---
name: "Richard B. Lewis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-barton-lewis"
fi1m_id: "richard-barton-lewis"
imdb_id: "nm0507669"
tmdb_id: 2184
wikidata_id: "Q18151654"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:39:41.138552+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Richard B. Lewis

## Identity

Richard B. Lewis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-barton-lewis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-barton-lewis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0507669
- **TMDB ID:** 2184
- **Wikidata ID:** Q18151654
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151654, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2184

Producer. Born 1 January 1953 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, USA
- **Also known as:** Richard Barton Lewis
- **Frequently works with:** [John Watson](https://film.one/person/john-watson.md), [Pen Densham](https://film.one/person/pen-densham.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151654, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2184

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves*](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md) (65), [*Backdraft*](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md) (62)

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## Biography

Richard Barton Lewis is an American film producer and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Southpaw Entertainment and co-founder of Trilogy Entertainment.

Lewis graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in biological anthropology and received a master's degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His productions include the films *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), *Backdraft* (1991), *August Rush* (2007) and *The Space Between Us* (2017, also story). He served as executive producer on the television series *The Outer Limits* (1995–2002) and *Poltergeist: The Legacy* (1996–1999).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Backdraft* (1991), Fi1m 62, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md)
- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Fi1m 65, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Fabulous Four* (2024), Producer
- *Every Breath You Take* (2021), Producer
- *Inheritance* (2020), Producer
- *The Space Between Us* (2017), Producer, Story
- *Some Kind of Beautiful* (2014), Producer
- *August Rush* (2007), Producer
- *Brooklyn Rules* (2007), Producer
- *Eulogy* (2004), Producer
- *House of D* (2004), Producer
- *Creature* (1998), series, Executive Producer
- *Mr. Headmistress* (1998), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1998), Executive Producer
- *The Magnificent Seven* (1998), series, Executive Producer
- *Buffalo Soldiers* (1997), Executive Producer
- *Fame L.A.* (1997), series, Creator
- *Larger Than Life* (1996), Producer
- *Moll Flanders* (1996), Producer
- *Poltergeist: The Legacy* (1996), series, Story, Creator
- *Tank Girl* (1995), Producer
- *Blown Away* (1994), Producer
- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)
- *Backdraft* (1991), Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md)
- *A Gnome Named Gnorm* (1991), Producer
- *The Kiss* (1988), Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Richard B. Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/79889/gallery-da9ea15ab84e.jpg) Richard B. Lewis — Monetclayton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Richard_B._Lewis%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Producer Richard Lewis and his wife arrive at the screening of House of D, on 7 May 2004 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center for the 2004 Tribeca Film Festiva](https://film.one/media/person/79889/gallery-92642ac97ab4.jpg) Producer Richard Lewis and his wife arrive at the screening of House of D, on 7 May 2004 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center for the 2004 Tribeca Film Festiva — Monetclayton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Producer_Richard_Lewis_for_the_2004_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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