Actor
Richard Edson
January 1, 1954 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
7.6Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
as Garage Attendant
7.7Platoon (1986)
as Sal
7.3Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
as Pvt. Abersold
5.8Starsky & Hutch (2004)
as Monix
7.8Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Vito
7.7CSI: Miami (2002)
as Quentin Haid
4.5Super Mario Bros. (1993)
as Spike
5.5Howard the Duck (1986)
as Ritchie
7.8ER (1994)
as Vinnie La Fontaine
7.1Black Dynamite (2009)
as Dino
7.2Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
as Eddie
5.83 from Hell (2019)
as Carlos Perro
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