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 best 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 Heat Albert Torena 1996 High School High D.J. 1997 Fathers' Day Bellhop 1998 Hard Rain Ray Kings Trevor Short 1999 Thick as Thieves Rodney The Breaks Militant Leader Simon Sez Macro 2001 Bones Eddie Mack 2004 Woman Thou Art Loosed Eli 2005 Boss'n Up Interviewer 2007 The Memory Thief Hearse Driver This Christmas Cousin Fred 2009 Dough Boys Faze Disco Mr. Sadman Whitey 2012 Battlefield America Tyrone Jackson Sr. 2013 Mid Life Gangster Donnie 2015 Dope Tannehill James A Royal Family Holiday Nelson TV movie 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" NYPD Blue Antoine Episode: "Flight of Fancy" 2002 MDs Randy Stilton Episode: "Time of Death" 2003 Fastlane K-9 Episode: "Defense" & "Offense" Lucky - Episode: "The Tell" The Handler Pablo Episode: "Big Stones" The Tracy Morgan Show Clarence Episode: "Stealing" 2004 CSI: NY Disco Placid Episode: "Grand Master" 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" 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 "Murder Was the Case" 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 Archival recordingsRemaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only