Richard Edson

Actor

1954-01-01 · New Rochelle, New York, USA

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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• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — Garage Attendant
• Platoon (1986) — Sal
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) — Pvt. Abersold
• Starsky & Hutch (2004) — Monix
• Do the Right Thing (1989) — Vito
• Strange Days (1995) — Tick
• Super Mario Bros. (1993) — Spike
• Howard the Duck (1986) — Ritchie
• Black Dynamite (2009) — Dino
• Stranger Than Paradise (1984) — Eddie
• 3 from Hell (2019) — Carlos Perro
• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) — Man With Newspapers
• The Astronaut Farmer (2007) — Chopper Miller
• The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) — Joe
• Eight Men Out (1988) — Billy Maharg
• Frankenfish (2004) — Roland
• Jury Duty (1995) — Skeets
• Purgatory (1999) — Euripides
• Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994) — Tony
• Let It Ride (1989) — Johnny Casino
• Timecode (2000) — Lester Moore
• Posse (1993) — Deputy Tom
• Walker (1987) — Turley
• Thick as Thieves (1999) — Danny