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Richard Price

Richard Price

Writing
1949-10-12
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of several novels, including The Wanderers (1974), Clockers (1992), Freedomland (1998), and Samaritan (2003). He often has cameo appearances in the films and television series he writes.

Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

#1The Wire

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Book Group Leader

8.6 / 10
CrimeDrama

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

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#2The Outsider

Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

7.4 / 10
DramaMysteryCrime

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

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#3The Night Of

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as 'Viagra' Dealer

8.0 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

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#4Ransom

Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • as Detective #1

6.7 / 10
ActionThriller

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

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#5The Color of Money

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Guy Who Calls Dud

6.8 / 10
Drama

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.

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#6The Wanderers

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Bowling Bankroller

6.9 / 10
Drama

The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’

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#7Kiss of Death

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as City Clerk

5.7 / 10
CrimeThrillerDrama

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.

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#8New York Stories

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Artist at Opening

6.2 / 10
ComedyDramaRomance

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.

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#9Mad Dog and Glory

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Detective in Restaurant

6.0 / 10
ComedyCrimeRomance

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.

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#10Night and the City

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Doctor

5.8 / 10
CrimeDrama

Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.

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#11Naked in New York

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Self

4.8 / 10
ComedyRomance

Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while facing life. From there it flashes back to his memories of his parents, college, house across from a squirrel infested peanut factory, best friend, writing career and Joanne.

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#12Arena Brains

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as The Critic

5.0 / 10
Drama

A short film by painter-turned-filmmaker Robert Longo, "Arena Brains" is a series of interlocking vignettes set in and around the art world of 1980s New York City, satirizing the neuroses and eccentricities of this milieu.

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#13Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Self

7.0 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and its influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music.

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