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Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Do the Right Thing
MOVIE

Do the Right Thing

7.8(2.0K)
Do the Right Thing
Vito
Poster for Stranger Than Paradise
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Stranger Than Paradise

7.2(0.6K)
Stranger Than Paradise
Eddie
Poster for Land of Plenty
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Land of Plenty

6.2(0.0K)
Land of Plenty
Jimmy
Poster for Good Morning, Vietnam
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Good Morning, Vietnam

7.3(3.0K)
Good Morning, Vietnam
Pvt. Abersold
Poster for Black Dynamite
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Black Dynamite

7.1(0.7K)
Black Dynamite
Dino
Poster for Purgatory
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Purgatory

7.2(0.1K)
Purgatory
Euripides
Poster for Snide and Prejudice
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Snide and Prejudice

6.3(0.0K)
Snide and Prejudice
Rudolph Hess
Poster for Eight Men Out
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Eight Men Out

6.9(0.3K)
Eight Men Out
Billy Maharg
Poster for Love Is Like That
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Love Is Like That

5.5(0.0K)
Love Is Like That
Bubba-Lilly
Poster for Columbus Day
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Columbus Day

5.0(0.0K)
Columbus Day
Manny

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Richard Edson portrait
Richard Edson portrait
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