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Sy Richardson
Actor · Writer· Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
41 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Avery | Film |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Sonny | Film |
| 2010 | A Numbers Game | Bernie | Film |
| 2008 | South of Heaven | Pawn Daddy | Film |
| 2007 | Searchers 2.0 | Fritz Frobisher | Film |
| 2007 | All About Us | Willie Earl | Film |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Shiner #2 | Film |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | Doo-Dah Understudy | Film |
| 2001 | Human Nature | Police Detective | Film |
| 2001 | Extreme Honor | Schultz | Film |
| 2000 | The Playaz Court | Louie | Film |
| 1999 | Heat Vision and Jack | Doctor | TV |
| 1996 | The Winner | Bartender | Film |
| 1994 | The Glass Shield | Mr. Taylor | Film |
| 1993 | Eye of the Stranger | Jeb | Film |
| 1993 | Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel | Ernest | Film |
| 1993 | Posse | Shepherd | Film |
| 1993 | Posse | Writer | Film |
| 1990 | Street Asylum | Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum | Film |
| 1990 | Men at Work | Walt Richardson | Film |
| 1990 | Catchfire | Capt. Walker | Film |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Marsh | Film |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | Lavonne | Film |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Tucker | Film |
| 1989 | Mystery Train | Newsvendor | Film |
| 1989 | Tripwire | Turbo | Film |
| 1988 | Bad Dreams | Detective Wasserman | Film |
| 1988 | Colors | Bailey | Film |
| 1988 | They Live | Black Revolutionary | Film |
| 1988 | Dead Man Walking | Snake | Film |
| 1987 | Straight to Hell | Norwood | Film |
| 1987 | Walker | Captain Hornsby | Film |
| 1987 | Cold Steel | Rashid | Film |
| 1987 | Medium Rare | Marv | Film |
| 1986 | Sid and Nancy | Methadone Caseworker | Film |
| 1984 | Repo Man | Lite | Film |
| 1983 | My Brother's Wedding | Mr. Dubois | Film |
| 1979 | Nocturna | RH Factor | Film |
| 1978 | Fairy Tales | Sirus | Film |
| 1977 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Film |
| 1977 | Petey Wheatstraw | Petey's Father | Film |
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