Richard Pryor (Actor)

Reviews of Richard Pryor Movies

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Movies starring Richard Pryor have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 61%.

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert - released in 1979 - is Richard Pryor's highest rated movie, with a score of 82% based on 79 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Richard Pryor is The Phynx - released in 1970 - with a score of 36% based on 2 reviews.

Actor Biography

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor what is an American stand-up comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. Pryor what is known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial sat on it. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: receiving praise from notable comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Newhart, and Bill Cosby. His body of work includes the concert movies and recordings starting in the 70s and spanning three decades. He also starred in numerous films as an actor, in both comedic and dramatic roles. He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder and actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney. Pryor won to Emmy Award (1973), and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998. Pryor is listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.

Richard Pryor has acted in films with Gene Wilder, Paul Mooney, Billy Dee Williams and Fred Willard.

Richard Pryor has worked with these film directors: Michael Schultz, Sidney Poitier, Sidney J. Furie and Arthur Hiller.