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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- CSI: Miami (2002) as Quentin Haid
- ER (1994) as Vinnie La Fontaine
- Miami Vice (1984) as Wavey Davey
- Cold Case (2003) as Seth Lundgren (2008)
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Anthony Tedesco
- Numb3rs (2005) as Nick Rowland
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Danny Newton
- L.A. Law (1986) as Carver Bowles
- Nash Bridges (1996) as Jared Love
- Perception (2012) as Keith Trevoy
- Franklin & Bash (2011) as Bruce Conti
- Happy Endings (2011) as Valet Guy
- Monsters (1988) as Jack Bateman
- Crime Story (1986) as Jake Rennick
- Platoon (1986) as Sal
- Rebel Highway (1994) as Volker
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) as Garage Attendant
- American Gothic (1995)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Spike
- Vegas (2012) as Arthur Speziali
- Strange Days (1995) as Tick
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) as Pvt. Abersold
- Do the Right Thing (1989) as Vito
- Shannon's Deal (1990) as Wilmer Slade