Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman

Known for

Acting

Biography

David Andrew "Riki" Rachtman is an American television and radio personality. He is best known for his association with the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s hard rock and heavy metal scene, hosting MTV's Headbangers Ball from 1990 to the show's cancellation in 1995, and he was the owner of the Hollywood-based nightclub The Cathouse.

Best known work

Mystery Men

Mystery Men

1999

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

1996

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

1988

Plump Fiction

Plump Fiction

1997

Unhappily Ever After

Unhappily Ever After

1995

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

1994

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1994

I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal Dream

I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal Dream

2023

Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball

1987

Rebel Highway

Rebel Highway

1994

Filmography

TBA
Untitled KROQ Documentary
2023
I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal DreamTV
as Self (3 episodes)
2017
Cool As Hell 2
as Riki
2009
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
as Self
2004
When Metal Ruled The WorldTV
as Himself (1 episode)
2003
When Metal Ruled The World
as Himself
1999
Mystery Men
as Frat Boy
1997
Plump Fiction
as Clerk #2
1996
Pacific BlueTV
as Dick Ellis (1 episode)
1995
Unhappily Ever AfterTV
as Riki Rachtman (voice) (1 episode)
1994
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Eddie Cochran
1994
Rebel HighwayTV
as Eddie Cochran (1 episode)
1988
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
as Self
1987
Headbangers BallTV
as Host (21 episodes)