Richard Edson
Known for ActingBorn 1954-01-01New Rochelle, New York, USA
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.
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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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Known for
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · as Garage Attendant
Platoon
1986 · as Sal
Super Mario Bros.
1993 · as Spike
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987 · as Pvt. Abersold
Strange Days
1995 · as Tick
Howard the Duck
1986 · as Ritchie
Starsky & Hutch
2004 · as Monix
Do the Right Thing
1989 · as Vito
Walker
1987 · as Turley
Eight Men Out
1988 · as Billy Maharg
Black Dynamite
2009 · as Dino
Posse
1993 · as Deputy Tom
3 from Hell
2019 · as Carlos Perro
Double Tap
1997 · as Fischer
Stranger Than Paradise
1984 · as Eddie
Thick as Thieves
1999 · as Danny
Let It Ride
1989 · as Johnny Casino
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · as Joe