Richard Hell

Biography

Richard Lester Meyers, better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Richard Hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins.

Known For

Desperately Seeking Susan

as Bruce Meeker

Smithereens

as Eric

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

as Self

The Blank Generation

as Self

Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain

as The Rawhide Kid

Oil City Confidential

as Self

Blank Generation

as Billy

What About Me

as Paul

No Picnic

as Irate Tenant

Llik Your Idols

as Himself