Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

  • Birthday: 1947-06-29
  • Deathday: 2024-02-27
  • Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

As Peter

Wagons East!

1994

As Phil Taylor

The Wrong Guys

1988

As Richard

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

As Prince John

Once Upon a Crime

1992

As Julian Peters

The Aristocrats

2005

As Self

Vamps

2012

As Danny

Looking for Lenny

2011

As Self

Game Day

1999

As Steve Adler

Drunks

1997

As Jim

She's Funny That Way

2014

As Al Finkelstein

A Weekend in the Country

1996

As Bobby Stein

Hugo Pool

1997

As Chick Chicalini

Misery Loves Comedy

2015

As Self

Diary of a Young Comic

1979

As Billy Goldstein / Gondola

The Elevator

1998

As Phil Milowski

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

2003

As Self (archive footage)

That's Adequate

1989

As Pimples Lapedes

Sandy Wexler

2017

As Testimonial

Bucky and the Squirrels

2018

As Richard Lewis

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

2021

As Aristotle (voice)

The Last Party

1993

As Self

The Maze

1997

As Markov

The Facts

1982

As Host

Production

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