
Richard Lewis
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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
Credits

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
as Prince John

Vamps (2012)
as Danny

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Peter

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

She's Funny That Way (2015)
as Al Finkelstein

Once Upon a Crime (1992)
as Julian Peters

Hugo Pool (1997)
as Chick Chicalini

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self

Sandy Wexler (2017)
as Testimonial

Comic Relief VII (1995)
as Self

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021)
as Aristotle (voice)

The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show (1991)
Actor

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990)
as Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self

Wagons East! (1994)
as Phil Taylor

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
as Self

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

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
as Self

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
as Edward Sanders

Looking for Lenny (2011)
as Self
The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981)
as Self

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Richard

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self

Drunks (1997)
as Jim

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)
as Self

The Elevator (1998)
as Phil Milowski

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
as Richard Lewis

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self

That's Adequate (1989)
as Pimples Lapedes

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001)
as Self (archive footage)

Group Therapy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

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

Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003)
as Self (archive footage)

Diary of a Young Comic (1979)
as Billy Goldstein / Gondola

A Weekend in the Country (1996)
as Bobby Stein

The Last Party (1993)
as Self

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)
as Self

Game Day (1999)
as Steve Adler

An All-Star Toast to the Improv (1988)
as Self

Comic Relief III (1989)
as Self

The Maze (1997)
as Markov

Just 3 Boyz (2010)
as Shades (voice)

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985)
as Self

Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour (1996)
as Himself
The Facts (1982)
as Host





