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Richard Edson

Born 1954-01-01

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.

Known for

Platoon 1986 · 8.1 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 · 7.8 Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 · 7.3 Do the Right Thing 1989 · 7.9 Strange Days 1995 · 7.2 Super Mario Bros. 1993 · 4.2 3 from Hell 2019 · 5.4 Black Dynamite 2009 · 7.4 Stranger Than Paradise 1984 · 7.4 Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 · 6.1 The Astronaut Farmer 2007 · 6.3 Eight Men Out 1988 · 7.2 Jury Duty 1995 · 4.3 Timecode 2000 · 6.0 Let It Ride 1989 · 6.8 Frankenfish 2004 · 4.7 Purgatory 1999 · 6.8 Lulu on the Bridge 1998 · 6.2 Columbus Day 2008 · 5.2 Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 · 4.6 The Smell of Success 2011 · 5.2 This World, Then the Fireworks 1997 · 5.2 Crossing the Bridge 1992 · 6.3 Momma's Man 2008 · 6.1 Happiness Runs 2010 · 4.8 Double Tap 1997 · 5.1 Dark Hearts 2014 · 4.4 Burning Shadow 2018 · 4.6 What About Me 1993 · 6.2 The Code 2025 · 6.8