Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • as Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Sportsman Larry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Sportsman Larry (voice)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Filmography

2021

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
as Aristotle (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/7/2021

2018

Bucky and the Squirrels
Bucky and the Squirrels
as Richard Lewis
Movie - Released: 1/26/2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2018

2017

Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
Movie - Released: 4/14/2017

2015

Misery Loves Comedy
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/23/2015
She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way
as Al Finkelstein
Movie - Released: 4/22/2015

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Ziggy Abler (voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/20/2013

2012

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/1/2012
Vamps
Vamps
as Danny
Movie - Released: 8/25/2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2012

2011

Looking for Lenny
Looking for Lenny
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/17/2011

2010

Just 3 Boyz
Just 3 Boyz
as Shades (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/30/2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
TV - Released: 6/10/2010
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies
as Buddy (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/2010

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/13/2007

2006

'Til Death
'Til Death
as Miles Tunnicliff
TV - Released: 9/7/2006

2005

The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/29/2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/23/2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
Movie - Released: 1/23/2005
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris
as Kris
TV - Released: 9/22/2005

2003

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/13/2003
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
TV - Released: 9/22/2003
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Stan
TV - Released: 9/22/2003

2002

Presidio Med
Presidio Med
as Francis Weinod
TV - Released: 9/24/2002
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
as Jack Jericho
TV - Released: 6/16/2002
George Lopez
George Lopez
TV - Released: 3/27/2002

2001

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/20/2001
Dinner for Five
Dinner for Five
TV - Released: 7/6/2001
Alias
Alias
as Mitchell Yaeger
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
TV
Revealed with Jules Asner
TV - Released: 12/1/2001

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Richard Lewis
TV - Released: 10/15/2000

1999

Game Day
Game Day
as Steve Adler
Movie - Released: 9/21/1999
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/17/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sportsman Larry
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sportsman Larry (voice)
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

The Elevator
The Elevator
as Phil Milowski
Movie - Released: 4/1/1998
Hercules
Hercules
as Neurosis
TV - Released: 8/31/1998
V.I.P.
V.I.P.
as Ronald Zane
TV - Released: 9/26/1998

1997

The Maze
The Maze
as Markov
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Drunks
Drunks
as Jim
Movie - Released: 3/14/1997
Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool
as Chick Chicalini
Movie - Released: 12/12/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
Hiller and Diller
Hiller and Diller
as Neil Diller
TV - Released: 9/23/1997

1996

A Weekend in the Country
A Weekend in the Country
as Bobby Stein
Movie - Released: 6/12/1996
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour
Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/14/1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
Nichols and May: Take Two
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/22/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
as Richard Glass
TV - Released: 8/26/1996

1995

Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas
as Peter
Movie - Released: 10/27/1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Richard (voice)
TV - Released: 5/28/1995
MADtv
MADtv
as Self
TV - Released: 10/14/1995
A.J.'s Time Travelers
A.J.'s Time Travelers
as Edgar Allan Poe
TV - Released: 9/9/1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Old Beggar (voice)
TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

Wagons East!
Wagons East!
as Phil Taylor
Movie - Released: 8/16/1994

1993

The Last Party
The Last Party
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/27/1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Prince John
Movie - Released: 7/28/1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/27/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993
TV
TriBeCa
TV - Released: 3/23/1993
Daddy Dearest
Daddy Dearest
as Steven Mitchell
TV - Released: 9/5/1993

1992

Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime
as Julian Peters
Movie - Released: 3/6/1992
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Edward Sanders
Movie - Released: 10/4/1992
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
as Richard Lewis
TV - Released: 8/15/1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1991

The One, the Only... Groucho
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/28/1991

1990

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/7/1990

1989

That's Adequate
That's Adequate
as Pimples Lapedes
Movie - Released: 1/20/1989
Comic Relief III
Comic Relief III
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/18/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Golem (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Vern (segment "Whirlpool")
TV - Released: 6/10/1989
Anything But Love
Anything But Love
as Marty Gold
TV - Released: 3/7/1989

1988

The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys
as Richard
Movie - Released: 5/13/1988
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/18/1988
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/30/1988

1987

TV
Harry
as Richard Breskin
TV - Released: 3/4/1987

1986

American Masters
American Masters
as Self
TV - Released: 6/23/1986

1985

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/16/1985

1982

Movie
The Facts
as Host
Movie - Released: 6/1/1982

1979

Diary of a Young Comic
Diary of a Young Comic
as Billy Goldstein / Gondola
Movie - Released: 2/3/1979

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962