Richard Edson

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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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: New Rochelle, New York, USA

Birthday: January 01, 1954

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Do the Right Thing
Stranger Than Paradise
Land of Plenty
Good Morning, Vietnam
Black Dynamite
Purgatory
Snide and Prejudice
Eight Men Out
Love Is Like That
Columbus Day
Timecode
Happiness Runs
This World, Then the Fireworks
Lulu on the Bridge
Cement
Eyes of an Angel
Let It Ride
Jury Duty
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Love, Cheat & Steal
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Sunshine State
Intimate Betrayal
Shannon's Deal
Wedding Bell Blues
The Winner
Things I Never Told You
What About Me
Jack of Hearts
Double Tap
Scorpion Spring
Apartment #5C
The Kid & I
Thick as Thieves
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
Desperate But Not Serious
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Murder in High Places
I am Josh Polonski's Brother
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
Walker
Tougher Than Leather
Dark Hearts
Space Cadet
Dream Murder Machine
Joey Breaker
Super Mario Bros.
The Astronaut Farmer
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
Howard the Duck
Where is Rocky II?
Stranger Than Paradise
The Code
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Starsky & Hutch
Desperately Seeking Susan
Strange Days
Burning Shadow
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Greims
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Platoon
Fourth Story
Crossing the Bridge
3 from Hell
China Lake
Momma's Man
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
An Occasional Hell
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Posse
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Frankenfish
The Chair
Hard Scrambled
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Dutch Book
Some Days in January, 1984
Motorcycle Gang
The Shade