Sid Vicious

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.

Known For

Queen: Days of Our Lives

as Self (archive footage)

The Filth and the Fury

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

as The Gimmick

D.O.A.

as Himself

Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

as Self (archive footage)

Who Killed Nancy?

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

as Self

The Punk Rock Movie

as Self

Punk and Its Aftershocks

as Self