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Sy Richardson

Born
June 4, 1941
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sy Richardson is an American film and television actor.Richardson made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella. He 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sy Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
They Live
(1988)
Black Revolutionary
Repo Man
(1984)
Lite
Surviving Christmas
(2004)
Doo-Dah Understudy
Larry Crowne
(2011)
Avery
Three Fugitives
(1989)
Tucker
Colors
(1988)
Bailey
Sid and Nancy
(1986)
Methadone Caseworker
Mystery Train
(1989)
Newsvendor
Cinderella
(1977)
Fairy Godmother
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
(1989)
Lavonne
Bad Dreams
(1988)
Detective Wasserman
The Grifters
(1990)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Posse
(1993)
Shepherd
Our Family Wedding
(2010)
Sonny
Human Nature
(2001)
Police Detective
Catchfire
(1990)
Capt. Walker
Full Filmography
Acting
Petey Wheatstraw
(1977)
Petey's Father
Cinderella
(1977)
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Tales
(1978)
Sirus
Nocturna
(1979)
RH Factor
My Brother's Wedding
(1983)
Mr. Dubois
Repo Man
(1984)
Lite
Sid and Nancy
(1986)
Methadone Caseworker
Cold Steel
(1987)
Rashid
Walker
(1987)
Captain Hornsby
Straight to Hell
(1987)
Norwood
Medium Rare
(1987)
Marv
Dead Man Walking
(1988)
Snake
Bad Dreams
(1988)
Detective Wasserman
They Live
(1988)
Black Revolutionary
Tapeheads
(1988)
Bartender
Colors
(1988)
Bailey
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
(1989)
Lavonne
Tripwire
(1989)
Turbo
Three Fugitives
(1989)
Tucker
Mystery Train
(1989)
Newsvendor
To Sleep with Anger
(1990)
Marsh
Catchfire
(1990)
Capt. Walker
The Grifters
(1990)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Street Asylum
(1990)
Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
Men at Work
(1990)
Walt Richardson
Eye of the Stranger
(1993)
Jeb
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
(1993)
Ernest
Posse
(1993)
Shepherd
The Glass Shield
(1994)
Mr. Taylor
Floundering
(1994)
Commander K
Evil Obsession
(1996)
Jim
Shattered Illusions
(1998)
Gene
Erasable You
(1998)
Miliatant
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
(1999)
Heat Vision and Jack
(1999)
Doctor
The Playaz Court
(2000)
Ike
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
(2000)
Mr. Coleman
Human Nature
(2001)
Police Detective
L.A. County 187
(2003)
Leotis Brown
Surviving Christmas
(2004)
Doo-Dah Understudy
Lord Help Us
(2007)
Church Member
Searchers 2.0
(2007)
Fritz Frobisher
South of Heaven
(2008)
Pawn Daddy
A Numbers Game
(2010)
Bernie
Our Family Wedding
(2010)
Sonny
Larry Crowne
(2011)
Avery
Faith of Our Fathers
(2015)
Dan
Sandy Passage
(2015)
David
Message From a Mistress
(2017)
Mr. Hall
5th of July
(2019)
Pops
It Wants Blood 2
(2023)
Professor Smert
Writing
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