Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Birthday: 1954-01-01

Place of birth: New Rochelle, New York, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0002057

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.

Played in movies:

Do the Right Thing

Score: 7.8

Platoon

Score: 7.7

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Score: 7.6

Stranger Than Paradise

Score: 7.4

Good Morning, Vietnam

Score: 7.3

Purgatory

Score: 7.2

Stranger Than Paradise

Score: 7.2

Black Dynamite

Score: 7.1

Strange Days

Score: 7.0

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Score: 7.0

Eyes of an Angel

Score: 6.9

Eight Men Out

Score: 6.9

The Code

Score: 6.8

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Score: 6.7

I am Josh Polonski's Brother

Score: 6.6

Scorpion Spring

Score: 6.6

Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch

Score: 6.5

Burning Shadow

Score: 6.4

Sunshine State

Score: 6.4

Walker

Score: 6.3

Let It Ride

Score: 6.3

The Astronaut Farmer

Score: 6.3

Land of Plenty

Score: 6.2

Desperately Seeking Susan

Score: 6.1

Dutch Book

Score: 6.0

To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell

Score: 6.0

Momma's Man

Score: 6.0

Thick as Thieves

Score: 5.9

The Million Dollar Hotel

Score: 5.9

Lulu on the Bridge

Score: 5.9

Starsky & Hutch

Score: 5.8

Crossing the Bridge

Score: 5.8

3 from Hell

Score: 5.8

Brothers in Arms

Score: 5.7

The Shade

Score: 5.7

Frankenfish

Score: 5.7

Timecode

Score: 5.6

Fourth Story

Score: 5.6

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Score: 5.6

The Smell of Success

Score: 5.6

Goodnight, Joseph Parker

Score: 5.5

Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun

Score: 5.5

Howard the Duck

Score: 5.4

Things I Never Told You

Score: 5.4

Posse

Score: 5.3

The Kid & I

Score: 5.3

Tougher Than Leather

Score: 5.3

Double Tap

Score: 5.3

This World, Then the Fireworks

Score: 5.1

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Score: 5.1

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Score: 5.1

Hard Scrambled

Score: 5.0

Where is Rocky II?

Score: 5.0

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

Score: 5.0

Apartment #5C

Score: 5.0

Desperate But Not Serious

Score: 4.9

Columbus Day

Score: 4.9

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Score: 4.8

Love Is Like That

Score: 4.6

Super Mario Bros.

Score: 4.5

The Winner

Score: 4.5

Snide and Prejudice

Score: 4.5

Jury Duty

Score: 4.4

What About Me

Score: 4.3

Love, Cheat & Steal

Score: 4.2

Wedding Bell Blues

Score: 4.2

Cement

Score: 4.1

Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician

Score: 4.0

Happiness Runs

Score: 4.0

Dark Hearts

Score: 3.9

Motorcycle Gang

Score: 3.7

Joey Breaker

Score: 3.6

An Occasional Hell

Score: 3.5

Murder in High Places

Score: 3.0

The Chair

Score: 2.8

Jack of Hearts

Score: 1.5

Some Days in January, 1984

Score: 0.0

China Lake

Score: 0.0

The Greims

Score: 0.0

Dream Murder Machine

Score: 0.0

Space Cadet

Score: 0.0

Shannon's Deal

Score: 0.0

Intimate Betrayal

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Homicide: Life on the Street

Score: 8.1

Crime Story

Score: 8.0

Shannon's Deal

Score: 8.0

ER

Score: 7.8

Cold Case

Score: 7.8

CSI: Miami

Score: 7.7

Miami Vice

Score: 7.5

American Gothic

Score: 7.3

Chicago Hope

Score: 7.2

Franklin & Bash

Score: 7.2

Perception

Score: 7.2

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

Numb3rs

Score: 7.0

Happy Endings

Score: 6.9

Nash Bridges

Score: 6.7