Richard Hell
Known for acting · Born 2 October 1949 · 76 · Lexington, Kentucky
25 credits
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
Smithereens
1982
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain
1983
What About Me
1993
Blank Generation
1980
Llik Your Idols
2007
The Blank Generation
1976
Final Reward
1978
Blind Light
Blind Light
1998
Punking Out
1978
No Picnic
1990
Sadness at Leaving
1992
Punk Revolution NYC
2012
Acting (23)
2020You Don't Know Ivan JulianSelfFilm
2017Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk RockersSelfFilm
2012Punk Revolution NYCHimselfFilm
2012Wild ThingSelfFilm
2009Oil City ConfidentialSelfFilm
2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBSelfFilm
2007NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelfFilm
2007Llik Your IdolsHimselfFilm
2007Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and PunkSelfFilm
2004Ramones: We're Outta Here!SelfFilm
2003Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?Film
1998Blind LightMaxFilm
1993What About MePaulFilm
1992Sadness at LeavingCarl HalmanFilm
1990No PicnicIrate TenantFilm
1989Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat PoetsSelfFilm
1985Desperately Seeking SusanBruce MeekerFilm
1983Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel MountainThe Rawhide KidFilm
1982SmithereensEricFilm
1980Blank GenerationBillyFilm
1978Final RewardFilm
1978Punking OutSelfFilm
1976The Blank GenerationSelfFilm
Sound (1)
1983Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel MountainOriginal Music ComposerFilm
Writing (1)
1980Blank GenerationScreenplayFilm