Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Lost Highway (1997) | Arnie |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time / Reservoir Dogs | Jimmy the Grave Digger |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights | Sugar Ray |
| 1989 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | Wallace "Wally" Karue |
| 1987 | Critical Condition | Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery |
| 1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Jo Jo Dancer/Alter Ego |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions (1985) | Montgomery Brewster |
| 1983 | Richard Pryor: Here and Now | Director, Self |
| 1983 | Superman III | Gus Gorman |
| 1982 | Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip | Self |
| 1982 | The Toy | Jack Brown |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | Joe Braxton |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Harry Monroe |
| 1979 | Richard Pryor: Live in Concert | Self, Writer |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Balloon Vendor |
| 1978 | Blue Collar | Zeke Brown |
| 1978 | California Suite | Dr. Chauncey Gump |
| 1978 | The Wiz Re-Release (2025) | The Wiz |
| 1977 | Which Way Is Up? | Leroy Jones/Rufus Jones/Reverend Lenox Thomas |
| 1977 | Greased Lightning | Wendell Scott |
| 1976 | Car Wash | Daddy Rich |
| 1976 | Adios Amigo (1975) | Sam Spade |
| 1976 | Silver Streak | Grover T. Muldoon |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings | Charlie Snow/Carlos Nevada/Chief Takahoma |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Screenwriter |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | Sharp Eye Washington |
| 1973 | Wattstax | Actor |
| 1973 | The Mack | Slim |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | Piano Man |
| 1971 | Dynamite Chicken | Self |
| 1968 | Wild in the Streets | Stanley X |
| 1968 | The Green Berets | Collier |
