Richard Edson
Birthday: 1954-01-01 | Place of Birth: New Rochelle, New York, USARichard 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Jay's Dad
as Carlos Perro
as Ronald
as Ted Simmons (segment: "Monument One")
as Ravetti
as Sam Dunkim
as Self - Spike
as Nelly the Nose
as Pete
as Dino
as Larry
as Manny
as Tom
as Joe
as Guy Prince
as Frankie
as Jimmy
as Roland
as Harold
as Abe Polonski
as Lester Moore
as Robbo
