Profile
Famous as :
ComedianBirth Name :
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor IIIBirth Date :
December 01, 1940Birth Place :
Peoria, IllinoisSpouse :
Patricia Price (1960-?), Shelly Bonus (1967-1969), Deborah McGuire (Sept 22, 1977-1979), Jennifer Lee (Aug 1981-Oct 1982), Flynn Belaine (Oct 1986-1987), Flynn Belaine (Apr 01, 1990-?), Jennifer Lee (since June 2001)Claim to fame :
As stand-up comic on The Tonight Show (1966)
Lost Highway (1997)
stars as Arnie
Mad Dog Time (1996) aka Trigger Happy
stars as Jimmy the Grave Digger
Another You (1991)
stars as Eddie Dash
The Three Muscatels (1991)
stars as Narrator/Wino/Bartender
Harlem Nights (1989)
stars as Sugar Ray
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
stars as Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Moving (1988)
stars as Arlo Pear
Critical Condition (1987)
stars as Eddie/Kevin
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
stars as Jo Jo Dancer/Alter Ego
Brewster's Millions (1985)
stars as Montgomery Brewster
Superman III (1983)
stars as Gus Gorman
The Toy (1982)
stars as Jack Brown
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
stars as Cpl. Eddie Keller/Ted Segal
Bustin' Loose (1981)
stars as Joe Braxton
Stir Crazy (1980)
stars as Harry Monroe
In God We Tru$t (1980) aka Gimme That Prime Time Religion
stars as G.O.D.
Wholly Moses! (1980)
stars as Pharaoh
The Muppet Movie (1979)
stars as Balloon Vendor (Special Guest Star)
California Suite (1978) aka Neil Simon's California Suite
stars as Visitors from Chicago - Dr. Chauncey Gump
The Wiz (1978)
stars as The Wiz (Herman Smith)
Blue Collar (1978)
stars as Zeke Brown
Greased Lightning (1977)
stars as Wendell Scott
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
stars as Leroy Jones/Rufus Jones/Reverend Lenox Thomas
Adiós Amigo (1976)
stars as Sam Spade
Car Wash (1976)
stars as Daddy Rich
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
stars as Charlie Snow/Carlos Nevada/Chief Takahoma, All-Star (RF)
Silver Streak (1976)
stars as Grover Muldoon
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
stars as Sharp Eye Washington
The Mack (1973) aka The Mack and His Pack
stars as Slim
Hit! (1973)
stars as Mike Willmer
Some Call It Loving (1973) aka Sleeping Beauty
stars as Jeff
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
stars as Piano Man
You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)
stars as Wino
Carter's Army (1970) - TM aka Black Brigade
stars as Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
The Young Lawyers (1969) - TM
Wild in the Streets (1968)
stars as Stanley X
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
The Busy Body (1967)
stars as Whittaker
stars as Arnie
Mad Dog Time (1996) aka Trigger Happy
stars as Jimmy the Grave Digger
Another You (1991)
stars as Eddie Dash
The Three Muscatels (1991)
stars as Narrator/Wino/Bartender
Harlem Nights (1989)
stars as Sugar Ray
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
stars as Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Moving (1988)
stars as Arlo Pear
Critical Condition (1987)
stars as Eddie/Kevin
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
stars as Jo Jo Dancer/Alter Ego
Brewster's Millions (1985)
stars as Montgomery Brewster
Superman III (1983)
stars as Gus Gorman
The Toy (1982)
stars as Jack Brown
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
stars as Cpl. Eddie Keller/Ted Segal
Bustin' Loose (1981)
stars as Joe Braxton
Stir Crazy (1980)
stars as Harry Monroe
In God We Tru$t (1980) aka Gimme That Prime Time Religion
stars as G.O.D.
Wholly Moses! (1980)
stars as Pharaoh
The Muppet Movie (1979)
stars as Balloon Vendor (Special Guest Star)
California Suite (1978) aka Neil Simon's California Suite
stars as Visitors from Chicago - Dr. Chauncey Gump
The Wiz (1978)
stars as The Wiz (Herman Smith)
Blue Collar (1978)
stars as Zeke Brown
Greased Lightning (1977)
stars as Wendell Scott
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
stars as Leroy Jones/Rufus Jones/Reverend Lenox Thomas
Adiós Amigo (1976)
stars as Sam Spade
Car Wash (1976)
stars as Daddy Rich
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
stars as Charlie Snow/Carlos Nevada/Chief Takahoma, All-Star (RF)
Silver Streak (1976)
stars as Grover Muldoon
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
stars as Sharp Eye Washington
The Mack (1973) aka The Mack and His Pack
stars as Slim
Hit! (1973)
stars as Mike Willmer
Some Call It Loving (1973) aka Sleeping Beauty
stars as Jeff
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
stars as Piano Man
You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)
stars as Wino
Carter's Army (1970) - TM aka Black Brigade
stars as Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
The Young Lawyers (1969) - TM
Wild in the Streets (1968)
stars as Stanley X
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
The Busy Body (1967)
stars as Whittaker
