Richard Lewis
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sportsman Larry
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sportsman Larry (voice)
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Golem (voice)
1989
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Two and a Half Men
Stan
2003
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Richard Lewis
2000
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
BoJack Horseman
Ziggy Abler (voice)
2014
Series
Las Vegas
Stan
2003
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
V.I.P.
Ronald Zane
1998
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Vern (segment "Whirlpool")
1989
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Series
Hercules
Neurosis
1998
Series
Everybody Hates Chris
Kris
2005
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Richard Lewis
1992
Series
The Dead Zone
Jack Jericho
2002
Series
Pound Puppies
Buddy (voice)
2010
Series
7th Heaven
Richard Glass
1996
Series
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Richard (voice)
1995
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Old Beggar (voice)
1995
Series
'Til Death
Miles Tunnicliff
2006
Series
George Lopez
Phillip Nickleson
2002
Film
Leaving Las Vegas
Peter
1995
Series
Alias
Mitchell Yaeger
2001
Film
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Prince John
1993
Series
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001
Series
Rude Awakening
Harve Schwartz
1998
Series
Anything But Love
Marty Gold
1989
Series
Presidio Med
Francis Weinod
2002
Film
Sandy Wexler
Testimonial
2017
Film
Once Upon a Crime
Julian Peters
1992
Series
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010
Series
Daddy Dearest
Steven Mitchell
1993
Film
Vamps
Danny
2012
Film
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Film
She's Funny That Way
Al Finkelstein
2015
Film
Wagons East!
Phil Taylor
1994
Hiller and Diller
Neil Diller
1997
Film
Hugo Pool
Chick Chicalini
1997
Film
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015
Film
Confessions of an Action Star
Self
2005
Film
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Film
The Wrong Guys
Richard
1988
Film
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
2018
Film
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011
Film
That's Adequate
Pimples Lapedes
1989
Film
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Self
1999
TriBeCa
1993
Harry
Richard Breskin
1987
Series
A.J.'s Time Travelers
Edgar Allan Poe
1995
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Film
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
The Last Party
Self
1993
Film
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
Group Therapy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Drunks
Jim
1997
Series
Dinner for Five
2001
Film
The Elevator
Phil Milowski
1998
Film
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
2013
Film
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Self
1993
Film
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Edward Sanders
1992
Film
Game Day
Steve Adler
1999
Film
Nichols and May: Take Two
Self
1996
Film
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Self
1988
Film
A Weekend in the Country
Bobby Stein
1996
Film
Comic Relief VII
Self
1995
Film
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Self
1990
Film
Comic Relief III
Self
1989
Film
Bucky and the Squirrels
Richard Lewis
2018
Film
Looking for Lenny
Self
2011
Film
The Maze
Markov
1997
Film
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Self
2012
Film
Diary of a Young Comic
Billy Goldstein / Gondola
1979
Film
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
Self
1988
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
Self
1981
Film
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Aristotle (voice)
2021
Film
The One, the Only... Groucho
Self
1991
Film
Just 3 Boyz
Shades (voice)
2010
The Facts
Host
1982
Film
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
1985
Film
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
1991
Film
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour
Himself
1996