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Richard Edson
Born: 1st Jan 1954 New Rochelle, New York, USA
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 100
Film: 83 (83%)
Television: 17 (17%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Fantasy, Horror, Western, War, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Action & Adventure, Soap, Music, War & Politics
Filmography
2025
Early-pandemic, Jay and Celine head to a rental house to reconnect. While Celine films a documentary on their disintegrating relationship, a recently ... view
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Jay's Dad
2019
After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be ... view
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Carlos Perro
2019
A look at the production of Rob Zombie's 3 from Hell. ... view
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Self
2018
Charlie Sheen narrates, as cast and crew share their personal experiences making the Academy Award winning film, Platoon. This non-union, low budget, ... view
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Self
2018
Charlie, a down-on-his-luck loner, crosses paths with a blind homeless man who is his exact double. Perplexed and intrigued by the discovery, Charlie ... view
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Ronald
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2016
Pierre Bismuth hires a private detective and a duo of screenwriters to investigate on an enigmatic artwork. ... view
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Ted Simmons (segment: "Monument One")
2015
A Florida teenager launches a scheme to pay off his father's gambling debts. ... view
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2014
A documentary about the making of the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie. ... view
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Self - Spike
2014
An ex-Hollywood screenwriter now teaching an evening class in New York finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriter student. ... view
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Sam Dunkim
2014
When struggling artist Colson finds his muse in sultry singer Fran, their daring romance spirals out of control into a dangerous game of deception and ... view
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Ravetti
2013
Paul, a preoccupied 15-year old, tries to be helpful by cooking the family dinner, but nearly blows the place up instead. When his hippie parents tell ... view
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Nick Agnello
Jul 2012 (first aired)
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human ... view
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Keith Trevoy (1 ep.)
2011
When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to ... view
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Nelly the Nose
Jun 2011 (first aired)
When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female celeb ... view
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Bruce Conti (1 ep.)
Apr 2011 (first aired)
A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together b ... view
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Valet Guy (1 ep.)
2010
The neglected child of parents living on a commune, Victor is helpless to resist the atmosphere of sex and drugs that permeates his world, but he's sm ... view
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Pete
2009
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded ... view
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Dino
2009
In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twenti ... view
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Self
2008
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career. ... view
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Manny
2008
An adult decides to escape the pressures of life and return to his old bedroom at his parents' house. ... view
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Tom
2007
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unli ... view
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Chopper Miller
2006
When the owner of a venerable diner in the wrong part of town has an "accident" the men in her life scheme and fight for control of the establishment. ... view
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Joe
2005
Aaron Roman is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father grants Aaron his wish for his eightee ... view
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Guy Prince
Jan 2005 (first aired)
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his ... view
Character:
Nick Rowland (1 ep.)
2004
When the body of a man is found completely destroyed in the swamps in Louisiana, the medical investigator Sam Rivers is assigned to investigate the mu ... view
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Roland
2004
Unapologetically brash in dialogue and texture GOODNIGHT JOSEPH PARKER is the classic love story brought to a no-pleasantries bar room. Girl loves man ... view
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Frankie
2004
After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War. ... view
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Jimmy
2004
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcom ... view
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Monix
Sep 2003 (first aired)
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush ... view
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Seth Lundgren (2008) (1 ep.)
Sep 2002 (first aired)
The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas coun ... view
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Quentin Haid (1 ep.)
2002
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estat ... view
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Steve Tregaskis
2002
Nicky and Uri, two young Israeli, arrive in New York, living off small theft. They set down in a very modest Brooklyn appartment. One night, during an ... view
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Harold
2001
A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the filming of S ... view
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2001
Chance, a hapless Los Angeles musician is searching for the coveted Moletron synthesizer through the classified ad paper the "Southlander", and meetin ... view
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Thomas
2001
Three brothers, Abe, Ben and Josh work in a textile shop and live a relatively quiet life until one day when Josh is killed in front of Abe's eyes. De ... view
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Abe Polonski
2000
A cop looking for a chance to redeem himself comes up against a man who has built a fortune out of corruption. ... view
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Henry
2000
Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also ha ... view
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Screenwriter
2000
A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, i ... view
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Lester Moore
2000
Take a walk on the seamy side of town, where you can’t tell the difference between the bad cops and the crooks. Bob Holt, a corrupt detective knee-d ... view
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Robbo
2000
A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel. ... view
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Joe
1999
Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own ... view
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Danny
1999
The first film of New York-based French director Raphael Nadjari is an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Gentle Creature, which had also inspired Une Fe ... view
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Simon
1999
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and th ... view
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Euripides
1998
A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot. ... view
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Dave Reilly
1997
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking. ... view
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Fischer
1997
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder ... view
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Joe
1997
At a mental institution, the resident physician, Dr Cohen, encourages his patients who believe they are important Nazi figures to act out their fantas ... view
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Rudolph Hess
1997
In the midst of a war between Venice and Genoa, Marco Polo, a citizen of Venice, is imprisoned by the inquisition and is charged with heresy. ... view
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Bergman
1996
A former policeman-turned college professor of forensics, is asked by a widow to solve the murder of her unfaithful husband and the disappearance of h ... view
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Rodney Gillen
1996
Micki, Tanya and Jasmine have 24 hours to get divorced. There's just one problem...They're still single. When Jasmine, Tanya and Micki decide they'd ... view
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Tom
1996
On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat... ... view
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Lem Wells
1996
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey. ... view
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Frankie
Original title: Things I never told you
1996
Don is a real estate salesman who volunteers at a "hotline for hope". Ann, who works in a photo store, has been told by her boyfriend that he doesn't ... view
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Steve
Mar 1996 (first aired)
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen ... view
Character:
Jared Love (1 ep.)
1996
Two old friends reunite before a wedding to put the sins of their past behind them. What starts out as an evening of reconciliation turns into a night ... view
Character:
Charlie Dunn
1995
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the ... view
Character:
Tick
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Everything is not what it seems in Trinity, South Carolina. Sheriff Lucas Buck develops a sinister interest in Caleb. Caleb's cousin Gail tries to pro ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1995
Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Plymouth RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert. But then, things aren' ... view
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Gage
1995
When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-a-day, he gets himself assigned to a jury in a mur ... view
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Skeets
1994
When an abused heiress grows to giant size because of her encounter with aliens, she decides to get revenge on her cheating husband and those who look ... view
Character:
Tony
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
Character:
Vinnie La Fontaine (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The se ... view
Character:
Anthony Tedesco (1 ep.)
1994
On their way to California, the biggest decision Leann Morris and her family have to make is where to stop and sightsee. But their ill-fated fortune b ... view
Character:
Volker
Jul 1994 (first aired)
Rebel Highway is a 1994 revival of American International Pictures, created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill fo ... view
Character:
Volker (1 ep.)
1993
Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face lies a wicked person who sent her for ... view
Character:
Billy Quayle
1993
Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only ho ... view
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Spike
1993
Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first i ... view
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Joey Breaker
1993
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for ... view
Character:
Deputy Tom
Jan 1993 (first aired)
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. ... view
Character:
Danny Newton (1 ep.)
1993
After a family tragedy, a young woman finds herself homeless and living on the streets of New York. ... view
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Nick
1992
A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the instant they get embroiled in a drug-running sche ... view
Character:
Mitchell
1992
A loving couple struggle to fend for themselves in modern day Los Angeles, One a loner and down and out, the other a lonely but hardworking secretary. ... view
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Bubba-Lilly
1991
John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses ... view
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Goon
1991
A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former h ... view
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Noogie
1991
Valerie's husband Darryl leaves for work as usual, but never returns. She hires private eye Shepard to find him. Soon he discovers that David had a se ... view
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Mechanic
Apr 1990 (first aired)
Shannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon, who lost his family and ... view
Character:
Wilmer Slade (14 ep.)
1989
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hort ... view
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Johnny Crackow
1989
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing. ... view
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Self
1989
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he be ... view
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Johnny Casino
1989
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exh ... view
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Vito
1989
A washed-up lawyer refuses to take a bribe and instead goes after the South American drug cartel that's trying to push those in its way. Pilot for the ... view
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Wilmer Slade
1989
Edmond, a compulsive TV-watcher, and his apathetic son Scooter live in a caravan in the Nevada desert. One of the highlights of Edmond's life is when ... view
Character:
Connie Veesk
Oct 1988 (first aired)
Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. Similarly to ... view
Character:
Jack Bateman (1 ep.)
1988
A psychologist, a psychiatrist and a prison warden open up a long-closed prison, unaware that the ghost of an electrocuted convict haunts it. ... view
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Riot Leader
1988
Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who murdered their friend. Along the way, they enc ... view
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Bernie Carteez
1988
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching ... view
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Billy Maharg
1987
A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his h ... view
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Pvt. Abersold
1987
William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat. ... view
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Turley
1986
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. ... view
Character:
Sal
Sep 1986 (first aired)
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca. ... view
Character:
Jake Rennick (1 ep.)
Sep 1986 (first aired)
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven B ... view
Character:
Carver Bowles (1 ep.)
1986
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar-smoking drake, Howard, fr ... view
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Ritchie
1986
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures througho ... view
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Garage Attendant
1985
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken ... view
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Man With Newspapers
1984
New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with the ... view
Character:
Eddie
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership o ... view
Character:
Wavey Davey (1 ep.)
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Interviewee
1983
30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Th ... view
Character:
Eddie