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Sid Vicious
Deceased

How Did Sid Vicious Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 21
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn10/05/1957Born inLewisham, London, England United KingdomDied02/02/1979 (aged 21)Died inManhattanCauseheroin overdoseWikidataQ47878 ↗TMDb#79629 ↗

John Simon Ritchie, better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. After his death in 1979 at the age of 21, he remained an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic".

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Filmography15 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
202070 Years of Youth RevoltSeriesSelf (archive footage)63
2013Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex PistolsMovieSid Vicious (archive footage)56
2011Queen: Days of Our LivesMovieSelf (archive footage)54
2011Sex Pistols: The Whole StoryMovieSelf54
2009Who Killed Nancy?MovieSelf - Musician (archive footage)52
2002Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex PistolsMovieSelf (archive footage)45
2000The Filth and the FuryMovieSelf (archive footage)43
1999The Clash: Westway To The WorldMovie—42
1997Classic AlbumsSeriesSelf (archive footage)40
1996Sex Pistols: Live at BudokanMovieSelf39
1996Sex Pistols: Live in WinterlandMovieSelf - Bass, Backing Vocals39
1988Sex Pistols: Buried AliveMovieSelf31
1981D.O.A.MovieSelf24
1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoMovieSelf22
1978Sex Pistols - Live at the LonghornMovieSelf21