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Richard Reinhardt (also 'Beau') was born on August 11, 1957. He is better known as Richie Ramone. Before working with the Ramones he drummed with Velveteen and is also reported to have drummed with Annie Golden's band The Shirts. He joined the Ramones on February 13, 1983, at a show at Utica, New York, after second drummer Marky Ramone was fired. He took part in the Subterranean Jungle tour of 1983, where he signed autographs as Richie Beau, which was the name he went under whilst drumming with Velveteen. Richie played his last show on August 12, 1987, in East Hampton, New York, after 4½ four years and 500 shows as a Ramone.

The most elusive of all the Ramones, and also the fastest playing drummer, Richie refused to get involved in the public bickering that shadowed some of the other members in later years. Hence, there continue to be inaccuracies about his legacy as a Ramone. He turned up recently in the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, revealing that he was not considered a full band member and did not receive money from merchandise sales. There were also artistic differences with Johnny Ramone that escalated while Richie and Joey Ramone were remixing Halfway to Sanity. When he quit, the band looked for other drummers. Clem Burke (Elvis Ramone) filled in for two gigs in Trenton, New Jersey. Contrary to what has been reported, Marky Ramone was not on hiatus and had Richie not quit, he would have been there till the last show. However, when he left, the band asked Marky Ramone to return (which he did).

Richie is featured on the albums Too Tough to Die, Animal Boy, and Halfway to Sanity. He wrote six songs with the band - "Humankind", which appears on Too Tough to Die, "Something Put Something In My Drink", which appears on Animal Boy, and "I'm Not Jesus" and "I Know Better Know", which both appear on Halfway to Sanity.

Richie was invited to attend former bandmate Joey Ramone's funeral when he passed away on April 15, 2001 from cancer. He was reunited with Joey's brother Mickey Leigh of the Rattlers, a band he greatly admired. He is also featured in the Ramones documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones wearing a tie and collared shirt, reflecting that he has probably left the Ramones behind.

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