Acting

Richard Lewis

Born 1947-06-29 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died 2024-02-27

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.

Credits

Newest first

Group Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Aristotle (voice)
2021
Origin
Thanks
2019
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
2018
Bucky and the Squirrels
as Richard Lewis
2018
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2017
She's Funny That Way
as Al Finkelstein
2015
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
2015
BoJack Horseman
as Ziggy Abler (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013
Vamps
as Danny
2012
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
as Self
2012
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
2011
Looking for Lenny
as Self
2011
Pound Puppies
as Buddy (voice)
2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
2010
Just 3 Boyz
as Shades (voice)
2010
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
'Til Death
as Miles Tunnicliff
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
as Kris
2005
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Las Vegas
as Stan
2003
Two and a Half Men
as Stan
2003
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Presidio Med
as Francis Weinod
2002
The Dead Zone
as Jack Jericho
2002
George Lopez
as Phillip Nickleson
2002
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001
Alias
as Mitchell Yaeger
2001
Dinner for Five
2001
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Richard Lewis
2000
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Self
1999
Game Day
as Steve Adler
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sportsman Larry
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sportsman Larry (voice)
1999
V.I.P.
as Ronald Zane
1998
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
Hercules
as Neurosis
1998
Rude Awakening
as Harve Schwartz
1998
The Elevator
as Phil Milowski
1998
Hugo Pool
as Chick Chicalini
1997
Hiller and Diller
as Neil Diller
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Drunks
as Jim
1997
The Maze
as Markov
1997
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour
as Himself
1996
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour
Writer
1996
7th Heaven
as Richard Glass
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
A Weekend in the Country
as Bobby Stein
1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
as Self
1996
Comic Relief VII
as Self
1995
Leaving Las Vegas
as Peter
1995
MADtv
as Self
1995
A.J.'s Time Travelers
as Edgar Allan Poe
1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Richard (voice)
1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Old Beggar (voice)
1995
Wagons East!
as Phil Taylor
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Daddy Dearest
as Steven Mitchell
1993
Daddy Dearest
Creator
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
The Last Party
as Self
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Prince John
1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
1993
TriBeCa
1993
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Edward Sanders
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
as Richard Lewis
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Once Upon a Crime
as Julian Peters
1992
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
1991
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
as Self
1990
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Writer
1990