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
as Himself
(1988) Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
as Himself
(2003) Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
as ---
(2016) Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
as ---
(2017) Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
(2011) Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
as Himself
(2013) Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
as Sid Vicious (archive footage)
(2001) 25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) Who Killed Nancy?
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(2007) NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2007) The Sex Pistols: In their own words
as Himself
(2012) Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Himself
(2020) 70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)