Richard Price

Richard Price

1949-10-12 New York City, New York, USA 25 Credits

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.

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Child 44

Child 44

2015

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

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

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

2011

as Self

7.0
Acting

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

Freedomland

2006

Author

5.2

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

Shaft

Shaft

2000

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

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

Ransom

1996

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

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

Clockers

1995

Screenplay, Novel

6.7
Writing

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

Kiss of Death

1995

as City Clerk

5.7
Acting

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

Kiss of Death

1995

Screenplay, Co-Producer

5.7
Writing Producing

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

Naked in New York

1993

as Self

4.5
Acting

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

Ethan Frome

1993

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

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

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

as Detective in Restaurant

6.0
Acting

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

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

Executive Producer, Writer

6.0
Producing Writing

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

Night and the City

1992

as Doctor

5.7
Acting

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

Night and the City

Night and the City

1992

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

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

Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989

Writer

6.6
Writing

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

New York Stories

1989

as Artist at Opening

6.2
Acting

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

New York Stories

1989

Writer

6.2
Writing

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

Arena Brains

1987

as The Critic

3.7
Acting

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

Arena Brains

1987

Writer

3.7
Writing

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

The Color of Money

1986

as Guy Who Calls Dud

6.9
Acting

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

The Color of Money

1986

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

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

Streets of Gold

1986

Screenplay

5.0
Writing

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

The Wanderers

1979

as Bowling Bankroller

7.0
Acting

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

The Wanderers

1979

Novel

7.0

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

Bloodbrothers

1978

Novel

5.8

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