Richard Pryor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1940
- Died
- December 10, 2005 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Peoria, Illinois, USA
Biography
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (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 observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: receiving praise from notable comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Newhart, and Bill Cosby. His body of work includes the concert movies and recordings starting in the 70s and spanning three decades. He also starred in numerous films as an actor, in both comedic and dramatic roles. He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder and actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney. Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973), and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998. Pryor is listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.
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Filmography
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jerry West: The Logo
Movie · as Self (Archive footage & voice)
Breakdown: 1975
Movie · as (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Zeitgeist: Requiem
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Group Therapy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
Movie
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dark Side of Comedy
TV · as Self (Archive Footage) · 1 ep
Superstar
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Last Days of Richard Pryor
Movie · as Himself
The Comedy Store
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 5 eps
I Am Richard Pryor
Movie · as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Icon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Am
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Black and White Trypps Number Four
Movie
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The N Word
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Legends
TV · as G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Norm Show
TV · 1 ep
Lost Highway
Movie · as Arnie
Afro Promo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Blacks and Jews
Movie · as Self
Mad Dog Time
Movie · as Jimmy the Gravedigger
But... Seriously
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Century of Cinema
Movie · as Self
Chicago Hope
TV · as Joe Springer · 1 ep
Martin
TV · as Richard Pryor · 1 ep
Another You
Movie · as Eddie Dash
The Three Muscatels
Movie · as Narrator / Wino / Bartender
A Party For Richard Pryor
Movie · as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Movie · as Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Harlem Nights
Movie · as Sugar Ray
Moving
Movie · as Arlo Pear
Critical Condition
Movie · as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Movie · as Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Movie · as Self
Brewster's Millions
Movie · as Montgomery Brewster
The Making of 'Superman III'
Movie · as Self
Pryor's Place
TV · as Richard Pryor · 13 eps
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Movie · as Self
Superman III
Movie · as August 'Gus' Gorman
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie · as Self
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Movie · as Self
The Toy
Movie · as Jack Brown
Some Kind of Hero
Movie · as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Bustin' Loose
Movie · as Joe Braxton
Stir Crazy
Movie · as Harry Monroe
Wholly Moses
Movie · as Pharaoh
In God We Tru$t
Movie · as G.O.D.
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Movie
Movie · as Balloon Vendor
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wiz
Movie · as The Wiz
California Suite
Movie · as Dr. Chauncey Gump
Blue Collar
Movie · as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Which Way Is Up?
Movie · as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Greased Lightning
Movie · as Wendell Scott
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie · as Self / Various
The Richard Pryor show Volume 2
Movie · as Self
The Richard Pryor Show
TV · as Host · 5 eps
Silver Streak
Movie · as Grover Muldoon
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Movie · as Charlie Snow
Car Wash
Movie · as Daddy Rich
Carter's Army
Movie · as Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
Adiós Amigo
Movie · as Sam Spade
The Lion Roars Again
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Uptown Saturday Night
Movie · as Sharp Eye Washington
Flip Wilson... Of Course
Movie · as Self
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wattstax
Movie · as Self
The Mack
Movie · as Slim
Hit!
Movie · as Mike Willmer
Some Call It Loving
Movie · as Jeff
Juke and Opal
Movie · as Juke
Lily
Movie
Lady Sings the Blues
Movie · as Piano Man
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'
Movie · as Self
Dynamite Chicken
Movie · as Self
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Movie · as Wino
The Phynx
Movie · as Richard Pryor
The Young Lawyers
TV · 24 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Partridge Family
TV · as A.E. Simon · 1 ep
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Movie
The Young Lawyers
Movie · as Otis Tucker
Wild in the Streets
Movie · as Stanley X
The Busy Body
Movie · as Whittaker
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep