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

Classic Albums
2003
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
The Filth and the Fury
2000
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Acceleration Punk
1977
Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
1988
The Punk Rock Movie
1978
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
2013
Who Killed Nancy?
2009

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
30
2020
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
2016
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2013
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
as Sid Vicious (archive footage)
2013
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self - Bass
2012
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self
2011
Queen: Days of Our Lives
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
as Self
2009
Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him
as Himself
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 Self
2003
Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
2003
Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self (archive footage)
2001
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
1999
The Clash: Westway To The World
1996
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
as Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
1996
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
as Self
1989
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
as Self
1988
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
as Self
1981
D.O.A.
as Self
1980
Punk and Its Aftershocks
as Self
1980
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as The Gimmick
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Self
1978
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
as Self
1978
The Punk Rock Movie
as Self
1977
Acceleration Punk
as Self