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Richard Hell

Acting Born Oct 2, 1949 Lexington, Kentucky 23 credits

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.

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Film

Desperately Seeking Susan

as Bruce Meeker

Full filmography

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