Richard Edson
Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. He was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family.
In 1979, Edson was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut EP, Edson left the band to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album.
He started his acting career on screen in the feature film, Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Since then, he has been known for his roles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Strange Days (1995).
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Acting
Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Garage Attendant
1986
Movie
Platoon
as Sal
1986
Movie
Good Morning, Vietnam
as Pvt. Abersold
1987
Movie
Starsky & Hutch
as Monix
2004
Movie
Do the Right Thing
as Vito
1989
TV
CSI: Miami
as Quentin Haid
2002
Movie
Strange Days
as Tick
1995
Movie
Super Mario Bros.
as Spike
1993
Movie
Howard the Duck
as Ritchie
1986
TV
ER
as Vinnie La Fontaine
1994
Movie
Black Dynamite
as Dino
2009
Movie
Stranger Than Paradise
as Eddie
1984
Movie
3 from Hell
as Carlos Perro
2019
TV
Miami Vice
as Wavey Davey
1984
Movie
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Man With Newspapers
1985
TV
Cold Case
as Seth Lundgren (2008)
2003
TV
Numb3rs
as Nick Rowland
2005
Movie
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Joe
2000
Movie
The Astronaut Farmer
as Chopper Miller
2007
TV
Perception
as Keith Trevoy
2012
Movie
Eight Men Out
as Billy Maharg
1988
TV
Happy Endings
as Valet Guy
2011
Movie
Frankenfish
as Roland
2004
TV
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Danny Newton
1993
