Richard Edson
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
CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Nash Bridges
6.624
L.A. Law
7.1
American Gothic
7.3
Cold Case
7.8
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.053
Chicago Hope
7.243
ER
7.824
Shannon's Deal
8
Perception
7.152
CSI: Miami
7.712
Crime Story
8
Happy Endings
6.9
Miami Vice
7.447
Numb3rs
7.024
Movies
Do the Right Thing
7.762
Stranger Than Paradise
7.154
Land of Plenty
6.2
Good Morning, Vietnam
7.307
Black Dynamite
7.104
Purgatory
7.2
Snide and Prejudice
4.5
Eight Men Out
6.901
Love Is Like That
4.6
Columbus Day
4.9
Timecode
5.64
Happiness Runs
4
This World, Then the Fireworks
5.1
Lulu on the Bridge
5.878
Cement
4.143
Eyes of an Angel
6.861
Let It Ride
6.276
Jury Duty
4.4
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.6
Love, Cheat & Steal
4.4
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
4.791
Sunshine State
6.388
Intimate Betrayal
0
Shannon's Deal
0
Wedding Bell Blues
4.2
The Winner
4.531
Things I Never Told You
5.4
What About Me
4.3
Jack of Hearts
1.5
Double Tap
5.3
Scorpion Spring
6.6
Apartment #5C
5
The Kid & I
5.313
Thick as Thieves
5.9
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
4
Desperate But Not Serious
4.917
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
5.056
Murder in High Places
3
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
6.6
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
5.6
Walker
6.314
Tougher Than Leather
5.3
Dark Hearts
3.917
Space Cadet
0
Dream Murder Machine
0
Joey Breaker
3.6
Super Mario Bros.
4.5
The Astronaut Farmer
6.239
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
5
Howard the Duck
5.429
Where is Rocky II?
5
Stranger Than Paradise
7.426
The Code
6.8
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.714
Starsky & Hutch
5.8
Desperately Seeking Susan
6.066
Strange Days
7.01
Burning Shadow
6.417
The Million Dollar Hotel
5.89
The Greims
0
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.573
Platoon
7.746
Fourth Story
5.6
Crossing the Bridge
5.833
3 from Hell
5.8
China Lake
0
Momma's Man
6
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
5.5
An Occasional Hell
3.462
Destiny Turns on the Radio
5.116
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
7
Posse
5.337
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
6
Frankenfish
5.7
The Chair
2.8
Hard Scrambled
5
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
6.5
Dutch Book
6
Some Days in January, 1984
0
Motorcycle Gang
3.667
The Shade
5.7
The Smell of Success
5.58