Richard Edson
Born 1954
Known for Platoon, Do the Right Thing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Hard Scrambled (2006)
The Winner (1996)
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician (2001)
Timecode (2000)
An Occasional Hell (1996)
Dark Hearts (2014)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Motorcycle Gang (1994)
Let It Ride (1989)
The Code (2024)
3 from Hell (2019)
Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
Platoon (1986)
The Smell of Success (2009)
Strange Days (1995)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Columbus Day (2008)
Frankenfish (2004)
Brothers in Arms (2018)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Howard the Duck (1986)
