
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

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Peter

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

Once Upon a Crime (1992)
as Julian Peters

Vamps (2012)
as Danny

Sandy Wexler (2017)
as Testimonial

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Wagons East! (1994)
as Phil Taylor

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self

The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Richard

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self

Hugo Pool (1997)
as Chick Chicalini

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)

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self

That's Adequate (1989)
as Pimples Lapedes

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

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self

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

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

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

Drunks (1997)
as Jim

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
as Self

Group Therapy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

The Last Party (1993)
as Self

Comic Relief VII (1995)
as Self

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

A Weekend in the Country (1996)
as Bobby Stein

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

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

The Elevator (1998)
as Phil Milowski

Comic Relief III (1989)
as Self

Bucky and the Squirrels (2018)
as Richard Lewis
The Facts (1982)
as Host

Looking for Lenny (2011)
as Self

Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self

The Maze (1997)
as Markov

Just 3 Boyz (2010)
as Shades (voice)

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

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

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

The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show (1991)
Actor

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)
as Self
The 6th Annual Young Comedians (1981)
as Self

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

Game Day (1999)
as Steve Adler

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





