
Rich Hall
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1954-06-10 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Travis Hall · Richard Hall
Biography
Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.
Known For
TV Shows (27)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters

Top Gear
2002
as Self

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

QI
2003
as Self / Self - Panellist (archive footage)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest / Otis Lee Crenshaw

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Edgar / Eddie

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Dictionary Corner

Monsters
1988
as Dr. Blackman

Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self - Contestant / Self - Participant

Room 101
1994
as Self

Fridays
1980
as Self

Urban Myths
2017
as Jimmy Gould

Brave New World
2020
as Phillib J. Bream

Not Necessarily the News
1983

Elliott from Earth
2021
The Entertainment Biz
1998
as Self

What the Dickens?
2008
as Self

Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
Stand Up for the Week
2010

Rich Hall's Cattle Drive
2006

Rich Hall's Fishing Show
2003
Movies (30)

The Running Man
2025
as Roberts

Arthur Christmas
2011
as Idaho Man (voice)

Man on the Moon
1999
as Club Patron (uncredited)

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
as Street Punk (uncredited)

One Crazy Summer
1986
as Wilbur

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Stan
Comic Aid
2005
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
2013
as Self

A Christmas Number One
2021
as Poet

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self

Million Dollar Mystery
1987
as Slaughter Buzzárd

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005
as Otis Lee Crenshaw

Making Qi
2011
as Self

Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas
2013
as Himself

Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian
2012

Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"
1986
as Bartender

Rich Hall's Countrier Than You
2017
as Self

Rich Hall: 3:10 To Humour
2016

Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream
2018
as Self

Otis Lee Crenshaw & The Black Liars: London, Not Tennessee
2001
as Otis Lee Crenshaw

Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost
2008
as Himself

Comedy Central Presents: Southern Gents of Comedy
2006
as Otis Lee Crenshaw

Rich Hall's Red Menace
2019

Vanishing America
1985

Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match
2016
as Himself

Rich Hall's Continental Drifters
2011
as Himself

Rich Hall's The Dirty South
2010
as himself

Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy
2009
as Himself

Rich Hall's California Stars
2014
as Himself
Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party
1990
About Rich Hall
Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live. With 57 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Rich Hall has appeared in 30 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rich Hall Movies
- The Running Man (2025) — as Roberts
- Arthur Christmas (2011) — as Idaho Man (voice)
- Man on the Moon (1999) — as Club Patron (uncredited)
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) — as Street Punk (uncredited)
- One Crazy Summer (1986) — as Wilbur
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