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).
From Wikipedia.
Acting (79 movies)
Do the Right Thing
1989
Stranger Than Paradise
1984
Land of Plenty
2004
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
Black Dynamite
2009
Purgatory
1999
Snide and Prejudice
1997
Eight Men Out
1988
Love Is Like That
1992
Columbus Day
2008
Timecode
2000
Happiness Runs
2010
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
Cement
2000
Eyes of an Angel
1991
Let It Ride
1989
Jury Duty
1995
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
Sunshine State
2002
Intimate Betrayal
1996
Shannon's Deal
1989
Wedding Bell Blues
1996
The Winner
1996
Things I Never Told You
1996
What About Me
1993
Jack of Hearts
2000
Double Tap
1997
Scorpion Spring
1996
Apartment #5C
2002
The Kid & I
2005
Thick as Thieves
1999
Desperate But Not Serious
2000
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
Murder in High Places
1991
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
2001
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
2014
Walker
1987
Tougher Than Leather
1988
Dark Hearts
2014
Space Cadet
2013
Joey Breaker
1993
Super Mario Bros.
1993
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997
Howard the Duck
1986
Where is Rocky II?
2016
Stranger Than Paradise
1983
The Code
2025
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
Strange Days
1995
Burning Shadow
2018
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
The Greims
2009
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Platoon
1986
Fourth Story
1991
Crossing the Bridge
1992
3 from Hell
2019
China Lake
1989
Momma's Man
2008
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2004
An Occasional Hell
1996
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009
Posse
1993
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
2019
Frankenfish
2004
The Chair
1988
Hard Scrambled
2006
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
1984
Dutch Book
2015
Some Days in January, 1984
2001
Motorcycle Gang
1994
The Smell of Success
2011
Brothers in Arms
2018
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