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
Complete Filmography

Child 44
2015
Screenplay
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the...

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
2011
as Self
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.

Freedomland
2006
Author
A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.

Shaft
2000
Screenplay
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail...

Ransom
1996
Screenplay
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

Clockers
1995
Screenplay, Novel
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bu...

Kiss of Death
1995
as City Clerk
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....

Kiss of Death
1995
Screenplay, Co-Producer
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....

Naked in New York
1993
as Self
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 fa...

Ethan Frome
1993
Executive Producer
Married couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who ...

Mad Dog and Glory
1993
as Detective in Restaurant
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 crim...

Mad Dog and Glory
1993
Executive Producer, Writer
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 crim...

Night and the City
1992
as Doctor
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.

Night and the City
1992
Screenplay
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.

Sea of Love
1989
Writer
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with hi...

New York Stories
1989
as Artist at Opening
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

New York Stories
1989
Writer
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

Arena Brains
1987
as The Critic
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 N...

Arena Brains
1987
Writer
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 N...

The Color of Money
1986
as Guy Who Calls Dud
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 propo...

The Color of Money
1986
Screenplay
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 propo...

Streets of Gold
1986
Screenplay
Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Je...

The Wanderers
1979
as Bowling Bankroller
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 R...

The Wanderers
1979
Novel
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 R...

Bloodbrothers
1978
Novel
A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.