
Symon Lionel Richardson (born June 4, 1941) is an American film and television actor. He made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella. Richardson is perhaps best known as a regular in the films of Alex Cox, having appeared in Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell, Walker, The Winner and Searchers 2.0. He played "Turbo" in the 1990 film Tripwire. He recently had a recurring role as the coroner on the TV series Pushing Daisies. He is also in They Live and played a tough L.A. County Sherrif in the gang classic Colors.

They Live
1988 · as Black Revolutionary

Cinderella
1977 · as Fairy Godmother

Colors
1988 · as Bailey

Fairy Tales
1978 · as Sirus

Mystery Train
1989 · as Newsvendor

Larry Crowne
2011 · as Avery

Catchfire
1990 · as Capt. Walker

Sid and Nancy
1986 · as Methadone Caseworker

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 · as Shiner #2

Walker
1987 · as Captain Hornsby

The Grifters
1990 · as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Three Fugitives
1989 · as Tucker

Repo Man
1984 · as Lite

Men at Work
1990 · as Walt Richardson

Posse
1993 · as Shepherd

Human Nature
2001 · as Police Detective

Tapeheads
1988 · as Bartender

L.A. County 187
2003 · as Leotis Brown