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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 1, 1940
Died
December 10, 2005
Place of Birth
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
- Ρίτσαρντ Πραιορ
- Річард Прайор
- ریچارد پرایور
- ریچارد پرایر
Richard Pryor
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
6.2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
7.2
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Zeitgeist: Requiem
2024
0.0
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
8.1
Self (Archive Footage)
Dark Side of Comedy
2022
6.4
Self (archive footage)
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
5.7
Self (archive footage)
Superstar
2021
7.7
Self (archive footage)
The Comedy Store
2020
Credits
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
2024
0.0
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
6.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.2
Zeitgeist: Requiem
as Self (archive footage)
2024
0.0
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
0.0
Dark Side of Comedy
as Self (Archive Footage)
2022
8.1
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
as Self (archive footage)
2022
6.4
Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self (archive footage)
2021
0.0
Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.7
The Comedy Store
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.7
The Last Days of Richard Pryor
as Himself
2020
10.0
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
2019
6.8
Richard Pryor: Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2014
6.2
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
7.0
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
8.2
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
2013
7.1
🎬
Black and White Trypps Number Four
2008
5.8
🎬
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
Legends
as G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
5.0
The N Word
as Self (archive footage)
2006
6.6
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self (archive footage)
2003
8.0
Me, Myself & Irene
as Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
6.6
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
as Self
1999
6.0
Blacks and Jews
as Self
1997
6.0
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
1997
0.0
Lost Highway
as Arnie
1997
7.5
Mad Dog Time
as Jimmy the Gravedigger
1996
5.3
Chicago Hope
1994
7.2
🎬
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1994
10.0
Martin
1992
7.6
The Three Muscatels
as Narrator / Wino / Bartender
1991
0.0
Another You
as Eddie Dash
1991
5.4
🎬
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
1990
8.8
Harlem Nights
as Sugar Ray
1989
6.1
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
as Wallace 'Wally' Karue
1989
6.7
Moving
as Arlo Pear
1988
5.5
Critical Condition
as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
1987
5.5
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
1986
6.6
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
1986
0.0
The Making of 'Superman III'
as Self
1985
6.7
Brewster's Millions
as Montgomery Brewster
1985
6.6
Pryor's Place
as Richard Pryor
1984
5.0
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
as Self
1983
6.6
Superman III
as August 'Gus' Gorman
1983
5.5
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
as Self
1983
8.5
The Toy
as Jack Brown
1982
5.8
Some Kind of Hero
as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
1982
5.6
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self
1982
7.3
Bustin' Loose
as Joe Braxton
1981
6.1
Stir Crazy
as Harry Monroe
1980
6.5
In God We Tru$t
as G.O.D.
1980
6.2
Wholly Moses
as Pharaoh
1980
4.7
The Muppet Movie
as Balloon Vendor
1979
7.2
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
0.0
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
as Self
1979
7.4
California Suite
as Dr. Chauncey Gump
1978
5.8
The Wiz
as The Wiz
1978
6.0
Blue Collar
as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
1978
7.4
Which Way Is Up?
as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
1977
6.0
The Richard Pryor Show
as Host
1977
6.4
The Richard Pryor show Volume 2
as Self
1977
0.0
The Richard Pryor Show Volume I
1977
6.0
Greased Lightning
as Wendell Scott
1977
6.3
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Self / Various
1977
7.0
Silver Streak
as Grover Muldoon
1976
6.7
Car Wash
as Daddy Rich
1976
6.0
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Charlie Snow
1976
6.1
Adiós Amigo
as Sam Spade
1975
3.0
Carter's Army
as Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
1975
4.0
🎬
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
1975
0.0
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Flip Wilson... Of Course
as Self
1974
0.0
Uptown Saturday Night
as Sharp Eye Washington
1974
6.1
Juke and Opal
as Juke
1973
0.0
Some Call It Loving
as Jeff
1973
4.9
Lily
1973
0.0
Hit!
as Mike Willmer
1973
5.8
The Mack
as Slim
1973
6.5
Wattstax
as Self
1973
6.8
Lady Sings the Blues
as Piano Man
1972
6.9
The Midnight Special
as Host
1972
7.8
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
as Wino
1971
8.5
Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'
as Self
1971
6.4
Dynamite Chicken
as Self
1971
5.4
The Young Lawyers
1970
5.0
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
4.8
The Phynx
as Richard Pryor
1970
3.5
The Young Lawyers
as Otis Tucker
1969
0.0
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
0.0
Wild in the Streets
as Stanley X
1968
6.0
The Busy Body
as Whittaker
1967
7.1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
4.7
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8