
Richard Lewis
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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.
Known for
Credits

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
as Prince John

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Peter

Vamps (2012)
as Danny

She's Funny That Way (2015)
as Al Finkelstein

Sandy Wexler (2017)
as Testimonial

Once Upon a Crime (1992)
as Julian Peters

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Hugo Pool (1997)
as Chick Chicalini

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self

Group Therapy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

Wagons East! (1994)
as Phil Taylor

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self

The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)
as Self

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
as Self

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
as Self

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990)
as Self

Diary of a Young Comic (1979)
as Billy Goldstein / Gondola

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self

That's Adequate (1989)
as Pimples Lapedes

Looking for Lenny (2011)
as Self

Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self

Drunks (1997)
as Jim

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021)
as Aristotle (voice)

The Last Party (1993)
as Self

A Weekend in the Country (1996)
as Bobby Stein

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
as Richard Lewis

The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show (1991)
Actor

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Richard

Game Day (1999)
as Steve Adler

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
as Edward Sanders

An All-Star Toast to the Improv (1988)
as Self

Comic Relief III (1989)
as Self
The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981)
as Self

Comic Relief VII (1995)
as Self

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001)
as Self (archive footage)

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985)
as Self

The Elevator (1998)
as Phil Milowski

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)
as Self

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (1993)
as Self

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)
as Self

The Maze (1997)
as Markov

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Facts (1982)
as Host

Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour (1996)
as Himself

Just 3 Boyz (2010)
as Shades (voice)





