Richard Fryer (25 December 1894 – 9 February 1953), born Morris Kolsky, was a British-born Hollywood cinematographer.
[1] On 14 May 1911, at the age of 18, he arrived in New York on board the ship "Majestic"; he was already showing his occupation as cinematographer as shown on the ship's manifest.
[2] In 1928, when he applied for naturalization he was recorded as a motion picture cameraman living at 6600 Whitley Avenue (Hollywood Heights), Los Angeles.
He was a prolific cinematographer who mainly worked on film serials.
He is known for the serials Perils of Pauline, Tailspin Tommy, Flash Gordon and Black Arrow.