Richard Lewis
Known for acting · Born 29 June 1947 · Died 27 February 2024 · aged 76 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
96 credits
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
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
Anything But Love
1989
The Daily Show
1996
Wagons East!
1994
Vamps
2012
A.J.'s Time Travelers
1995
7th Heaven
1996
Once Upon a Crime
1992
The View
1997
She's Funny That Way
2015
Acting (89)
2024Group TherapySelf (archive footage)Film
2021Emily @ the Edge of ChaosAristotle (voice)Film
2018The Great Buster: A CelebrationSelfFilm
2018Bucky and the SquirrelsRichard LewisFilm
2017Sandy WexlerTestimonialFilm
2015She's Funny That WayAl FinkelsteinFilm
2015Misery Loves ComedySelfFilm
2014BoJack HorsemanZiggy Abler (voice)Series
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelfSeries
2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelfFilm
2012VampsDannyFilm
2012Inside ComedySelfSeries
2012Excavating the 2000 Year Old ManSelfFilm
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry LewisSelfFilm
2011Looking for LennySelfFilm
2010Pound PuppiesBuddy (voice)Series
2010The Green Room with Paul ProvenzaSelfSeries
2010Just 3 BoyzShades (voice)Film
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelfFilm
2006'Til DeathMiles Tunnicliff · 3 episodesSeries
2005Everybody Hates ChrisKrisSeries
2005The AristocratsSelfFilm
2005Confessions of an Action StarSelfFilm
2003Two and a Half MenStanSeries
2003Las VegasStanSeries
2003The Very Best of America's Funniest ComediansSelf (archive footage)Film
2002The Dead ZoneJack JerichoSeries
2002George LopezPhillip NicklesonSeries
2002Presidio MedFrancis WeinodSeries
2001AliasMitchell YaegerSeries
2001Dinner for Five · 2 episodesSeries
2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest ComediansSelf (archive footage)Film
2001Revealed with Jules AsnerSeries
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmRichard Lewis · 45 episodesSeries
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSportsman Larry, Sportsman Larry (voice)Series
1999Larry David: Curb Your EnthusiasmSelfFilm
1999Game DaySteve AdlerFilm
1998HerculesNeurosisSeries
1998V.I.P.Ronald ZaneSeries
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 10 episodesSeries
1998Rude AwakeningHarve Schwartz · 6 episodesSeries
1998The ElevatorPhil MilowskiFilm
1997The ViewSelf · 6 episodesSeries
1997Hugo PoolChick ChicaliniFilm
1997DrunksJimFilm
1997The MazeMarkovFilm
1997Hiller and DillerNeil Diller · 18 episodesSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelf · 8 episodesSeries
19967th HeavenRichard Glass · 9 episodesSeries
1996A Weekend in the CountryBobby SteinFilm
1996Nichols and May: Take TwoSelfFilm
1996Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery TourHimselfFilm
1995Leaving Las VegasPeterFilm
1995MADtvSelfSeries
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistRichard (voice)Series
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildOld Beggar (voice)Series
1995A.J.'s Time TravelersEdgar Allan Poe · 36 episodesSeries
1995Comic Relief VIISelfFilm
1994Wagons East!Phil TaylorFilm
1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsPrince JohnFilm
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 5 episodesSeries
1993The Last PartySelfFilm
1993'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It ComingSelfFilm
1993Daddy DearestSteven Mitchell · 13 episodesSeries
1993TriBeCa · 7 episodesSeries
1992Once Upon a CrimeJulian PetersFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
1992The Larry Sanders ShowRichard LewisSeries
1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus StoryEdward SandersFilm
1991The One, the Only... GrouchoSelfFilm
1991The 14th Annual Young Comedians ShowFilm
1990Richard Lewis: I'm DoomedSelfFilm
1989The SimpsonsGolem (voice)Series
1989Tales from the CryptVern (segment "Whirlpool")Series
1989Anything But LoveMarty Gold · 56 episodesSeries
1989That's AdequatePimples LapedesFilm
1989Comic Relief IIISelfFilm
1988The Wrong GuysRichardFilm
1988Richard Lewis: I'm ExhaustedSelfFilm
1988An All-Star Toast to the ImprovSelfFilm
1987HarryRichard Breskin · 7 episodesSeries
1986American MastersSelfSeries
1985Richard Lewis: I'm In PainSelfFilm
1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
1982The FactsHostFilm
1981The 6th Annual Young ComediansSelfFilm
1979Diary of a Young ComicBilly Goldstein / GondolaFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
Creator (1)
1993Daddy DearestCreatorSeries
Crew (2)
2019OriginThanksFilm
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAdditional WritingSeries
Writing (4)
1996Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery TourWriterFilm
1990Richard Lewis: I'm DoomedWriterFilm
1988Richard Lewis: I'm ExhaustedWriterFilm
1979Diary of a Young ComicWriterFilm