Richard Edson
Acting
Born: 1954-01-01 in New Rochelle, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Garage Attendant
Platoon
Sal
Good Morning, Vietnam
Pvt. Abersold
Starsky & Hutch
Monix
Do the Right Thing
Vito
CSI: Miami
Quentin Haid
Strange Days
Tick
Super Mario Bros.
Spike
Howard the Duck
Ritchie
ER
Vinnie La Fontaine
Black Dynamite
Dino
Stranger Than Paradise
Eddie
3 from Hell
Carlos Perro
Miami Vice
Wavey Davey
Desperately Seeking Susan
Man With Newspapers
Cold Case
Seth Lundgren (2008)
Numb3rs
Nick Rowland
The Astronaut Farmer
Chopper Miller
The Million Dollar Hotel
Joe
Eight Men Out
Billy Maharg
Perception
Keith Trevoy
Happy Endings
Valet Guy
Frankenfish
Roland
Homicide: Life on the Street
Danny Newton
Jury Duty
Skeets
Purgatory
Euripides
Nash Bridges
Jared Love
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Tony
Let It Ride
Johnny Casino
Timecode
Lester Moore
Franklin & Bash
Bruce Conti
Posse
Deputy Tom
Walker
Turley
Chicago Hope
Anthony Tedesco
L.A. Law
Carver Bowles
Crime Story
Jake Rennick
Vegas
Arthur Speziali
Thick as Thieves
Danny
American Gothic
Eyes of an Angel
Goon