Richard Hell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-10-02 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Lexington, Kentucky

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

  • Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

  • Blind Light

    Blind Light

  • Blank Generation

    Blank Generation

  • Final Reward

    Final Reward

  • Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

    Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

  • Punking Out

    Punking Out

  • NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

  • Llik Your Idols

    Llik Your Idols

  • Oil City Confidential

    Oil City Confidential

  • The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

  • Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

    Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

  • Smithereens

    Smithereens

  • What About Me

    What About Me

  • Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain

    Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain

  • Ramones: We're Outta Here!

    Ramones: We're Outta Here!

  • Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

    Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

  • Punk Revolution NYC

    Punk Revolution NYC

  • Wild Thing

    Wild Thing

  • You Don't Know Ivan Julian

    You Don't Know Ivan Julian

  • No Picnic

    No Picnic

  • Sadness at Leaving

    Sadness at Leaving