Richard also had roles on highly popular television shows like Chicago Hope, Frasier, Rescue Me, Married with Children and the HBO series, Luck.

In his first movie role, Richard was cast in the Sidney Lumet film Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,[2][3][4] which movie critic Roger Ebert reviewed as “a superb crime melodrama.” [5] In the film, Lublin plays “Mourner #4” [6][7] and has dialog scenes with noted actors Albert Finney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Ethan Hawke.

Set in Connecticut, the film focuses on the journey of Anders Hill, played by Ben Mendelsohn, a man in his mid-fifties who has just retired.

Richard Lublin plays the role of Hill’s friendly neighbor, and has dialogue with the leading actor in several scenes, as Anders laments about the changes he’s experiencing along his journey.

[15][16] When the honorary doctorate was conferred, he was introduced with these remarks: “Today, we are privileged to honor you, Richard Lublin, as a representative of what can be achieved with drive, fortitude, and imagination.

[19] In 2022, Dr. Kusum Knapcyzk, Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Lecturer of Hindi Language in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, became the 36th recipient of the Richard K. Lublin Teaching Award.

[20][21] Kelly Alexander, Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Lecturing Fellow, Center for Documentary Studies, was the award recipient in 2021.

[27] In recognition of their extraordinary philanthropic activity, the University of Connecticut bestowed one of its highest awards - the Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor - to Richard and Jane Lublin at its annual White Coat Gala held on April 12, 2014.

[28][29] After accepting the Medal of Honor, Richard Lublin said, "The act of giving, multiplied many times, can advance research to new levels in our efforts to eliminate cancer.

"[30] In February 2015, Richard Lublin was formally appointed as an inaugural member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the UConn School of Medicine.

[31] In 2015, Lublin was also elected to the CT and Western MA Board of the American Heart Association to help guide the organization's mission and fundraising efforts.