# Ricky Harris

Richard George Harris II (October 5, 1962 – December 26, 2016), known professionally as Ricky Harris, was an American producer, actor, and comedian. He was known for his role as Malvo in the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.

## Life and career

Harris was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He played his first movie roles in Poetic Justice in 1993 and Murder Was the Case in 1994. He also had minor roles in Michael Mann's 1995 crime film Heat and Mikael Salomon's 1998 action movie Hard Rain.
Harris was the voice of DJ EZ Dicc, TaaDow, and Saul-T-Nutz from various skits featured on albums from Snoop Dogg to Tha Dogg Pound.
In 1993, Harris starred with Todd Hunter in the single episode of 357 Marina del Rey produced for the television series Danger Theatre, playing private detective Clay Gentry. From 1996 to 1998 he played the role of Javon "J. W." Willis in six episodes of the UPN situation comedy Moesha.
In the 2001 film Bones, Harris played alongside Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier.
In 2004, Harris lent his voice to various characters in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2007, he played the role of Cousin Fred in the film This Christmas. From 2006 to 2008, Harris played Malvo, a recurring character in the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
In December 2016, Harris died from a heart attack. He had suffered a previous heart attack two years prior.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Gangsta | |
| 1995 | Tales from the Hood | Lil' Deke | |
| 1995 | Heat | Albert Torena | |
| 1996 | High School High | D.J. | |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Bellhop | |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Ray | |
| 1998 | Kings | Trevor | Short |
| 1999 | Thick as Thieves | Rodney | |
| 1999 | The Breaks | Militant Leader | |
| 1999 | Simon Sez | Macro | |
| 2001 | Bones | Eddie Mack | |
| 2004 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | Eli | |
| 2005 | Boss'n Up | Interviewer | |
| 2007 | The Memory Thief | Hearse Driver | |
| 2007 | This Christmas | Cousin Fred | |
| 2009 | Dough Boys | Faze Disco | |
| 2009 | Mr. Sadman | Whitey | |
| 2012 | Battlefield America | Tyrone Jackson Sr. | |
| 2013 | Mid Life Gangster | Donnie | |
| 2015 | Dope | Tannehill James | |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Holiday | Nelson | TV movie |
| 2015 | Royal Family Christmas | Nelson | TV movie |
| 2017 | Check Point | Kenny | |
| 2019 | The Workout Room | Himself | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Danger Theatre | Clay Gentry | Episode: "Searcher in the Mist/Sex, Lies & Decaf" |
| 1996–98 | Moesha | J.W. | Recurring cast: season 1 & 3, guest: season 2 |
| 1997 | Millennium | Gerome Knox | Episode: "Sense and Antisense" |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Disco Placid | Episode: "Anonymous" |
| 2001 | The District | Gregory | Episode: "Don't Fence Me In" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Antoine | Episode: "Flight of Fancy" |
| 2002 | MDs | Randy Stilton | Episode: "Time of Death" |
| 2003 | Fastlane | K-9 | Episode: "Defense" & "Offense" |
| 2003 | Lucky | - | Episode: "The Tell" |
| 2003 | The Handler | Pablo | Episode: "Big Stones" |
| 2003 | The Tracy Morgan Show | Clarence | Episode: "Stealing" |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Disco Placid | Episode: "Grand Master" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Stanley Newell | Episode: "Bale Out" |
| 2005 | ER | Mr. Davis | Episode: "Alone in a Crowd" |
| 2006–08 | Everybody Hates Chris | Malvo | Recurring cast: season 2 & 4, guest: season 3 |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Jeremy Broyle | Episode: "Miami Confidential" |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Defendant | Episode: "Richie Richer" |
| 2008 | The Game | Claude | Episode: "Oh, What a Night" |
| 2009 | Dark Blue | Wade | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011 | The Cape | Homeless Witness | Episode: "Kozmo" |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Black Bullhorn/Protester | Episode: "The Race Card" |

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Artist | Role |
| 1994 | "Gin & Juice" | Snoop Dogg | Father |
| 1994 | "Murder Was the Case" | Snoop Dogg | Eyewitness/Ta-Dow/Snoop's Father |
| 1995 | "Summertime in the LBC" | The Dove Shack | Old Man |

### Video games

| Year | Game | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Grove Street Families Gang, Ballas Gang, Master Sounds 98.3 DJ Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson (voice) | |
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition | Grove Street Families Gang, Ballas Gang, Master Sounds 98.3 DJ Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson (voice) | Archival recordings Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only |