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Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/12/1940

Day of Death

10/12/2005
(65) years old

Place of Birth

Peoria, Illinois, USA

Biography

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epi... Read More

Known For

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder

Zeitgeist: Requiem

Zeitgeist: Requiem

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

The Last Days of Richard Pryor

The Last Days of Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor: Icon

Richard Pryor: Icon

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Filmography

Cast

2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024

Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Zeitgeist: Requiem

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

2022

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-U...

as Self (archive footage)

2020

The Last Days of Richard Pryor

as Himself

2019

I Am Richard Pryor

as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive foota...

2014

Richard Pryor: Icon

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self (archive footage)

2008

Black and White Trypps Number Four

2007

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70...

as Self (archive footage)

2006

The N Word

as Self (archive footage)

2003

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainme...

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!...

as Self (archive footage)

2001

A Huey P. Newton Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000

Me, Myself & Irene

as Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage...

1999

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

as Self

1997

Blacks and Jews

as Self

1997

Afro Promo

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Lost Highway

as Arnie

1996

Mad Dog Time

as Jimmy the Gravedigger

1994

But... Seriously

as Self (archive footage)

1991

The Three Muscatels

as Narrator / Wino / Bartender

1991

Another You

as Eddie Dash

1990

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebr...

as Self

1989

Harlem Nights

as Sugar Ray

1989

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

as Wallace 'Wally' Karue

1988

Moving

as Arlo Pear

1987

Critical Condition

as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

1986

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

as Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

1986

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Cl...

as Self

1985

The Making of 'Superman III'

as Self

1985

Brewster's Millions

as Montgomery Brewster

1983

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

as Self

1983

Superman III

as August 'Gus' Gorman

1983

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

as Self

1982

The Toy

as Jack Brown

1982

Some Kind of Hero

as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal

1982

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

as Self

1981

Bustin' Loose

as Joe Braxton

1980

Stir Crazy

as Harry Monroe

1980

In God We Tru$t

as G.O.D.

1980

Wholly Moses

as Pharaoh

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Balloon Vendor

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1979

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

as Self

1978

California Suite

as Dr. Chauncey Gump

1978

The Wiz

as The Wiz

1978

Blue Collar

as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown

1977

Which Way Is Up?

as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox T...

1977

The Richard Pryor show Volume 2

as Self

1977

The Richard Pryor Show Volume I

1977

Greased Lightning

as Wendell Scott

1977

The Richard Pryor Special?

as Self / Various

1976

Silver Streak

as Grover Muldoon

1976

Car Wash

as Daddy Rich

1976

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Mot...

as Charlie Snow

1975

Adiós Amigo

as Sam Spade

1975

Carter's Army

as Pvt. Jonathan Crunk

1975

The Lion Roars Again

as Self

1974

Flip Wilson... Of Course

as Self

1974

Uptown Saturday Night

as Sharp Eye Washington

1973

Juke and Opal

as Juke

1973

Some Call It Loving

as Jeff

1973

Lily

1973

Hit!

as Mike Willmer

1973

The Mack

as Slim

1973

Wattstax

as Self

1972

Lady Sings the Blues

as Piano Man

1971

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It o...

as Wino

1971

Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'

as Self

1971

Dynamite Chicken

as Self

1970

The Phynx

as Richard Pryor

1969

The Young Lawyers

as Otis Tucker

1969

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

1968

Wild in the Streets

as Stanley X

1967

The Busy Body

as Whittaker