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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, U.S.Died10/12/2005Died 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.
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Importing filmography…
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | LegendsSeries | G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited) | 66 |
| 2003 | 101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentMovie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 2003 | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Movie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 1999 | The Norm ShowSeries | — | 59 |
| 1997 | Lost HighwayMovie | Arnie | 57 |
| 1997 | Blacks and JewsMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1996 | Mad Dog TimeMovie | Jimmy the Gravedigger | 56 |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeSeries | Joe Springer | 54 |
| 1992 | MartinSeries | Richard Pryor | 52 |
| 1991 | Another YouMovie | Eddie Dash | 51 |
| 1991 | The Three MuscatelsMovie | Narrator / Wino / Bartender | 51 |
| 1990 | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Self | 50 |
| 1989 | Harlem NightsMovie | Sugar Ray | 49 |
| 1989 | See No Evil, Hear No EvilMovie | Wallace 'Wally' Karue | 49 |
| 1988 | MovingMovie | Arlo Pear | 48 |
| 1987 | Critical ConditionMovie | Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery | 47 |
| 1985 | Brewster's MillionsMovie | Montgomery Brewster | 45 |
| 1985 | The Making of 'Superman III'Movie | Self | 45 |
| 1983 | Superman IIIMovie | August 'Gus' Gorman | 43 |
| 1982 | The ToyMovie | Jack Brown | 42 |
| 1980 | Wholly MosesMovie | Pharaoh | 40 |
| 1980 | In God We Tru$tMovie | G.O.D. | 40 |
| 1980 | Stir CrazyMovie | Harry Monroe | 40 |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieMovie | Balloon Vendor | 39 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1972 | The Midnight SpecialSeries | Self | 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 |
| 1968 | Wild in the StreetsMovie | Stanley X | 28 |
| 1967 | The Busy BodyMovie | Whittaker | 27 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self - Co-Host | 21 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music HallSeries | Self | 18 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 8 |