Richard Edson
Biography
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). From Wikipedia.
Movie Appearances
Do the Right Thing
as Vito
1989
Stranger Than Paradise
as Eddie
1984
Land of Plenty
as Jimmy
2004
Good Morning, Vietnam
as Pvt. Abersold
1987
Black Dynamite
as Dino
2009
Purgatory
as Euripides
1999
Snide and Prejudice
as Rudolph Hess
1997
Eight Men Out
as Billy Maharg
1988
Love Is Like That
as Bubba-Lilly
1992
Columbus Day
as Manny
2008
Timecode
as Lester Moore
2000
Happiness Runs
as Pete
2010
This World, Then the Fireworks
as Joe
1997
Lulu on the Bridge
as Dave Reilly
1998
Cement
as Robbo
2000
Eyes of an Angel
as Goon
1991
Let It Ride
as Johnny Casino
1989
Jury Duty
as Skeets
1995
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Johnny Crackow
1989
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Billy Quayle
1993
TV Appearances
Nash Bridges
as Jared Love
1996
L.A. Law
as Carver Bowles
1986
American Gothic
1995
Cold Case
as Seth Lundgren (2008)
2003
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Danny Newton
1993
Chicago Hope
as Anthony Tedesco
1994
ER
as Vinnie La Fontaine
1994
Shannon's Deal
as Wilmer Slade
1990
Perception
as Keith Trevoy
2012
CSI: Miami
as Quentin Haid
2002
Crime Story
as Jake Rennick
1986
Happy Endings
as Valet Guy
2011