Richard Edson
Actor
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).
From Wikipedia.
Filmography
Platoon
as Sal 1986
Good Morning, Vietnam
as Pvt. Abersold 1987
Starsky & Hutch
as Monix 2004
Do the Right Thing
as Vito 1989
Strange Days
as Tick 1995
Super Mario Bros.
as Spike 1993
Howard the Duck
as Ritchie 1986
Black Dynamite
as Dino 2009
Stranger Than Paradise
as Eddie 1984
3 from Hell
as Carlos Perro 2019
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Man With Newspapers 1985
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Joe 2000
The Astronaut Farmer
as Chopper Miller 2007
Eight Men Out
as Billy Maharg 1988
Frankenfish
as Roland 2004
Jury Duty
as Skeets 1995