Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious

1957-05-10 – 1979-02-02 (age 21) 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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Known For

The Filth and the Fury
The Filth and the Fury

2000

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
25 Years of Punk
25 Years of Punk

2001

as Self (archive footage)

Queen: Days of Our Lives
Queen: Days of Our Lives

2011

as Self (archive footage)

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

D.O.A.
D.O.A.

1981

as Self

Punk and Its Aftershocks
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
Who Killed Nancy?
Who Killed Nancy?

2009

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
Acceleration Punk
Acceleration Punk

1977

as Self

Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him
The Punk Rock Movie
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols

2013

as Sid Vicious (archive footage)