Darby Crash

Darby Crash was an American punk rock vocalist and songwriter who, along with long-time friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk rock band the Germs. He committed suicide by way of an intentional heroin overdose. In the years since his suicide at the age of 22, the Germs have attained legendary status among punk rock fans and musicians alike, as well as from the wider alternative rock and underground music community in general. Crash has come to be revered as a unique and talented songwriter; his myriad literary, musical and philosophical influences, which varied from Friedrich Nietzsche and David Bowie to Charles Manson and Adolf Hitler, resulted in lyrics that were unusually wordy and impressionistic in the realm of punk rock at the time, immediately setting Crash and his band apart from most other Los Angeles punk groups that sprang up in the late 1970s.

Darby Crash is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 5 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes The Decline of Western Civilization (1981), Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3, Media Blitz: The Germs Story (2004), Germs: Caught In My Eye (1979), Target Video Underground Forces, Vol. 3 (1981). The recorded credits span 1979 to 2004, including 5 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.