
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

Sandy Wexler (2017)
as Testimonial

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

Once Upon a Crime (1992)
as Julian Peters

Vamps (2012)
as Danny

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
as Self

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

Wagons East! (1994)
as Phil Taylor

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self

Hugo Pool (1997)
as Chick Chicalini

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self

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

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self

Group Therapy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

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

A Weekend in the Country (1996)
as Bobby Stein

The Last Party (1993)
as Self

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

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

Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (1993)
as Self
The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981)
as Self

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

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
as Richard Lewis

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Richard

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

Drunks (1997)
as Jim

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

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

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

The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show (1991)
Actor

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

Looking for Lenny (2011)
as Self

Just 3 Boyz (2010)
as Shades (voice)

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)
as Self

Comic Relief III (1989)
as Self

That's Adequate (1989)
as Pimples Lapedes

The Maze (1997)
as Markov

Comic Relief VII (1995)
as Self

The Elevator (1998)
as Phil Milowski

An All-Star Toast to the Improv (1988)
as Self
The Facts (1982)
as Host

Game Day (1999)
as Steve Adler

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





