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Sy Richardson

Acting Born Jun 4, 1941 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 24 credits

Biography

Symon Lionel Richardson (born June 4, 1941) is an American film and television actor. He made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella. Richardson is perhaps best known as a regular in the films of Alex Cox, having appeared in Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell, Walker, The Winner and Searchers 2.0. He played "Turbo" in the 1990 film Tripwire. He recently had a recurring role as the coroner on the TV series Pushing Daisies. He is also in They Live and played a tough L.A. County Sherrif in the gang classic Colors.

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Full filmography

  • NCIS (2003) as Lester
  • Monk (2002) as Sanitation Worker
  • Monk (2002) as Janitor
  • Charmed (1998) as Father Wilkins
  • ER (1994) as Coleman
  • Cheers (1982) as Gordon
  • Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Sour Grapes
  • Falcon Crest (1981) as Detective Olen
  • The Shield (2002) as Brother William
  • Wings (1990) as Luther
  • Profiler (1996) as Gus
  • The Division (2001) as Bus Driver
  • Martin (1992) as Boss Man
  • Pushing Daisies (2007) as Coroner
  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) as Mr. Gooding
  • Documentary Now! (2015) as David
  • Family Reunion (2019) as Brother Franklin
  • They Live (1988) as Black Revolutionary
  • Benched (2014) as Moon Rock
  • Larry Crowne (2011) as Avery
  • Colors (1988) as Bailey
  • Repo Man (1984) as Lite
  • Cinderella (1977) as Fairy Godmother
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007) as Shiner #2