Richard Lewis

Born: 1947-06-29

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.


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as Peter
Released: 1995-10-27

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking,...

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as Prince John
Released: 1993-07-28

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in...

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Once Upon a Crime

as Julian Peters
Released: 1992-03-06

On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married...

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She's Funny That Way

as Al Finkelstein
Released: 2015-04-22

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover,...

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Sandy Wexler

as Testimonial
Released: 2017-04-14

When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his...

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as Danny
Released: 2012-08-25

The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife...

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The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self
Released: 2018-10-05

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated...

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Wagons East!

as Phil Taylor
Released: 1994-08-16

After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor,...

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The Aristocrats

as Self
Released: 2005-07-29

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared...

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Confessions of an Action Star

as Self
Released: 2005-01-23

A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star,...

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Confessions of an Action Star

as uncredited
Released: 2005-01-23

A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star,...

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The Wrong Guys

as Richard
Released: 1988-05-13

Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High...

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Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2001-03-20

This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger....

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Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Self
Released: 1999-10-17

Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and...

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Misery Loves Comedy

as Self
Released: 2015-01-23

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers,...

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Hugo Pool

as Chick Chicalini
Released: 1997-12-12

Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man...

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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

as Self
Released: 2011-12-17

It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse...

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That's Adequate

as Pimples Lapedes
Released: 1989-01-20

This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast....

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The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2003-05-13

Includes classic stand-up footage of: Tim Allen, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld,...

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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

as Self
Released: 2007-10-13

The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's...

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The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

as Edward Sanders
Released: 1992-10-04

Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn...

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The Last Party

as Self
Released: 1993-08-27

A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to...

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'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

as Self
Released: 1993-07-27

Hosted by Cary Elwes. It's a promotional piece that was intended to get the word out about the...

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Diary of a Young Comic

as Billy Goldstein / Gondola
Released: 1979-02-03

A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard...

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A Weekend in the Country

as Bobby Stein
Released: 1996-06-12

Six people. One weekend. The possibilities are endless when city meets country in this roundelay...

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Bucky and the Squirrels

as Richard Lewis
Released: 2018-01-26

Back in 1968, Bucky and the Squirrels topped the charts with their dance hit 'Do the Squirrel.'...

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Drunks

as Jim
Released: 1997-03-14

At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His...

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Looking for Lenny

as Self
Released: 2011-01-01

In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear...

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Game Day

as Steve Adler
Released: 1999-09-21

Richard Lewis plays coach Steven Adler, a one time high profile division one college basketball...

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The Elevator

as Phil Milowski
Released: 1998-04-01

Things are going swimmingly for the film producer Roy Tilden, his last film is a success and he...

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Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

as Self
Released: 2012-03-01

A brief look at Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's 2,000 Year Old Man routine and how it influenced...

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The Maze

as Markov
Released: 1997-01-01

People are trapped in a solitary building of infinite corridors and rooms where there appears to...

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Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

as Self
Released: 1985-10-16

A live performance by "neurotic" stand-up comedian Richard Lewis. Includes tongue-in-cheek...

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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self
Released: 2013-05-20

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live...

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Comic Relief III

as Self
Released: 1989-03-18

The third event from Comic Relief USA. Hosted, as with the first two specials, by Billy Crystal,...

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Nichols and May: Take Two

as Self
Released: 1996-05-22

A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.

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Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

as Self
Released: 1990-07-07

Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's...

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Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

as Self
Released: 1988-06-18

The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's...

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Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour

as Himself
Released: 1996-12-14

Lewis 1997 HBO stand up special was filmed at New York s historic Bottom Line. The Los Angeles...

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Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

as Aristotle (voice)
Released: 2021-05-07

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos interweaves Emily Levine’s live performance with animation,...

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The One, the Only... Groucho

as Self
Released: 1991-05-28

Groucho's life story, with jokes

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Just 3 Boyz

as Shades (voice)
Released: 2010-03-30

Tim & Eric are joined by Zach Galafianakis in the warped sitcom

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An All-Star Toast to the Improv

as Self
Released: 1988-01-30

To celebrate the "birthday" of the famous Improv comedy club, 6 famous comedians get up on stage...

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The Simpsons

as Golem (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sportsman Larry
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sportsman Larry (voice)
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Two and a Half Men

as Stan
First aired: 2003-09-22

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Richard Lewis
First aired: 2000-10-15

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe...

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BoJack Horseman

as Ziggy Abler (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Everybody Hates Chris

as Kris
First aired: 2005-09-22

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Hercules

as Neurosis
First aired: 1998-08-31

Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the...

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V.I.P.

as Ronald Zane
First aired: 1998-09-26

While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her...

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The Dead Zone

as Jack Jericho
First aired: 2002-06-16

Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Pound Puppies

as Buddy (voice)
First aired: 2010-10-10

Lucky, Cookie and the rest of the dogs in Shelter 17 have an important secret mission: to help...

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Tales from the Crypt

as Vern
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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American Masters

as Self
First aired: 1986-06-23

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers,...

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7th Heaven

as Richard Glass
First aired: 1996-08-26

Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven...

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Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-05-28

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Old Beggar (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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The Larry Sanders Show

as Richard Lewis
First aired: 1992-08-15

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry...

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'Til Death

as Miles Tunnicliff
First aired: 2006-09-07

A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different...

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Alias

as Mitchell Yaeger
First aired: 2001-09-30

Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government,...

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Inside Comedy

as Self
First aired: 2012-01-26

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell...

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Presidio Med

as Francis Weinod
First aired: 2002-09-24

Presidio Med is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from September 2002, to January...

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George Lopez

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-03-27

George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a...

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Anything But Love

as Marty Gold
First aired: 1989-03-07

Anything But Love is an American television sitcom, which aired on ABC from March 7, 1989 to...

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The Green Room with Paul Provenza

as Self
First aired: 2010-06-10

Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites...

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Daddy Dearest

as Steven Mitchell
First aired: 1993-09-05

A single father's angry and cynical father moves in with him. Hilarity ensues.

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A.J.'s Time Travelers

as Edgar Allan Poe
First aired: 1995-09-09

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MADtv

as Self
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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Dinner for Five

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-07-06

Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving...

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Hiller and Diller

as Neil Diller
First aired: 1997-09-23

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