Acting credits
96
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard Pryor
Acting
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Movies: 77Series: 21Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 9309
IMDb ID: nm0001640
Known for: Acting
Born: December 1, 1940
Died: December 10, 2005
Age: 65
Place of birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q294912
Also known as
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor • Ρίτσαρντ Πραιορ • Річард Прайор • ریچارد پرایور • ریچارد پرایر
Other jobs
Writer (6)Creator (2)Director (2)Original Film Writer (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)
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 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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Pryor.
6.4
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.8
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.8
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.2
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
Zeitgeist: Requiem
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023 Movie
6.6
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Original Film Writer
2022 Movie
6.3
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
10.0
The Last Days of Richard Pryor
as Himself
2020 Movie
6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.2
Richard Pryor: Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
8.2
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
6.6
The N Word
as Self (archive footage)
2006 Movie
5.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
8.0
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
5.1
A Huey P. Newton Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001 Movie
6.6
Me, Myself & Irene
as Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000 Movie
6.0
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
as Self
1999 Movie
6.0
Blacks and Jews
as Self
1997 Movie
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
7.5
Lost Highway
as Arnie
1997 Movie
5.2
Mad Dog Time
as Jimmy the Gravedigger
1996 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Pryor.
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.2
Dark Side of Comedy
as Self (Archive Footage) • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.7
Superstar
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.7
The Comedy Store
as Self (archive footage) • 5 eps
2020 Series
5.0
Legends
as G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.8
The Norm Show
1 eps
1999 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Joe Springer • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.6
Martin
as Richard Pryor • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.0
Pryor's Place
as Richard Pryor • 13 eps
1984 Series
6.3
The Richard Pryor Show
as Host • 5 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.8
The Midnight Special
as Self • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.8
The Partridge Family
as A.E. Simon • 1 eps
1970 Series
5.0
The Young Lawyers
24 eps
1970 Series
4.6
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 7 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 10 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host • 2 eps
1961 Series
4.7
Kraft Music Hall
as Self • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series