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Sy Richardson

Actor

Sy Richardson

Born June 4, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA55 films

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.

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They Live posterFirst watchThey Live19887.3as Black RevolutionaryA lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.View film

Essential films

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Mystery Train poster7.3Mystery Train1989Larry Crowne poster6.0Larry Crowne2011Repo Man poster6.6Repo Man1984Sid and Nancy poster6.7Sid and Nancy1986Colors poster6.5Colors1988The Grifters poster6.5The Grifters1990Three Fugitives poster6.7Three Fugitives1989Surviving Christmas poster5.7Surviving Christmas2004

Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. 2023It Wants Blood 2Professor Smert
  2. 20195th of JulyPops
  3. 2017Message From a MistressMr. Hall
  4. 2015Faith of Our FathersDan
  5. 2011Larry CrowneAvery
  6. 2010Searchers 2.0Fritz Frobisher
  7. 2010A Numbers GameBernie
  8. 2010Our Family WeddingSonny
  9. 2010Hip-Hop HeadstrongThe Bishop
  10. 2008South of HeavenPawn Daddy
  11. 2007All About UsWillie Earl
  12. 2007The Dukes of Hazzard: The BeginningShiner #2
  13. 2007Lord Help UsChurch Member
  14. 2004Surviving ChristmasDoo-Dah Understudy
  15. 2003L.A. County 187Leotis Brown
  16. 2001Human NaturePolice Detective
  17. 2001Extreme HonorSchultz
  18. 2000After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter StoppedMr. Coleman
  19. 2000The Playaz CourtLouie
  20. 1999Mr. P's Dancing Sushi BarHarry
  21. 1999Heat Vision and JackDoctor
  22. 1998Erasable YouMiliatant
  23. 1998Shattered IllusionsGene
  24. 1996Evil ObsessionJim
  25. 1996The WinnerBartender
  26. 1994FlounderingCommander K
  27. 1994The Glass ShieldMr. Taylor
  28. 1993PosseShepherd
  29. 1993Eye of the StrangerJeb
  30. 1993Ring of Fire II: Blood and SteelErnest
  31. 1990To Sleep with AngerMarsh
  32. 1990Men at WorkWalt Richardson
  33. 1990The GriftersCab Driver (uncredited)
  34. 1990Street AsylumSgt. 'Joker' Tatum
  35. 1990CatchfireCapt. Walker
  36. 1989TripwireTurbo
  37. 1989Mystery TrainNewsvendor
  38. 1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsLavonne
  39. 1989Three FugitivesTucker
  40. 1988They LiveBlack Revolutionary
  41. 1988TapeheadsBartender
  42. 1988Dead Man WalkingSnake
  43. 1988ColorsBailey
  44. 1988Bad DreamsDetective Wasserman
  45. 1987Cold SteelRashid
  46. 1987WalkerCaptain Hornsby
  47. 1987Straight to HellNorwood
  48. 1987Medium RareMarv
  49. 1986Sid and NancyMethadone Caseworker
  50. 1985My Brother's WeddingMr. Dubois
  51. 1984Repo ManLite
  52. 1979NocturnaRH Factor
  53. 1978Fairy TalesSirus
  54. 1977Petey WheatstrawPetey's Father
  55. 1977CinderellaFairy Godmother