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
6.7
L.A. Law
7.1
American Gothic
7.3
Cold Case
7.774
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Chicago Hope
7.243
ER
7.828
Shannon's Deal
8
Perception
7.2
CSI: Miami
7.71
Crime Story
7.9
Happy Endings
6.948
Miami Vice
7.451
Movies
Do the Right Thing
7.8
Stranger Than Paradise
7.151
Land of Plenty
6.2
Good Morning, Vietnam
7.308
Black Dynamite
7.101
Purgatory
7.2
Snide and Prejudice
4.5
Eight Men Out
6.901
Love Is Like That
4.6
Columbus Day
4.9
Timecode
5.6
Happiness Runs
4
This World, Then the Fireworks
5.1
Lulu on the Bridge
5.795
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
4.8
Sunshine State
6.4
Intimate Betrayal
0
Shannon's Deal
0
Wedding Bell Blues
4.2
The Winner
4.167
Things I Never Told You
5.4
What About Me
4.3
Jack of Hearts
1.5
Double Tap
5.3
Scorpion Spring
6.625
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
6.4
Tougher Than Leather
5.3
Dark Hearts
3.818
Space Cadet
0
Dream Murder Machine
0
Joey Breaker
3.6
Super Mario Bros.
4.46
The Astronaut Farmer
6.237
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
5
Howard the Duck
5.423
Where is Rocky II?
5
Stranger Than Paradise
7.4
The Code
6.8
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.714
Starsky & Hutch
5.818
Desperately Seeking Susan
6.061
Strange Days
7.008
Burning Shadow
6.2
The Million Dollar Hotel
5.9
The Greims
0
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.572
Platoon
7.743
Fourth Story
5.6
Crossing the Bridge
5.833
3 from Hell
5.798
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
5.305
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
5.604