Sy Richardson

85, from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Symon Lionel Richardson (born June 4, 1941) is an American film and television actor. He made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella. Richardson is perhaps best known as a regular in the films of Alex Cox, having appeared in Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell, Walker, The Winner and Searchers 2.0. He played "Turbo" in the 1990 film Tripwire. He recently had a recurring role as the coroner on the TV series Pushing Daisies. He is also in They Live and played a tough L.A. County Sherrif in the gang classic Colors.

Timeline

2023Aged 82

  • Poster for It Wants Blood 2

    Professor Smert

2019Aged 78

  • Poster for 5th of July

    Pops

  • Poster for Young & Naive

    Self

2017Aged 76

  • Poster for Message From a Mistress

    Mr. Hall

2015Aged 74

  • Poster for Faith of Our Fathers

    Dan

2011Aged 70

  • Poster for Larry Crowne

    Avery

2010Aged 69

2008Aged 67

  • Poster for South of Heaven

    Pawn Daddy

2007Aged 66

  • Poster for Lord Help Us

    Church Member

  • Poster for The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

    Shiner #2

  • Poster for All About Us

    Willie Earl

2004Aged 63

  • Poster for Surviving Christmas

    Doo-Dah Understudy

2003Aged 62

  • Poster for L.A. County 187

    Leotis Brown

2001Aged 60

  • Poster for Extreme Honor

    Schultz

  • Poster for Human Nature

    Police Detective

2000Aged 59

  • Poster for The Playaz Court

    Louie

  • Poster for After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped

    Mr. Coleman

1999Aged 58

  • Poster for Heat Vision and Jack

    Doctor

  • Poster for Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

    Harry

1998Aged 57

1996Aged 55

  • Poster for The Winner

    Bartender

  • Poster for Evil Obsession

    Jim

1994Aged 53

  • Poster for The Glass Shield

    Mr. Taylor

  • Poster for Floundering

    Commander K

1993Aged 52

  • Poster for Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

    Ernest

  • Poster for Eye of the Stranger

    Jeb

  • Poster for Posse

    Shepherd

1990Aged 49

  • Poster for Catchfire

    Capt. Walker

  • Poster for Street Asylum

    Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum

  • Poster for The Grifters

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Men at Work

    Walt Richardson

  • Poster for To Sleep with Anger

    Marsh

1989Aged 48

  • Poster for Three Fugitives

    Tucker

  • Poster for Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

    Lavonne

  • Poster for Mystery Train

    Newsvendor

  • Poster for Tripwire

    Turbo

1988Aged 47

  • Poster for Bad Dreams

    Detective Wasserman

  • Poster for Colors

    Bailey

  • Poster for Dead Man Walking

    Snake

  • Poster for Tapeheads

    Bartender

  • Poster for They Live

    Black Revolutionary

1987Aged 46

  • Poster for Medium Rare

    Marv

  • Poster for Straight to Hell

    Norwood

  • Poster for Walker

    Captain Hornsby

  • Poster for Cold Steel

    Rashid

1986Aged 45

  • Poster for Sid and Nancy

    Methadone Caseworker

1985Aged 44

  • Poster for My Brother's Wedding

    Mr. Dubois

1984Aged 43

  • Poster for Repo Man

    Lite

1979Aged 38

  • Poster for Nocturna

    RH Factor

1978Aged 37

  • Poster for Fairy Tales

    Sirus

1977Aged 36

  • Poster for Cinderella

    Fairy Godmother

  • Poster for Petey Wheatstraw

    Petey's Father