Ray (Harlem Nights)



Ray was a nightclub owner and a villainous character in the 1989 movie Harlem Nights.

He was portrayed by the late legendary comedian Richard Pryor.

Ray, while it may appear that he's a nice guy, is kinda a kid-hater, and seems to use them (as he did with young Quick), and he's fairly sadistic himself (I'll explain that one later). In the opening of the kid, he seems to have impatience with kids, telling young Quick, "Come on kid, give me my cigarettes." He even provokes the snaggled-tooth gambler by making fun of his teeth (which might have triggered his anger), which was uncalled for.

Perhaps the biggest villainry of his is when he watches Vera fight. He chuckles along with the rest of men. You'd think he'd be more mature from seeing this movie, but he is not. He's sadistic and actually is worse than Quick, Cantone or Vera, because he enjoys it.

He does seem remorseful at the end for his actions, or at least he has changed, but he was a villain throughout the movie.