Richard Edson
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.
Filmography (26)
The Code
3 from Hell
Black Dynamite
The Astronaut Farmer
Starsky & Hutch
Land of Plenty
Timecode
The Million Dollar Hotel
Thick as Thieves
Purgatory
Strange Days
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Super Mario Bros.
Posse
Eyes of an Angel
Do the Right Thing
Let It Ride
Eight Men Out
Good Morning, Vietnam
Walker
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Platoon
Howard the Duck
Desperately Seeking Susan
