Richard Edson
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).
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-01-01
Place of birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
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Cast
Do the Right Thing
1989
7.75
Stranger Than Paradise
1984
7.14
Land of Plenty
2004
6.20
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
7.30
Black Dynamite
2009
7.10
Purgatory
1999
7.21
Snide and Prejudice
1997
8.00
Eight Men Out
1988
6.94
Love Is Like That
1992
5.50
Columbus Day
2008
4.90
Timecode
2000
5.63
Happiness Runs
2010
4.20
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
5.00
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
5.90
Cement
2000
4.70
Eyes of an Angel
1991
6.90
Let It Ride
1989
6.27
Jury Duty
1995
4.40
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
5.70
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
4.70
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
4.84
Sunshine State
2002
6.40
Intimate Betrayal
1996
0.00
Shannon's Deal
1989
0.00
Wedding Bell Blues
1996
4.00
The Winner
1996
4.40
Things I Never Told You
1996
5.41
What About Me
1993
4.30
Jack of Hearts
2000
1.50
Double Tap
1997
5.10
Scorpion Spring
1996
7.20
Apartment #5C
2002
5.00
The Kid & I
2005
5.60
Thick as Thieves
1999
5.92
Desperate But Not Serious
2000
5.70
Murder in High Places
1991
5.00
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
2001
6.60
Walker
1987
6.30
Tougher Than Leather
1988
5.30
Dark Hearts
2014
3.82
Space Cadet
2013
0.00
Dream Murder Machine
2018
0.00
Joey Breaker
1993
4.50
Super Mario Bros.
1993
4.44
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
6.24
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997
5.00
Howard the Duck
1986
5.41
Where is Rocky II?
2016
5.00
Stranger Than Paradise
1983
7.48
The Code
2025
0.00
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
6.71
Starsky & Hutch
2004
5.81
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
6.10
Strange Days
1995
7.00
Burning Shadow
2018
6.20
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
5.89
The Greims
2009
0.00
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
7.57
Platoon
1986
7.75
Fourth Story
1991
5.60
Crossing the Bridge
1992
5.90
3 from Hell
2019
5.80
China Lake
1989
0.00
Momma's Man
2008
6.20
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2004
6.00
An Occasional Hell
1996
3.70
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
5.20
Posse
1993
5.36
Frankenfish
2004
5.70
The Chair
1988
3.20
Hard Scrambled
2006
5.00
Dutch Book
2015
6.00
Some Days in January, 1984
2001
0.00
Motorcycle Gang
1994
5.00
The Shade
1999
5.70
The Smell of Success
2011
5.48