Richard Pryor
Birthday
1940/12/01
Day of death
2005/12/10 (65 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor, Ρίτσαρντ Πραιορ, Річард Прайор
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 epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: receiving ...Read more
Acting
(1997) Lost Highway
as Arnie
(1973) Wattstax
as Self
(1989) See No Evil, Hear No Evil
as Wallace 'Wally' Karue
(1985) Brewster's Millions
as Montgomery Brewster
(1982) Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self
(1983) Richard Pryor: Here and Now
as Self
(1976) Silver Streak
as Grover Muldoon
(1979) Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
as Self
(1981) Bustin' Loose
as Joe Braxton
(1980) Stir Crazy
as Harry Monroe
(1972) Lady Sings the Blues
as Piano Man
(1977) Which Way Is Up?
as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
(1991) Another You
as Eddie Dash
(1987) Critical Condition
as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
(1975) Carter's Army
as Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
(1982) The Toy
as Jack Brown
(1978) The Wiz
as The Wiz
(2019) I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
(1980) Wholly Moses
as Pharaoh
(1989) Harlem Nights
as Sugar Ray
(1983) Superman III
as August 'Gus' Gorman
(1978) California Suite
as Dr. Chauncey Gump
(2003) Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) Greased Lightning
as Wendell Scott
(1988) Moving
as Arlo Pear
(1976) The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Charlie Snow
(1974) Uptown Saturday Night
as Sharp Eye Washington
(1967) The Busy Body
as Whittaker
(1973) The Mack
as Slim
(2021) Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) Wild in the Streets
as Stanley X
(1978) Blue Collar
as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
(1982) Some Kind of Hero
as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
(1970) The Phynx
as Richard Pryor
(1986) Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
(1971) Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'
as Self
(2007) Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
as Self
(1973) Hit!
as Mike Willmer
(1980) In God We Tru$t
as G.O.D.
(1973) Some Call It Loving
as Jeff
(2022) The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
as ---
(1994) But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Richard Pryor: Icon
as Self (archive footage)
(1979) The Muppet Movie
as Balloon Vendor
(2024) Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Zeitgeist: Requiem
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Adiós Amigo
as Sam Spade
(1977) The Richard Pryor Special?
as Self / Various
(1990) Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
(1971) Dynamite Chicken
as Self
(1985) The Making of 'Superman III'
as Self
(1986) TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
(1971) You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
as Wino
(1969) Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
as ---
(2024) Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1977) The Richard Pryor show Volume 2
as Self
(1969) The Young Lawyers
as Otis Tucker
(1997) Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Black and White Trypps Number Four
as ---
(1983) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
as Self - Host
(2013) Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) The Richard Pryor Show Volume I
as ---
(1973) Juke and Opal
as Juke
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) The Three Muscatels
as Narrator / Wino / Bartender
(1977) The Complete Richard Pryor Roast
as ---
(2020) The Last Days of Richard Pryor
as Himself
(1973) Lily
as ---
(1996) Mad Dog Time
as Jimmy the Gravedigger
(1997) Blacks and Jews
as Self
(1976) Car Wash
as Daddy Rich
(2006) The N Word
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) The Lion Roars Again
as Self
(1979) A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1974) Flip Wilson... Of Course
as Self
The Fall of 2008
as Arlo Pear (Moving)
The Bigger Bubble
as Arlo Pear (Blue Collar)
(1992) Martin
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1977) The Richard Pryor Show
as Host
(1994) Chicago Hope
as ---
(2020) The Comedy Store
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) Pryor's Place
as Richard Pryor
(1970) The Young Lawyers
as ---
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Host
(2022) Dark Side of Comedy
as Self (Archive Footage)
(2021) Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(2006) Legends
as G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(2024) Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)