Acting
Richard Lewis
EN cinema · 48 credits
Born
29 June 1947
Died
27 February 2024 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic and self-deprecating humor. As an actor he was known for co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom Anything but Love, for playing the role of Prince John in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights and for his recurring role as a semi-fictionalized version of himself in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Known for
Filmography
Group Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Aristotle (voice)
Origin
Thanks
Bucky and the Squirrels
as Richard Lewis
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
She's Funny That Way
as Al Finkelstein
Vamps
as Danny
Just 3 Boyz
as Shades (voice)
The Aristocrats
as Self
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self, Actor
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
Game Day
as Steve Adler
The Elevator
as Phil Milowski
The Maze
as Markov
Drunks
as Jim
Hugo Pool
as Chick Chicalini
A Weekend in the Country
as Bobby Stein
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour
as Himself, Writer
Leaving Las Vegas
as Peter
Wagons East!
as Phil Taylor
The Last Party
as Self
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Prince John
Once Upon a Crime
as Julian Peters
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Edward Sanders
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
as Self, Writer
That's Adequate
as Pimples Lapedes
Comic Relief III
as Self
The Wrong Guys
as Richard
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
as Self, Writer
Diary of a Young Comic
as Billy Goldstein / Gondola, Writer