Richard Pryor (born Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.
On the morning of December 10, 2005, Pryor had a third and final heart attack at his house in Los Angeles.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Dark Side of Comedy (2022)
Guest starring as Richard Pryor
- Episode 1x05: Richard Pryor (Sep 13, 2022) [Credit Only]
Comic Relief (1986)
Guest starring as Richard Pryor
- Episode 1991-03-15: Comic Relief 1991 (Mar 15, 1991)
Pryor's Place (1984)
Starring as Richard Pryor
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late (Dec 8, 1984)
- Episode 1x12: Home Free (Dec 1, 1984)
- Episode 1x11: Cousin Rita (Nov 24, 1984)
- Episode 1x10: The Show Off (Nov 17, 1984)
- Episode 1x09: Kimosabe Blues (Nov 10, 1984)
- Episode 1x08: Divorce, Children's Style (Nov 3, 1984)
- Episode 1x07: Readers of the Lost Art (Oct 27, 1984)
- Episode 1x06: Sax Education (Oct 20, 1984)
- Episode 1x05: Close Encounters of the Ralph Kind (Oct 13, 1984)
- Episode 1x04: Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb (Oct 6, 1984)
- Episode 1x03: Love Means Never Being Sorry You Didn't Say It (Sep 29, 1984)
- Episode 1x02: To Catch a Little Thief (Sep 22, 1984)
- Episode 1x01: High Noon at 5:30 p.m. (Sep 15, 1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Richard Pryor
- Episode 1x07: Richard Pryor / Gil-Scott Heron (Dec 13, 1975)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Guest starring as Cat Griffin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: The Connection (2) (Sep 14, 1972)
- Episode 5x01: The Connection (1) (Sep 14, 1972)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Guest starring as Villar
- Episode 2x01: The Night of the Eccentrics (Sep 16, 1966)
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as Richard Pryor
- Episode 1965-06-03: Vivian Vance, Casey Stengel, Richard Pryor, Susan Watson, Sean Connery (Jun 3, 1965)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Richard Pryor
- Episode 1983-02-09: Bette Davis/Richard Pryor (Feb 9, 1983)
Oscars (1953)
Starring as Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1983-04-11: The 55th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 11, 1983)
- Episode 1977-03-28: The 49th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 28, 1977)
Guest starring as Richard Pryor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1983-04-11: The 55th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 11, 1983)
- Episode 1981-03-31: The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 31, 1981)
Crew Credits
Sanford and Son (1972)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three (Dec 1, 1972)
- Episode 2x03: The Dowry (Sep 29, 1972)