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Richard Pryor Acting Filmography (81)

Breakdown: 1975
2025·Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025·Self - Actor (archive footage)
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025·Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024·Self (archive footage)
Zeitgeist: Requiem
2024·Self (archive footage)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Group Therapy
2024·Self (archive footage)
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022·Self (archive footage)
The Last Days of Richard Pryor
2020·Himself
I Am Richard Pryor
2019·Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Icon
2014·Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013·Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013·Self (archive footage)
Black and White Trypps Number Four
2008
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007·Self (archive footage)
The N Word
2006·Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003·Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003·Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Me, Myself & Irene
2000·Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
1999·Self
Lost Highway
1997·Arnie
Afro Promo
1997·Self (archive footage)
Blacks and Jews
1997·Self
Mad Dog Time
1996·Jimmy the Gravedigger
But... Seriously
1994·Self (archive footage)
Another You
1991·Eddie Dash
The Three Muscatels
1991·Narrator / Wino / Bartender
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990·Self
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989·Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Harlem Nights
1989·Sugar Ray
Moving
1988·Arlo Pear
Critical Condition
1987·Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986·Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986·Self
Brewster's Millions
1985·Montgomery Brewster
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985·Self
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
1983·Self
Superman III
1983·August 'Gus' Gorman
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983·Self
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
1982·Self
The Toy
1982·Jack Brown
Some Kind of Hero
1982·Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Bustin' Loose
1981·Joe Braxton
Stir Crazy
1980·Harry Monroe
Wholly Moses
1980·Pharaoh
In God We Tru$t
1980·G.O.D.
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
1979·Self
The Muppet Movie
1979·Balloon Vendor
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wiz
1978·The Wiz
California Suite
1978·Dr. Chauncey Gump
Blue Collar
1978·Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Which Way Is Up?
1977·Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Greased Lightning
1977·Wendell Scott
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977·Self / Various
The Richard Pryor show Volume 2
1977·Self
Silver Streak
1976·Grover Muldoon
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976·Charlie Snow
Car Wash
1976·Daddy Rich
Carter's Army
1975·Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
Adiós Amigo
1975·Sam Spade
The Lion Roars Again
1975·Self
Uptown Saturday Night
1974·Sharp Eye Washington
Flip Wilson... Of Course
1974·Self
Wattstax
1973·Self
The Mack
1973·Slim
Hit!
1973·Mike Willmer
Some Call It Loving
1973·Jeff
Juke and Opal
1973·Juke
Lily
1973
Lady Sings the Blues
1972·Piano Man
Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'
1971·Self
Dynamite Chicken
1971·Self
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
1971·Wino
The Phynx
1970·Richard Pryor
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
The Young Lawyers
1969·Otis Tucker
Wild in the Streets
1968·Stanley X
The Busy Body
1967·Whittaker