Richard Pryor
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.
Tuntud rollide järgi
7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.9 Saturday Night Live
1975
7.2 Chicago Hope
1994
5.8 The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.8 The Partridge Family
1970
6.8 The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5 Martin
1992
6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
5.4 Kraft Music Hall
1958
7.0 Dinah!
1974
7.5 Kadunud kiirtee
1997
4.8 The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Filmograafia
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 (Self (archive footage))
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 (Self (archive photo/footage))
- 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (Self (archive footage))
- 2025John Candy: I Like Me (Self - Actor (archive footage))
- 2024Stand-up, la rage de rire (Self (archive footage))
- 2024Hollywood Black (Self (archive footage))
- 2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 2024Group Therapy (Self (archive footage))
- 2024Remembering Gene Wilder (Self (archive footage))
- 2024Zeitgeist: Requiem (Self (archive footage))
- 2023Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
- 2022Dark Side of Comedy (Self (Archive Footage))
- 2022The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up (Self (archive footage))
- 2021Superstar (Self (archive footage))
- 2020The Comedy Store (Self (archive footage))
- 2020The Last Days of Richard Pryor (Himself)
- 2019I Am Richard Pryor (Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage))
- 2014Richard Pryor: Icon (Self (archive footage))
- 2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (Self (archive footage))
- 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Self (archive footage))
- 2012I Am (Self)
- 2008Black and White Trypps Number Four
- 2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s (Self (archive footage))
- 2006Legends (G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 2006The N Word (Self (archive footage))
- 2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (Self (archive footage))
- 2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (Self (archive footage))
- 2001A Huey P. Newton Story (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 1999Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? (Self)
- 1999The Norm Show
- 1997Blacks and Jews (Self)
- 1997Afro Promo (Self (archive footage))
- 1997Kadunud kiirtee (Arnie)
- 1996Mad Dog Time (Jimmy the Gravedigger)
- 1994Chicago Hope (Joe Springer)
- 1994But... Seriously (Self (archive footage))
- 1992Martin (Richard Pryor)
- 1991The Three Muscatels (Narrator / Wino / Bartender)
- 1991Another You (Eddie Dash)
- 1990Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (Self)
- 1989Harlemi ööd (Sugar Ray)
- 1989Ei kuule, ei näe (Wallace 'Wally' Karue)
- 1988Moving (Arlo Pear)
- 1987Critical Condition (Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery)
- 1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego)
- 1986TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (Self)
- 1985The Making of 'Superman III' (Self)
- 1985Brewsteri miljonid (Montgomery Brewster)
- 1984Pryor's Place (Richard Pryor)
- 1983Richard Pryor: Here and Now (Self)
- 1983Superman III (August 'Gus' Gorman)
- 1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Self)
- 1982The Toy (Jack Brown)
- 1982Some Kind of Hero (Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal)
- 1982Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (Self)
- 1981Bustin' Loose (Joe Braxton)
- 1980Kanapead vanglas (Harry Monroe)
- 1980In God We Tru$t (G.O.D.)
- 1980Wholly Moses (Pharaoh)
- 1979The Muppet Movie (Balloon Vendor)
- 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 1979Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (Self)
- 1978The Wiz (The Wiz)
- 1978California Suite (Dr. Chauncey Gump)
- 1978Blue Collar (Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown)
- 1977Which Way Is Up? (Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas)
- 1977The Richard Pryor Show (Host)
- 1977The Richard Pryor show Volume 2 (Self)
- 1977Greased Lightning (Wendell Scott)
- 1977The Richard Pryor Special? (Self / Various)
- 1976Silver Streak (Grover Muldoon)
- 1976Car Wash (Daddy Rich)
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Charlie Snow)
- 1975Adiós Amigo (Sam Spade)
- 1975Saturday Night Live (Self - Host)
- 1975Carter's Army (Pvt. Jonathan Crunk)
- 1975The Lion Roars Again (Self)
- 1974Dinah! (Self)
- 1974Flip Wilson... Of Course (Self)
- 1974Uptown Saturday Night (Sharp Eye Washington)
- 1973Juke and Opal (Juke)
- 1973Some Call It Loving (Jeff)
- 1973Lily
- 1973Hit! (Mike Willmer)
- 1973The Mack (Slim)
- 1973Wattstax (Self)
- 1972Lady Sings the Blues (Piano Man)
- 1972The Midnight Special (Self)
- 1971You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (Wino)
- 1971Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (Self)
- 1971Dynamite Chicken (Self)
- 1970The Partridge Family (A.E. Simon)
- 1970The Young Lawyers
- 1969The Young Lawyers (Otis Tucker)
- 1969Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
- -Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary (Self (archive footage))
- 1970The Flip Wilson Show (Self)
- 1970The Phynx (Richard Pryor)
- 1968Wild in the Streets (Stanley X)
- 1967The Busy Body (Whittaker)
- 1962The Merv Griffin Show (Self)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Self)
- 1961The Mike Douglas Show (Self - Co-Host)
- 1958Kraft Music Hall (Self)
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show (Self)