Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

1947-06-29 – 2024-02-27 (age 76) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas

1995

as Peter

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

as Prince John

Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler

2017

as Testimonial

Vamps
Vamps

2012

as Danny

She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way

2015

as Al Finkelstein

Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime

1992

as Julian Peters

The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats

2005

as Self

Wagons East!
Wagons East!

1994

as Phil Taylor

Confessions of an Action Star
Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool

1997

as Chick Chicalini

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Misery Loves Comedy
The One, the Only... Groucho
That's Adequate
That's Adequate

1989

as Pimples Lapedes

Group Therapy
Group Therapy

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Drunks
Drunks

1997

as Jim

The Maze
The Maze

1997

as Markov