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How Did Richard Pryor Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 65Also known asRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor, Ρίτσαρντ Πραιορ, Річард Прайор, ریچارد پرایور, ریچارد پرایر, Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/12/1940Born inPeoria, Illinois, USADied10/12/2005 (aged 65)Died inEncinoCausemyocardial infarction, multiple sclerosisWikidataQ294912 ↗TMDb#9309 ↗
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography76 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jerry West: The LogoMovie | Self (Archive footage & voice) | 86 |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like MeMovie | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975Movie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 84 |
| 2024 | Remembering Gene WilderMovie | Self (archive footage) | 84 |
| 2024 | Group TherapyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 84 |
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 84 |
| 2024 | Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapySeries | Self (archive footage) | 84 |
| 2020 | The Comedy StoreSeries | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2019 | I Am Richard PryorMovie | Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseMovie | Self (archive footage) | 73 |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicMovie | Self (archive footage) | 73 |
| 2012 | I AmSeries | Self | 72 |
| 2007 | Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70sMovie | Self (archive footage) | 67 |
| 2006 | LegendsSeries | G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited) | 66 |
| 2006 | The N WordMovie | Self (archive footage) | 66 |
| 2003 | 101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentMovie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 2003 | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Movie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 1999 | The Norm ShowSeries | — | 59 |
| 1999 | Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?Movie | Self | 59 |
| 1997 | Lost HighwayMovie | Arnie | 57 |
| 1997 | Blacks and JewsMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1996 | Mad Dog TimeMovie | Jimmy the Gravedigger | 56 |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeSeries | Joe Springer | 54 |
| 1992 | MartinSeries | Richard Pryor | 52 |
| 1991 | Another YouMovie | Eddie Dash | 51 |
| 1991 | The Three MuscatelsMovie | Narrator / Wino / Bartender | 51 |
| 1991 | A Party For Richard PryorMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1990 | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Self | 50 |
| 1989 | Harlem NightsMovie | Sugar Ray | 49 |
| 1989 | See No Evil, Hear No EvilMovie | Wallace 'Wally' Karue | 49 |
| 1988 | MovingMovie | Arlo Pear | 48 |
| 1987 | Critical ConditionMovie | Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery | 47 |
| 1986 | TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic RoutinesMovie | Self | 46 |
| 1985 | Brewster's MillionsMovie | Montgomery Brewster | 45 |
| 1985 | The Making of 'Superman III'Movie | Self | 45 |
| 1983 | Superman IIIMovie | August 'Gus' Gorman | 43 |
| 1983 | Richard Pryor: Here and NowMovie | Self | 43 |
| 1982 | The ToyMovie | Jack Brown | 42 |
| 1982 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset StripMovie | Self | 42 |
| 1981 | Bustin' LooseMovie | Joe Braxton | 41 |
| 1980 | Wholly MosesMovie | Pharaoh | 40 |
| 1980 | In God We Tru$tMovie | G.O.D. | 40 |
| 1980 | Stir CrazyMovie | Harry Monroe | 40 |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieMovie | Balloon Vendor | 39 |
| 1979 | Richard Pryor: Live in ConcertMovie | Self | 39 |
| 1978 | California SuiteMovie | Dr. Chauncey Gump | 38 |
| 1978 | Blue CollarMovie | Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown | 38 |
| 1977 | Which Way Is Up?Movie | Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas | 37 |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor ShowSeries | Host | 37 |
| 1976 | Silver StreakMovie | Grover Muldoon | 36 |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsMovie | Charlie Snow | 36 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | 35 |
| 1975 | The Lion Roars AgainMovie | Self | 35 |
| 1975 | Carter's ArmyMovie | Pvt. Jonathan Crunk | 35 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 34 |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday NightMovie | Sharp Eye Washington | 34 |
| 1973 | Some Call It LovingMovie | Jeff | 33 |
| 1973 | Hit!Movie | Mike Willmer | 33 |
| 1973 | WattstaxMovie | Self | 33 |
| 1972 | The Midnight SpecialSeries | Self | 32 |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the BluesMovie | Piano Man | 32 |
| 1971 | You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That BeatMovie | Wino | 31 |
| 1971 | Dynamite ChickenMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1970 | The Partridge FamilySeries | A.E. Simon | 30 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson ShowSeries | Self | 30 |
| 1970 | The PhynxMovie | Richard Pryor | 30 |
| 1969 | The Young LawyersMovie | Otis Tucker | 29 |
| 1968 | Wild in the StreetsMovie | Stanley X | 28 |
| 1967 | The Busy BodyMovie | Whittaker | 27 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self - Co-Host | 21 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music HallSeries | Self | 18 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 8 |