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*'''[[Lady Sings the Blues (1972)|''Lady Sings the Blues'' (1972)]]''' [''Piano Man'']: Beaten to death by thugs, while [[Diana Ross]] looks on helplessly. |
*'''[[Lady Sings the Blues (1972)|''Lady Sings the Blues'' (1972)]]''' [''Piano Man'']: Beaten to death by thugs, while [[Diana Ross]] looks on helplessly. |
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*'''''Some Call It Loving''' (Dream Castle; Sleeping Beauty)'' '''(1973)''' [''Jeff'']: Dies (off-screen) under unspecified circumstances, presumably due to his prolonged drug and alcohol abuse. His body is shown afterwards lying in his coffin as [[Zalman King]] attends his funeral. |
*'''''Some Call It Loving''' (Dream Castle; Sleeping Beauty)'' '''(1973)''' [''Jeff'']: Dies (off-screen) under unspecified circumstances, presumably due to his prolonged drug and alcohol abuse. His body is shown afterwards lying in his coffin as [[Zalman King]] attends his funeral. |
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Revision as of 15:50, 2 January 2022
Richard Pryor (1940 - 2005)
Film Deaths:
- Lady Sings the Blues (1972) [Piano Man]: Beaten to death by thugs, while Diana Ross looks on helplessly.
- The Mack (1973) [Slim]: Killed by Don Gordon and William Watson.
- Some Call It Loving (Dream Castle; Sleeping Beauty) (1973) [Jeff]: Dies (off-screen) under unspecified circumstances, presumably due to his prolonged drug and alcohol abuse. His body is shown afterwards lying in his coffin as Zalman King attends his funeral.
TV Deaths:
- Saturday Night Live (Dec. 13, 1975) [Major]: Poisoned when he swallows a suicide pill, misunderstanding Dan Aykroyd's instructions to "take this pill" (when Dan only meant for Richard to carry it with him).
Notable Connections:
- Ex-husband of Shelley R. Bonus
- Ex-husband of Deborah McGuire
- Ex-husband of Flynn Belaine (divorced, remarried, divorced again)
- Husband of Jennifer Lee (divorced, remarried)
- Father of Rain Pryor
- Distant cousin of Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges