Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) 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...

Known For

Blazing Saddles

Screenplay

Lost Highway

as Arnie

Superman III

as August 'Gus' Gorman

Cast Credits

Me, Myself & Irene

as Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lost Highway

as Arnie

Mad Dog Time

as Jimmy the Gravedigger

The Three Muscatels

as Narrator / Wino / Bartender

Another You

as Eddie Dash

Harlem Nights

as Sugar Ray

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

as Wallace 'Wally' Karue

Moving

as Arlo Pear

Critical Condition

as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

as Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Brewster's Millions

as Montgomery Brewster

Superman III

as August 'Gus' Gorman

The Toy

as Jack Brown

Some Kind of Hero

as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal

Bustin' Loose

as Joe Braxton

Stir Crazy

as Harry Monroe

Wholly Moses

as Pharaoh

The Muppet Movie

as Balloon Vendor

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wiz

as The Wiz

California Suite

as Dr. Chauncey Gump

Blue Collar

as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown

Which Way Is Up?

as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas

Greased Lightning

as Wendell Scott

Silver Streak

as Grover Muldoon

Car Wash

as Daddy Rich

Crew Credits