Richard Edson
Acting
Born 1954-01-01
New Rochelle, New York, USA
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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).
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Acting
59 credits
CSI: Miami
Chicago Hope
ER
Cold Case
Miami Vice
Numb3rs
L.A. Law
American Playhouse
Homicide: Life on the Street
Nash Bridges
Perception
Franklin & Bash
Happy Endings
Monsters
Crime Story
Platoon
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Starsky & Hutch
Howard the Duck
Strange Days
Rebel Highway
Vegas
Good Morning, Vietnam
Do the Right Thing
Super Mario Bros.
Shannon's Deal
Desperately Seeking Susan
Posse
Eight Men Out
3 from Hell
Let It Ride
Black Dynamite
Stranger Than Paradise
The Million Dollar Hotel
Thick as Thieves
The Astronaut Farmer
Jury Duty
Walker
Frankenfish
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Land of Plenty
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Timecode
Double Tap
Purgatory
This World, Then the Fireworks
Cement
Lulu on the Bridge
Columbus Day
An Occasional Hell
The Kid & I
Scorpion Spring
Motorcycle Gang
The Winner
Eyes of an Angel
Desperate But Not Serious
Sunshine State
The Shade
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
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