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Rich and Strange

Rich and Strange (aka East of Shanghai) is Alfred Hitchcock's 1931 British International Pictures romantic comedy about a London couple whose inheritance-funded world cruise nearly wrecks their marriage; a box-office failure he later defended.

Rich Flu

Rich Flu (La fiebre de los ricos) is a 2024 Spanish-Chilean satirical sci-fi thriller by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director of The Platform, in which a virus kills the world's wealthiest people, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Rich Fulcher

Rich Fulcher (born 1968) is an American comedian, actor and writer, best known as Bob Fossil in The Mighty Boosh and co-creator, with Matt Berry, of the BBC Three sketch show Snuff Box; also voice actor in Disenchantment and Wonka's Larry Chucklesworth.

Rich Hall

Rich Hall (born 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, author, and songwriter, creator of "sniglets" on HBO's Not Necessarily the News, Emmy winner for Letterman's morning show, 2000 Perrier Award winner as Otis Lee Crenshaw, and a UK-based touring comic.

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, stylized #RichKids of Beverly Hills, was an E! reality series (2014-2016, 4 seasons, 35 episodes) following wealthy twentysomethings Dorothy Wang, Morgan Stewart, EJ Johnson and friends.

Rich Koz

Rich Koz (born 1952, Park Ridge, Illinois) is the American broadcaster and writer who has played horror host Svengoolie since 1979, first as Son of Svengoolie on WFLD and since 1995 on MeTV, winning Chicago Emmys and Rondo Awards.

Rich Little

Rich Little (born 1938, Ottawa) is a Canadian-American impressionist called "The Man of a Thousand Voices," famous for presidential impressions, The Judy Garland Show debut, Dean Martin Roasts, and ongoing Las Vegas shows.

Rich Man (리치맨) (TV series)

Rich Man (리치맨) is a 2018 MBN-Dramax Korean drama, a remake of Fuji TV's Rich Man, Poor Woman, starring Suho as face-blind Next In CEO Lee Yoo-chan and Ha Yeon-soo, 16 episodes, May 9 to June 28, 2018.

Rich Moore

Rich Moore (born 1963) is an American animation director, original director on The Simpsons and supervising director of Futurama, who directed Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, and Ralph Breaks the Internet, winning two Emmys and three Annies.

Rich Peppiatt

Rich Peppiatt is a British-Irish writer-director, former Daily Star journalist, whose debut narrative feature Kneecap (2024), the first Irish-language Sundance premiere, won a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut and seven BIFAs.

Rich Sommer

Rich Sommer (born 1978, Toledo, Ohio) is an American actor known as Harry Crane on Mad Men (2007–2015), Doug in The Devil Wears Prada, and Henry in Firewatch; two SAG ensemble Awards.

Rich Vos

Rich Vos (born 1957, Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, first white performer on Def Comedy Jam, third on Last Comic Standing season 1, married to Bonnie McFarlane.

Rich Wilkes

Rich Wilkes (born 1966, Princeton, New Jersey) is an American screenwriter of Airheads (1994), creator of the xXx franchise, and co-writer of The Dirt (2019); he also sings in the punk rock mariachi band Carne Asada.

Richa Chadha (रिचा चड्ढा)

Richa Chadha (रिचा चड्ढा), Indian actress and producer born 1986 in Amritsar; Filmfare Critics Award winner for Gangs of Wasseypur; runs Pushing Buttons Studios with Ali Fazal, makers of Girls Will Be Girls.

Richa Gangopadhyay (রিচা গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়)

Richa Gangopadhyay (রিচা গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়), now Richa Langella, is a former actress in Telugu, Tamil, and Bengali cinema (2010–2013), known for Mayakkam Enna, Leader, and Mirchi, who left films at 27 for an MBA and now runs RL Creative LLC.

Richa Moorjani

Richa Moorjani (Richa Shukla Moorjani) is an American actress and Kathak-trained dancer, best known as Kamala in Never Have I Ever (2020–2023) and Deputy Indira Olmstead in Fargo season 5; later roles include Alien: Earth and Running Point.

Richa Pallod

Richa Pallod (రిచా పల్లోద్), Indian model and actress born 1980 in Mumbai, works across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema; Filmfare Telugu Best Actress 2001 for Nuvve Kavali, active 1991–2015.

Richard Alpert (Lost)

Richard Alpert is a fictional ageless advisor character on ABC's Lost, played by Nestor Carbonell (2007-2010), also called Ricardo or Richardus. Born 1827-1837 in Tenerife, he arrived as a slave on the Black Rock in 1867 and served Jacob.

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson (1926–2017), American actor, played Oscar Goldman on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman simultaneously (1976–78); MGM contract player, Paths of Glory, Perry Mason, three daughters.

Richard Armitage (actor)

Richard Crispin Armitage (born 1971, Leicester) is an English actor known for John Thornton in North & South, Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit, Dolarhyde in Hannibal, and Netflix's The Stranger.

Richard Arnold (presenter)

Richard Andrew Arnold (born 1969) is an English TV presenter, Entertainment Editor of ITV's Good Morning Britain, formerly GMTV's TV critic, a 2012 Strictly contestant, and distinct from the NASA astronaut and Manchester United executive of the same name.

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (1923–2014), English actor, Oscar-winning director and producer of Gandhi (1982), star of Brighton Rock, The Great Escape and Jurassic Park, BFI chairman, knighted 1976, life peer 1993.

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ellef Ayoade (born 1977) is a British comedian, actor, writer, director and author, Cambridge Footlights president and 2001 Perrier winner, known as Moss in The IT Crowd (2014 BAFTA), for Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and for directing Submarine (2010) and The Double (2013).

Richard Bacon (broadcaster)

Richard Bacon (born 1975, Mansfield) is an English broadcaster and format creator, sacked as Blue Peter's 24th presenter in 1998, later of The Big Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 Live, Nat Geo's Explorer, and Yes Yes Media.

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart (John Richard Basehart, 1914–1984) was an American actor, star of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Admiral Nelson, the Fool in Fellini's La strada, and Wilton Knight in Knight Rider.

Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale (1947–1979), English comedy actor; Lennie Godber in Porridge and Going Straight, Alan Moore in Rising Damp; trained at RADA, husband of Judy Loe, father of Kate Beckinsale; died of a heart attack at 31.

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer (1944-2023), American stand-up comedian and actor, best known as Detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU, a role he played across 10 or 11 series from 1993 to 2016; also SNL warm-up comic, author of conspiracy books.

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938, New York City) is an American actor and director, husband of Paula Prentiss, Golden Globe winner for The Sunshine Boys, star of Westworld and Roth adaptations, and director of My Favorite Year.

Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer, American actor and filmmaker known as Tony in West Side Story (1961) and Benjamin Horne in Twin Peaks (1990–91, 2017); born in Avoca, Iowa, later an independent documentary and experimental filmmaker living in Iowa.

Richard Blackwood

Richard Blackwood (born 1972) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and presenter, host of The Richard Blackwood Show, Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders 2015-2018 and Felix Westwood in Hollyoaks 2020-2024.