Richard Pryor

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Black in the 80s (TV) Feb. 3, 2005

The Insider (TV) Dec. 27, 2004

True Hollywood Story (TV) Feb. 2, 2003

Heroes of Black Comedy (TV) Mar. 4, 2002

Wattstax (FILM) May. 5, 2000

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HIGHLIGHTS

Raised by his grandmother who ran a brothel.

Launched entertainment career as a singer and piano player.

Wrote for TV series such as The Flip Wilson Show and Sanford and Son.

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Film Credits

TV Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Another You 1991 -Eddie Dash

Actor

Film

Harlem Nights 1989 -Sugar Ray

Actor

Film

See No Evil, Hear No Evil 1989 -Wally Karew

Actor

Film

Moving 1988 -Arlo Pear

Actor

Film

Critical Condition 1987 -Eddie/Kevin

Actor

Film

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 1986 -Jo Jo Dancer

Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

Carter's Army

Actor

Pryor's Place

Host

Saturday Night Live

Host

Richard Pryor; Gil Scott-Heron (1975) -Host

Host

TV Episode

Wattstax 2000

Performance

Film

Lost Highway 1997 -Arnie

Actor

Film

Mad Dog Time 1996

Actor

Film

Lily Tomlin 1987

Actor

Film

Stir Crazy 1980 -Harry Monroe

Actor

Film

The Muppet Movie 1979 -Balloon Man

Actor

Film

The Wiz 1978 -The Wiz (Herman Smith)

Actor

Film

Blue Collar 1978 -Zeke Brown

Actor

Film

California Suite 1978 -Dr. Chauncy Gump

Actor

Film

Which Way Is Up? 1977 -Leroy Jones, Rev. Thomas, Rufus Jones

Actor, Actor, Actor

Film

Greased Lightning 1977 -Wendell Scott

Actor

Film

Silver Streak 1976 -Grover Muldoon

Actor

Film

Car Wash 1976 -Daddy Rich

Actor

Film

Blazing Saddles 1974

Screenwriter

Film

Uptown Saturday Night 1974 -Sharp Eye Washington

Actor

Film

Lady Sings the Blues 1972 -Piano Man

Actor

Film

The Phynx 1970 -Himself

Actor

Film

The Green Berets 1968 -Collier

Actor

Film

Wild in the Streets 1968 -Stanley X

Actor

Film

The Busybody 1967 -Whittaker

Actor

Film

The Mack -Slim

Actor

Film

Superman III -Gus Gorman

Actor

Film

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings -Charlie Snow

Actor

Film

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?

Actor

Film

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Actor

Film

Some Call It Loving -Jeff

Actor

Film

Some Kind of Hero -Eddie Keller

Actor

Film

Hit! -Mike Willmer

Actor

Film

In God We Trust -God

Actor

Film

Dynamite Chicken -Himself

Actor

Film

Brewster's Millions -Montgomery Brewster

Actor

Film

Bustin' Loose -Joe Braxton

Producer, Actor

Film

Black and White Trypps Number Four

Actor

Film

Black Brigade -Jonathan Crunk

Actor

Film

Adios Amigos -Sam

Actor

Film

You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat -Wino

Actor

Film

Young Lawyers

Actor

Film

The Three Muscatels

Actor

Film

The Toy -Jack Brown

Actor

Film

Wholly Moses! -Pharaoh

Actor

Film

Highlights

Raised by his grandmother who ran a brothel.

Launched entertainment career as a singer and piano player.

Wrote for TV series such as The Flip Wilson Show and Sanford and Son.

Contributed to the screenplay for the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy classic Blazing Saddles.

Worked with fellow comedic actor Gene Wilder on four buddy films: 1976's Silver Streak, 1980's Stir Crazy, 1989's See No Evil, Hear No Evil and 1991's Another You.

Suffered a heart attack in 1978. Two years later, he accidentally set himself on fire while freebasing. The incident left over 50 percent of his body with third degree burns.

In 1986 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Honored in 1996 by the NAACP with a Lifetime Achievement Image Award and a Hall of Fame Award.

Was the first person to receive the Mark Twain Humor Prize for American Humor in 1998.