Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. He was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. Edson was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys.
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).
Movies
Do the Right Thing
Vito Fragione
Stranger Than Paradise
Eddie
Land of Plenty
Jimmy
Good Morning, Vietnam
Pvt. Abersold
Black Dynamite
Dino
Purgatory
Euripides
Snide and Prejudice
Rudolph Hess
Eight Men Out
Billy Maharg
Love Is Like That
Bubba-Lilly
Columbus Day
Manny
Timecode
Lester Moore
Happiness Runs
Pete
This World, Then the Fireworks
Joe
Lulu on the Bridge
Dave Reilly
Cement
Robbo
Eyes of an Angel
Goon
Let It Ride
Johnny Casino
Jury Duty
Skeets
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Johnny Crackow
Love, Cheat & Steal
Billy Quayle
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Tony
Sunshine State
Steve Tregaskis
Intimate Betrayal
Charlie Dunn
Shannon's Deal
Wilmer Slade
Wedding Bell Blues
Tom
The Winner
Frankie
Things I Never Told You
Steve
What About Me
Nick
Jack of Hearts
Henry
Double Tap
Fischer
Scorpion Spring
Lem Wells
Apartment #5C
Harold
The Kid & I
Guy Prince
Thick as Thieves
Danny
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
Thomas
Desperate But Not Serious
Screenwriter
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Self
Murder in High Places
Noogie
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
Abe Polonski
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
Sam Dunkim
Walker
Turley
Tougher Than Leather
Bernie Carteez
Dark Hearts
Ravetti
Space Cadet
Nick Agnello
Dream Murder Machine
Joey Breaker
Joey Breaker
Super Mario Bros.
Spike
The Astronaut Farmer
Chopper Miller
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
Bergman
Howard the Duck
Ritchie
Where is Rocky II?
Ted Simmons (segment: "Monument One")
Stranger Than Paradise
Eddie
The Code
Jay's Dad
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
Starsky & Hutch
Monix
Desperately Seeking Susan
Man With Newspapers
Strange Days
Tick
Burning Shadow
Ronald
The Million Dollar Hotel
Joe
The Greims
Larry
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Garage Attendant
Platoon
Sal
Fourth Story
Mechanic
Crossing the Bridge
Mitchell
3 from Hell
Carlos Perro
China Lake
Connie Veesk
Momma's Man
Tom
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Frankie
An Occasional Hell
Rodney Gillen
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Gage
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Self
Posse
Deputy Tom
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Himself
Frankenfish
Roland
The Chair
Riot Leader
Hard Scrambled
Joe
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Interviewee
Dutch Book
Some Days in January, 1984
Motorcycle Gang
Volker
The Shade
Simon
Shows
Nash Bridges
L.A. Law
Carver Bowles
American Gothic
Cold Case
Seth Lundgren (2008)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Danny Newton
Chicago Hope
ER
Vinnie La Fontaine
Shannon's Deal
Wilmer Slade
Perception
Keith Trevoy
CSI: Miami
Quentin Haid
Crime Story
Jake Rennick
Happy Endings
Valet Guy
Miami Vice
Wavey Davey