
Richard Hell
Department: Acting
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

Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain
1983

Smithereens
1982

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007

Ramones: We're Outta Here!
2004

Llik Your Idols
2007

Wild Thing
2012

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017

Blind Light
1998

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985

Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
2003

What About Me
1993

The Blank Generation
1976

Oil City Confidential
2009

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989

Sadness at Leaving
1992

Final Reward
1978

Punking Out
1978

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009

No Picnic
1986

Punk Revolution NYC
2012

Blank Generation
1980

You Don't Know Ivan Julian
2020

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
2007