
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

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self

Sandy Wexler (2017)
as Testimonial

Hugo Pool (1997)
as Chick Chicalini

The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show (1991)
Actor

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

Comic Relief VII (1995)
as Self

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self

Wagons East! (1994)
as Phil Taylor

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
as Self

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

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

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

The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)
as Self
The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981)
as Self

Looking for Lenny (2011)
as Self

Drunks (1997)
as Jim

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Richard

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self

Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self

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

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
as Richard Lewis

That's Adequate (1989)
as Pimples Lapedes

Group Therapy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

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

The Elevator (1998)
as Phil Milowski

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

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

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

A Weekend in the Country (1996)
as Bobby Stein

The Last Party (1993)
as Self

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

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985)
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: The Magical Misery Tour (1996)
as Himself
The Facts (1982)
as Host





