Michael Richards

Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor, comedian, writer and television producer, best known for his portrayal of the eccentric Cosmo Kramer on the television sitcom Seinfeld. Richards began his career as a stand up comedian, first stepping into a national spotlight when he was featured on Billy Crystal's first cable TV special. He went on to become a series regular on ABC's Fridays. Prior to Seinfeld, he made numerous guest appearances on a variety of television shows including Cheers, Night Court, Miami Vice and St. Elsewhere. His film credits include So I Married an Axe Murderer, Airheads, Young Doctors in Love, Problem Child, Coneheads and UHF. During the run of Seinfeld, he made a guest appearance in Mad About You. After Seinfeld, Richards starred in his own sitcom, The Michael Richards Show, which lasted less than one season. After his series was cancelled, Richards returned to his roots performing stand up comedy. After inciting some media furor in late 2006 over explosively addressing audience members at a comedy show with repeated racial epithets, Richards announced his retirement from stand-up in 2007. Most recently, Richards appeared as himself in the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009, acting alongside his fellow Seinfeld cast members for the first time since Seinfeld's finale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Works

Faith, Hope & Love

Faith, a recent divorcee, enters a dance contest to save her dance studio, where she meets Jimmy and starts rediscovering her faith and dreams.

Release Date:2019-03-15

Character:Daddy Hogwood

Vote Count:31

They're Real & They're Spectacular: Seinfeld Super Fans & The Summer of George

Seinfeld super-fans from across the United States congregate in New York for a trivia contest called The Summer of George.

Release Date:2016-02-13

Character:Cosmo Kramer (archive footage)

Kirstie

The son of a Broadway star, who was given up for adoption 26 years ago, tries to connect with his birth mother after his adopted mother dies.

Release Date:2013-12-04

Character:Frank Baxter

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:5

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Jerry takes his comedy pals out for coffee in a selection of his classic automobiles. Larry David sums it up best when he says, 'You've finally made a show about nothing.'

Release Date:2012-07-19

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:145

Kirstie Alley's Big Life

Kirstie Alley's Big Life is an American reality television series on A&E that debuted March 21, 2010. The series chronicles the life of Kirstie Alley as she works to lose weight, launch a weight loss program and being a single mother. The series was distributed and aired on A&E prior to the series being shifted to Lifetime.

Release Date:2010-03-21

Episode Count:12

Bee Movie

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind.

Release Date:2007-10-28

Character:Bud Ditchwater (voice)

Vote Count:4898

Seinfeld: How It Began

A documentary detailing the troubled beginnings of “the show about nothing”.

Release Date:2004-11-23

Character:Himself/Cosmo Kramer

Vote Count:7

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio games which were usually laden with sexual innuendo. The studio games were later featured on the clip show Nortonland in 2007 on digital channel Challenge. The show featured a 'webcam', a roving television camera which was randomly situated in a different place in the UK each week and which followed Graham's instructions and allowed him to interact with the public live. The feature was made technically possible using digital microwave link technology provided by Rear Window Television with the 'spontaneous' webcam feature always produced as a full quality Outside Broadcast, before being made to look like a traditional webcam at the studios.

Release Date:2002-05-06

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:5

David Copperfield

After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. The mother dies shortly after the death of another child, whereupon Mr. Murdstone sends David to London, where he has to work for a starvation wage.Here he makes some new friends, but soon flees from the capital of England to his aunt Traddles in Canterbury, where he is adopted by her.

Release Date:2001-12-25

Character:Mr. Wilkins Micawber

Vote Count:20

The Michael Richards Show

The Michael Richards Show is a sitcom that debuted on NBC in 2000. The show starred Michael Richards as reality-challenged but successful private detective Vic Nardozza who gets the job done despite his unconventional methods.

Release Date:2000-10-24

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Character:Vic Nardozza

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:2

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

Release Date:2000-10-15

Character:Michael Richards

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:778

Redux Riding Hood

Years after failing to catch Little Red Riding Hood, the obsessed Wolf tries again.

Release Date:1997-08-05

Character:The Wolf (voice)

Vote Count:14

Trial and Error

An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.

Release Date:1997-05-30

Character:Richard Rietti

Vote Count:80

London Suite

On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her Television Series and her ex-husband Sidney shows up to ask her for money for his gay lover. Mark and Annie come to London for the Wimbledon Tennis matches, but they lose their tickets and Mark's back goes out. Debra is on her honeymoon with Paul, but Paul is missing and Debra lies to everyone she meets as to where Paul is. Sharon and Lauren are on a shop till you drop trip and Sharon meets Dennis, an older man who seems to be interested in her.

Release Date:1996-09-15

Character:Mark Ferris

Vote Count:5

Unstrung Heroes

Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother became sick, moves in with his two eccentric uncles. As Steven grows closer to his uncles, he learns how to cope with his emotions and to value his own uniqueness.

Release Date:1995-09-15

Character:Danny Lidz

Vote Count:29

Airheads

The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.

Release Date:1994-08-05

Character:Doug Beech

Vote Count:740

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

Release Date:1993-09-13

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:136

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer -- "Mrs. X" -- wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.

Release Date:1993-07-30

Character:Obituary Employee

Vote Count:428

Coneheads

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.

Release Date:1993-07-23

Character:Motel Clerk

Vote Count:928

Mad About You

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.

Release Date:1992-09-23

Character:Cosmo Kramer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:223

The Larry Sanders Show

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.

Release Date:1992-08-15

Character:Michael Richards

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:81

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

Release Date:1991-04-26

Character:Director (voice)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1022

Problem Child

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

Release Date:1990-07-27

Character:Martin Beck

Vote Count:836

UHF

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

Release Date:1989-07-21

Character:Stanley Spadowski

Vote Count:357

Seinfeld

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

Release Date:1989-07-05

Character:Cosmo Kramer

Episode Count:180

Vote Count:2053

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.

Release Date:1988-09-05

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:41

Marblehead Manor

Marblehead Manor is an American television sitcom that originally ran from 1987 to 1988 in first run syndication. It stars British comic actor Paxton Whitehead, American actor Phil Morris, Canadian actress Linda Thorson, American actor and screenwriter Bob Fraser and Michael Richards. The series was a Dames-Fraser Production in association with Paramount Television.

Release Date:1987-09-19

Character:Rick

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:1

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

From an uproarious news spoof to a luncheonette that specializes in some sandwiches, Jonathan Winters and his wild bunch wreak comedy havoc in this wacky walk on the wild side.

Release Date:1987-01-01

Fresno

In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte, who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane.

Release Date:1986-11-16

Character:2nd Henchman

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:4

Sidekicks

'Sidekicks' is half-hourlong US action series that aired in primetime during the 1986–1987 television season on ABC. Its backdoor-pilot 'The Last Electric Knight' aired in Febuary 1986 as part of 'The Disney Sunday Movie' line-up on ABC. The series follows young martial arts expert Ernie Lee and his guardian, police detective Jake Rizzo.

Release Date:1986-09-26

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:4

Whoops Apocalypse

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse it's the American President, but her closest ally the British Prime Minister appears to have gone stark raving mad.

Release Date:1986-05-06

Character:Lacrobat

Vote Count:16

Darlin' Clementine

Clementine is the sole woman in her mining camp who cares for everyone around her until her selfish father learns a valuable lesson.

Release Date:1986-02-08

Character:Sneaky Pete

Transylvania 6-5000

Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.

Release Date:1985-11-08

Character:Fejos

Vote Count:148

Tall Tales & Legends

An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.

Release Date:1985-09-25

Character:Sneaky Pete

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:7

The Ratings Game

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Release Date:1984-12-15

Character:Sal

Vote Count:22

Miami Vice

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.

Release Date:1984-09-16

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:437

Pinocchio

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy comes while he sleeps and partially grants the wish by turning his latest puppet, Pinocchio, into a living marionette. Pinocchio can himself fulfill Geppetto's wish of a real human son if he can prove himself to be a good soul. However, the road to becoming a real boy seems to never end, since his innocence continuously causes a problem, especially when the Evil Gypsy and his two goons want to exploit him. Not to mention, every time that he misbehaves or lies, his nose grows...

Release Date:1984-05-14

Character:Vince

Vote Count:5

Night Court

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

Release Date:1984-01-04

Character:Eugene Sleighbough

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:123

The House of God

Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.

Release Date:1984-01-01

Character:Dr. Pinkus

Vote Count:2

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.

Release Date:1983-10-03

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:39

Herndon

A high-school nerd goes to his 10-year class reunion.

Release Date:1983-08-26

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

Release Date:1982-10-26

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:86

Cheers

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.

Release Date:1982-09-30

Character:Eddie Gordon

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:593

The Tale of the Frog Prince

A spoiled, selfish princess's fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.

Release Date:1982-09-11

Character:King Geoffrey

Vote Count:7

Faerie Tale Theatre

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

Release Date:1982-09-11

Character:King Geoffrey

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:21

Young Doctors in Love

An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.

Release Date:1982-07-16

Character:Malamud Callahan

Vote Count:59

Hill Street Blues

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Release Date:1981-01-15

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:107

Fridays

Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.

Release Date:1980-04-11

Character:Self

Episode Count:60

Vote Count:5

Black and White: Uptight

Narrated by Robert Culp, this special examines racism in the sixties

Release Date:1969-01-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Release Date:1962-10-01

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:71