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...
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Do the Right Thing
As Vito Fragione
Stranger Than Paradise
As Eddie
Land of Plenty
As Jimmy
Good Morning, Vietnam
As Pvt. Abersold
Black Dynamite
As Dino
Purgatory
As Euripides
Snide and Prejudice
As Rudolph Hess
Eight Men Out
As Billy Maharg
Love Is Like That
As Bubba-Lilly
Columbus Day
As Manny
Timecode
As Lester Moore
Happiness Runs
As Pete
This World, Then the Fireworks
As Joe
Lulu on the Bridge
As Dave Reilly
Cement
As Robbo
Eyes of an Angel
As Goon
Let It Ride
As Johnny Casino
Jury Duty
As Skeets
Bloodhounds of Broadway
As Johnny Crackow
Love, Cheat & Steal
As Billy Quayle
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
As Tony
Sunshine State
As Steve Tregaskis
Intimate Betrayal
As Charlie Dunn
Shannon's Deal
As Wilmer Slade
Wedding Bell Blues
As Tom
The Winner
As Frankie
Things I Never Told You
As Steve
What About Me
As Nick
Jack of Hearts
As Henry
Double Tap
As Fischer
Scorpion Spring
As Lem Wells
Apartment #5C
As Harold
The Kid & I
As Guy Prince
Thick as Thieves
As Danny
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
As Thomas
Desperate But Not Serious
As Screenwriter
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
As Self
Murder in High Places
As Noogie
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
As Abe Polonski
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
As Sam Dunkim
Walker
As Turley
Tougher Than Leather
As Bernie Carteez
Dark Hearts
As Ravetti
Space Cadet
As Nick Agnello
Dream Murder Machine
Joey Breaker
As Joey Breaker
Super Mario Bros.
As Spike
The Astronaut Farmer
As Chopper Miller
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
As Bergman
Howard the Duck
As Ritchie
Where is Rocky II?
As Ted Simmons (segment: "Monument One")
Stranger Than Paradise
As Eddie
The Code
As Jay's Dad
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
As Self
Starsky & Hutch
As Monix
Desperately Seeking Susan
As Man With Newspapers
Strange Days
As Tick
Burning Shadow
As Ronald
The Million Dollar Hotel
As Joe
The Greims
As Larry
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
As Garage Attendant
Platoon
As Sal
Fourth Story
As Mechanic
Crossing the Bridge
As Mitchell
3 from Hell
As Carlos Perro
China Lake
As Connie Veesk
Momma's Man
As Tom
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
As Frankie
An Occasional Hell
As Rodney Gillen
Destiny Turns on the Radio
As Gage
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
As Self
Posse
As Deputy Tom
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
As Himself
Frankenfish
As Roland
The Chair
As Riot Leader
Hard Scrambled
As Joe
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
As Interviewee
Dutch Book
Some Days in January, 1984
Motorcycle Gang
As Volker
The Shade
As Simon
Nash Bridges
L.A. Law
As Carver Bowles
Cold Case
As Seth Lundgren (2008)
Homicide: Life on the Street
As Danny Newton
Chicago Hope
ER
As Vinnie La Fontaine
Shannon's Deal
As Wilmer Slade
Perception
As Keith Trevoy
CSI: Miami
As Quentin Haid
Crime Story
As Jake Rennick
Happy Endings
As Valet Guy
Miami Vice
As Wavey Davey