Richard Pryor
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
Chicago Hope
Joe Springer
Martin
Richard Pryor
Dinah!
Self
Greased Lightning
Wendell Scott
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Wino
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self (archive footage)
In God We Tru$t
G.O.D.
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Charlie Snow
Me, Myself & Irene
Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Silver Streak
Grover Muldoon
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Partridge Family
A.E. Simon
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Brewster's Millions
Montgomery Brewster
The Midnight Special
Host
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self (archive footage)
Lost Highway
Arnie
Superman III
August 'Gus' Gorman
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
The Norm Show
Some Kind of Hero
Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Wallace 'Wally' Karue
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Legends
G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blue Collar
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Another You
Eddie Dash
The Toy
Jack Brown
Stir Crazy
Harry Monroe
Which Way Is Up?
Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Wild in the Streets
Stanley X
Some Call It Loving
Jeff
The Phynx
Richard Pryor
Harlem Nights
Sugar Ray
Critical Condition
Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
The Muppet Movie
Balloon Vendor
The Wiz
The Wiz
Dark Side of Comedy
Self (Archive Footage)
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
The Three Muscatels
Narrator / Wino / Bartender
But... Seriously
Self (archive footage)
Wattstax
Self
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hit!
Mike Willmer
California Suite
Dr. Chauncey Gump
Moving
Arlo Pear
Flip Wilson... Of Course
Self
A Huey P. Newton Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bustin' Loose
Joe Braxton
Car Wash
Daddy Rich
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Self
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Special?
Self / Various
The N Word
Self (archive footage)
Wholly Moses
Pharaoh
The Comedy Store
Self (archive footage)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
Zeitgeist: Requiem
Self (archive footage)
Mad Dog Time
Jimmy the Gravedigger
The Richard Pryor Show
Host
The Young Lawyers
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self
Adiós Amigo
Sam Spade
The Last Days of Richard Pryor
Himself
The Richard Pryor show Volume 2
Self
Lady Sings the Blues
Piano Man
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Self
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Self
The Busy Body
Whittaker
The Mack
Slim
Pryor's Place
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Icon
Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Uptown Saturday Night
Sharp Eye Washington
The Young Lawyers
Otis Tucker
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Self (archive footage)
Dynamite Chicken
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
Carter's Army
Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
Blacks and Jews
Self
Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'
Self
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Lily
The Lion Roars Again
Self
Juke and Opal
Juke
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Black and White Trypps Number Four
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Show Volume I
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self