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...
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
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
In God We Tru$t
as G.O.D.
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
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Self / Various
Silver Streak
as Grover Muldoon
Car Wash
as Daddy Rich
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Charlie Snow
Crew Credits
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Original Film Writer
Bustin' Loose
Producer
Blazing Saddles
Screenplay
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Writer