Richard Edson
Acting • Born 1954-01-01
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.
Filmography
99 credits
Do the Right Thing
Movie • 1989
Vito
Stranger Than Paradise
Movie • 1984
Eddie
Land of Plenty
Movie • 2004
Jimmy
Good Morning, Vietnam
Movie • 1987
Pvt. Abersold
Black Dynamite
Movie • 2009
Dino
Purgatory
Movie • 1999
Euripides
Snide and Prejudice
Movie • 1997
Rudolph Hess
Eight Men Out
Movie • 1988
Billy Maharg
Love Is Like That
Movie • 1992
Bubba-Lilly
Columbus Day
Movie • 2008
Manny
Timecode
Movie • 2000
Lester Moore
Happiness Runs
Movie • 2010
Pete
This World, Then the Fireworks
Movie • 1997
Joe
Lulu on the Bridge
Movie • 1998
Dave Reilly
Cement
Movie • 2000
Robbo
Eyes of an Angel
Movie • 1991
Goon
Let It Ride
Movie • 1989
Johnny Casino
Jury Duty
Movie • 1995
Skeets
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie • 1989
Johnny Crackow
Love, Cheat & Steal
Movie • 1993
Billy Quayle
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Movie • 1994
Tony
Sunshine State
Movie • 2002
Steve Tregaskis
Intimate Betrayal
Movie • 1996
Charlie Dunn
Shannon's Deal
Movie • 1989
Wilmer Slade
Wedding Bell Blues
Movie • 1996
Tom
The Winner
Movie • 1996
Frankie
Things I Never Told You
Movie • 1996
Steve
What About Me
Movie • 1993
Nick
Jack of Hearts
Movie • 2000
Henry
Double Tap
Movie • 1997
Fischer
Scorpion Spring
Movie • 1996
Lem Wells
Apartment #5C
Movie • 2002
Harold
The Kid & I
Movie • 2005
Guy Prince
Thick as Thieves
Movie • 1999
Danny
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
Movie • 2001
Thomas
Desperate But Not Serious
Movie • 2000
Screenwriter
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Movie • 2014
Self - Spike
Murder in High Places
Movie • 1991
Noogie
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
Movie • 2001
Abe Polonski
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
Movie • 2014
Sam Dunkim
Walker
Movie • 1987
Turley
Tougher Than Leather
Movie • 1988
Bernie Carteez
Dark Hearts
Movie • 2014
Ravetti
Space Cadet
Movie • 2013
Nick Agnello
Dream Murder Machine
Movie • 2018
Joey Breaker
Movie • 1993
Joey Breaker
Super Mario Bros.
Movie • 1993
Spike
The Astronaut Farmer
Movie • 2007
Chopper Miller
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
Movie • 1997
Bergman
Howard the Duck
Movie • 1986
Ritchie
Where is Rocky II?
Movie • 2016
Ted Simmons (segment: "Monument One")
Stranger Than Paradise
Movie • 1983
Eddie
The Code
Movie • 2025
Jay's Dad
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Movie • 1989
Self
Starsky & Hutch
Movie • 2004
Monix
Desperately Seeking Susan
Movie • 1985
Man With Newspapers
Strange Days
Movie • 1995
Tick
Burning Shadow
Movie • 2018
Ronald
The Million Dollar Hotel
Movie • 2000
Joe
The Greims
Movie • 2009
Larry
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Movie • 1986
Garage Attendant
Platoon
Movie • 1986
Sal
Fourth Story
Movie • 1991
Mechanic
Crossing the Bridge
Movie • 1992
Mitchell
3 from Hell
Movie • 2019
Carlos Perro
China Lake
Movie • 1989
Connie Veesk
Momma's Man
Movie • 2008
Tom
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Movie • 2004
Frankie
An Occasional Hell
Movie • 1996
Rodney Gillen
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Movie • 1995
Gage
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Movie • 2009
Self
Posse
Movie • 1993
Deputy Tom
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Movie • 2019
Self
Frankenfish
Movie • 2004
Roland
The Chair
Movie • 1988
Riot Leader
Hard Scrambled
Movie • 2006
Joe
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Movie • 1984
Interviewee
Dutch Book
Movie • 2015
Some Days in January, 1984
Movie • 2001
Motorcycle Gang
Movie • 1994
Volker
The Shade
Movie • 1999
Simon
The Smell of Success
Movie • 2011
Nelly the Nose
Brothers in Arms
Movie • 2018
Self
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Jared Love
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Carver Bowles
American Gothic
TV • 1995
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Seth Lundgren (2008)
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Danny Newton
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Anthony Tedesco
ER
TV • 1994
Vinnie La Fontaine
Shannon's Deal
TV • 1990
Wilmer Slade
Perception
TV • 2012
Keith Trevoy
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Quentin Haid
Crime Story
TV • 1986
Jake Rennick
Happy Endings
TV • 2011
Valet Guy
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Wavey Davey
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Nick Rowland
Franklin & Bash
TV • 2011
Bruce Conti
Rebel Highway
TV • 1994
Volker