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Richard Pryor

Stand-up comedian, actor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. was widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. One of his first big breaks came with the Ed Sullivan Show which helped introduce him to America.

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Writer

Episode Sanford and Son
The Dowry
1972
Episode Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
1972

Host

Episode Robin Williams: Comic Genius
The Comedy Store 11th Anniversary
1983

Guest Star

Episode The Norm Show
Norm vs. the Boxer
1999
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Rich Little, Richard Pryor, David Horowitz, David Sayh
1977
Episode The Academy Awards
The 49th Academy Awards 1977
1977
Episode Robin Williams: Comic Genius
1st Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Honoring Richard Pryor
1999
Episode Malcolm & Eddie
Do the K.C. Hustle
1996
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Richard Pryor, Ally Sheedy, Rod Hull
1983
Episode Britain BC
Episode 1
2003
Episode Britain BC
Episode 2
2003
Episode Saturday Night Live
Richard Pryor/Gil-Scott Heron, Thalmus Rasulala
1975
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Bette Davis, Richard Pryor
1983
Episode The Academy Awards
The 49th Academy Awards 1977
1977
Episode Chicago Hope
Stand
1995
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Richard Pryor
1985
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Richard Pryor, Sean Penn
1986
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Super Dave Osborne, Richard Pryor, Poco
1989
Episode Sesame Street
Big Bird's First Day at Camp
1982
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor, Jake Johannsen
1989
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, David Bowie
1980
Episode The Wild Wild West
The Night of the Eccentrics
1966
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Fernando Lamas, Richard Pryor, Robyn Hilton, William Peter Blatty
1974
Episode The Academy Awards
The 55th Academy Awards 1983
1983
Episode The Flip Wilson Show
Tim Conway, Richard Pryor & Romark the Mentalist
1973
Episode Martin
Break Up (1)
1993
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Richard Pryor, Pete Fountain
1988
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Chevy Chase, Richard Pryor, Marilyn Sokol, James Hampton
1977