Awards & Winners

Bill Richmond

Profession Screenwriter, Actor, Television Producer, Musician, Composer
Bill Richmond is an American film and television comedy writer and producer, as well as a musician, actor and composer. He co-wrote the screenplays to numerous popular films that starred Jerry Lewis. These films included The Nutty Professor, The Errand Boy and The Ladies Man. He also made cameo appearances in some of Lewis' films as well, such as a piano player in The Patsy. Later in his career he wrote and/or produced for numerous television shows, including Laugh-in, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, The Carol Burnett Show, I Dream of Jeannie, Welcome Back Kotter, Three's Company, The John Larroquette Show, Wizards and Warriors, All in the Family, Blossom and Kate & Allie. He won three Emmy Awards for his writing work on The Carol Burnett Show for the years 1974, 1975 and 1978. Born in Kentucky, Richmond grew up in Rockford, Illinois. Following military service as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II, Bill decided to pursue his dream of being a jazz musician by moving to Los Angeles. He became a journeyman drummer, working through the latter 1940s and the 1950s for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Harry James, Les Brown and Nelson Riddle. By the late 1950s, tiring of the grind, Richmond was looking to retire from music and try something new. It was at this point that Jerry Lewis asked him to join his band; Bill wasn't eager to take on another long-term drumming gig, but he realized that this could be a golden opportunity to try his hand at comedy writing. Already well known backstage for his wit, Richmond began pitching gag ideas to Lewis, who quickly moved him out from behind the drum kit and into the writers' room.

Awards by Bill Richmond

Check all the awards nominated and won by Bill Richmond.

2009


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series
Honored for : True Life

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series True Life

1978


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : The Carol Burnett Show
(Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, For episode with Steve Martin, Betty White (5 March 1978).)

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series","For episode with Ken Berry (26 March 1977).
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series","For episode with Steve Martin, Betty White (5 March 1978).

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program","For episode with Eydie Gormé.

1976


Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show
For episode on 13 September 1975 with Jim Nabors..

1975


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : The Carol Burnett Show
(Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, For episode with Alan Alda.)

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series","For episode with Alan Alda.

1974


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : The Carol Burnett Show
(Best Writing in Variety or Music, For episode with 'Tim Conway' and Bernadette Peters.)

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show
For episode with 'Tim Conway' and Bernadette Peters.