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
1985
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
2004
Smithereens
1982
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Blank Generation
1980
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017
No Picnic
1990
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
2007
The Blank Generation
1976
You Don't Know Ivan Julian
2020

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
23
Writing
1
Sound
1
2020
You Don't Know Ivan Julian
as Self
2017
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
2012
Wild Thing
as Self
2012
Punk Revolution NYC
as Himself
2009
Oil City Confidential
as Self
2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self
2007
Llik Your Idols
as Himself
2007
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
as Self
2004
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
as Self
2003
Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
1998
Blind Light
as Max
1993
What About Me
as Paul
1992
Sadness at Leaving
as Carl Halman
1990
No Picnic
as Irate Tenant
1989
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
as Self
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Bruce Meeker
1983
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain
as The Rawhide Kid
1982
Smithereens
as Eric
1980
Blank Generation
as Billy
1978
Final Reward
1978
Punking Out
as Self
1976
The Blank Generation
as Self