Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

🎂 29th June 1947 (78 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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.

Richard Lewis

Movies Featuring Richard Lewis

Group Therapy

Group Therapy (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021)

as Aristotle (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)

as Self
Bucky and the Squirrels

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)

as Richard Lewis
Sandy Wexler

Sandy Wexler (2017)

as Testimonial
She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way (2015)

as Al Finkelstein
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)

as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)

as Self
Vamps

Vamps (2012)

as Danny
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)

as Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)

as Self
Looking for Lenny

Looking for Lenny (2011)

as Self
Just 3 Boyz

Just 3 Boyz (2010)

as Shades (voice)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)

as Self
The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats (2005)

as Self
Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)

as Self
Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003)

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

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001)

as Self (archive footage)
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)

as Self
Game Day

Game Day (1999)

as Steve Adler
The Elevator

The Elevator (1998)

as Phil Milowski
Hugo Pool

Hugo Pool (1997)

as Chick Chicalini
Drunks

Drunks (1997)

as Jim
The Maze

The Maze (1997)

as Markov
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour

Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour (1996)

as Himself
A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country (1996)

as Bobby Stein
Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)

as Self
Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

as Peter
Wagons East!

Wagons East! (1994)

as Phil Taylor
The Last Party

The Last Party (1993)

as Self
Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

as Prince John
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (1993)

as Self
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)

as Edward Sanders
Once Upon a Crime

Once Upon a Crime (1992)

as Julian Peters
The One, the Only... Groucho

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

as Self
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990)

as Self
Comic Relief III

Comic Relief III (1989)

as Self
That's Adequate

That's Adequate (1989)

as Pimples Lapedes
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)

as Self
The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys (1988)

as Richard
An All-Star Toast to the Improv

An All-Star Toast to the Improv (1988)

as Self
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985)

as Self
No Image

The Facts (1982)

as Host
No Image

The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981)

as Self
Diary of a Young Comic

Diary of a Young Comic (1979)

as Billy Goldstein / Gondola