
Richard Price
Known for writing · Born 12 October 1949 · 76 · New York City, New York, USA
36 credits
Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of several novels, including The Wanderers (1974), Clockers (1992), Freedomland (1998), and Samaritan (2003). He often has cameo appearances in the films and television series he writes.
Known for

The Wire
2002

The Outsider
2020

Ransom
1996

Child 44
2015

The Color of Money
1986

Shaft
2000

The Deuce
2017

Sea of Love
1989

New York Stories
1989

Mad Dog and Glory
1993

Freedomland
2006

Clockers
1995
Acting (14)
2020The OutsiderSeries
2016The Night Of'Viagra' DealerSeries
2011Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack GenerationSelfFilm
2002The WireBook Group LeaderSeries
1996RansomDetective #1Film
1995Kiss of DeathCity ClerkFilm
1993Mad Dog and GloryDetective in RestaurantFilm
1993Naked in New YorkSelfFilm
1992Night and the CityDoctorFilm
1989New York StoriesArtist at OpeningFilm
1987Arena BrainsThe CriticFilm
1986The Color of MoneyGuy Who Calls DudFilm
1979The WanderersBowling BankrollerFilm
1978The South Bank ShowSeries
Production (4)
2020The OutsiderExecutive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, CreatorSeries
2016The Night OfExecutive Producer, Teleplay, CreatorSeries
1993Mad Dog and GloryExecutive Producer, WriterFilm
1993Ethan FromeExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (18)
2017The DeuceWriter, Co-Executive ProducerSeries
2015Child 44ScreenplayFilm
2012NYC 22Writer, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
2006FreedomlandWriterFilm
2002The WireStory, TeleplaySeries
2000ShaftScreenplayFilm
1996RansomScreenplayFilm
1995ClockersScreenplay, NovelFilm
1995Kiss of DeathScreenplay, Co-ProducerFilm
1992Night and the CityScreenplayFilm
1989Sea of LoveWriterFilm
1989New York StoriesWriterFilm
1987Arena BrainsWriterFilm
1986The Color of MoneyScreenplayFilm
1986Streets of GoldScreenplayFilm
1979The WanderersNovelFilm
1978BloodbrothersNovelFilm
—GhettosideWriter, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries