Sy Richardson
Acting • Born 1941-06-04
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sy Richardson is an American film and television actor.Richardson made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella. He 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sy Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
73 credits
Larry Crowne
Movie • 2011
Avery
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Movie • 1999
Harry
Tapeheads
Movie • 1988
Bartender
Catchfire
Movie • 1990
Capt. Walker
Straight to Hell
Movie • 1987
Norwood
Petey Wheatstraw
Movie • 1977
Petey's Father
Repo Man
Movie • 1984
Lite
Walker
Movie • 1987
Captain Hornsby
Fairy Tales
Movie • 1978
Sirus
Surviving Christmas
Movie • 2004
Doo-Dah Understudy
Cinderella
Movie • 1977
Fairy Godmother
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
Movie • 1993
Ernest
South of Heaven
Movie • 2008
Pawn Daddy
Searchers 2.0
Movie • 2007
Fritz Frobisher
Bad Dreams
Movie • 1988
Detective Wasserman
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Movie • 1989
Lavonne
Lord Help Us
Movie • 2007
Church Member
Nocturna
Movie • 1979
RH Factor
Dead Man Walking
Movie • 1988
Snake
Human Nature
Movie • 2001
Police Detective
Sid and Nancy
Movie • 1986
Methadone Caseworker
Street Asylum
Movie • 1990
Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
Eye of the Stranger
Movie • 1993
Jeb
Floundering
Movie • 1994
Commander K
It Wants Blood 2
Movie • 2023
Professor Smert
Faith of Our Fathers
Movie • 2015
Dan
They Live
Movie • 1988
Black Revolutionary
Colors
Movie • 1988
Bailey
All About Us
Movie • 2007
Willie Earl
A Numbers Game
Movie • 2010
Bernie
The Glass Shield
Movie • 1994
Mr. Taylor
My Brother's Wedding
Movie • 1983
Mr. Dubois
Evil Obsession
Movie • 1996
Jim
Our Family Wedding
Movie • 2010
Sonny
Tripwire
Movie • 1989
Turbo
Men at Work
Movie • 1990
Walt Richardson
Shattered Illusions
Movie • 1998
Gene
L.A. County 187
Movie • 2003
Leotis Brown
Three Fugitives
Movie • 1989
Tucker
Erasable You
Movie • 1998
Miliatant
Heat Vision and Jack
Movie • 1999
Doctor
Medium Rare
Movie • 1987
Marv
Posse
Movie • 1993
Shepherd
5th of July
Movie • 2019
Pops
Mystery Train
Movie • 1989
Newsvendor
The Grifters
Movie • 1990
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Cold Steel
Movie • 1987
Rashid
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
Movie • 2000
Mr. Coleman
The Playaz Court
Movie • 2000
Louie
Message From a Mistress
Movie • 2017
Mr. Hall
To Sleep with Anger
Movie • 1990
Marsh
Young & Naive
Movie
Self
Extreme Honor
Movie • 2001
Schultz
Hip-Hop Headstrong
Movie • 2010
The Bishop
The Winner
Movie • 1996
Bartender
Martin
TV • 1992
Boss Man
Wings
TV • 1990
Luther
Family Reunion
TV • 2019
Brother Franklin
Monk
TV • 2002
Sanitation Worker
Monk
TV • 2002
Janitor
Pushing Daisies
TV • 2007
Coroner
The Shield
TV • 2002
Brother William
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
David
ER
TV • 1994
Coleman
Rizzoli & Isles
TV • 2010
Sour Grapes
Cheers
TV • 1982
Gordon
Charmed
TV • 1998
Father Wilkins
Falcon Crest
TV • 1981
Detective Olen
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV • 1992
Mr. Gooding
The Division
TV • 2001
Bus Driver
Benched
TV • 2014
Moon Rock
NCIS
TV • 2003
Lester
Profiler
TV • 1996
Gus