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Richard Edson

Actor • Born 1954

Richard Edson

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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.

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CSI: Miami posterCSI: MiamiSeries • 2002ER posterERSeries • 1994Cold Case posterCold CaseSeries • 2003Chicago Hope posterChicago HopeSeries • 1994Numb3rs posterNumb3rsSeries • 2005L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986Miami Vice posterMiami ViceSeries • 1984Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Nash Bridges posterNash BridgesSeries • 1996Perception posterPerceptionSeries • 2012Franklin & Bash posterFranklin & BashSeries • 2011Happy Endings posterHappy EndingsSeries • 2011Crime Story posterCrime StorySeries • 1986Monsters posterMonstersSeries • 1988Strange Days posterStrange DaysMovie • 1995Platoon posterPlatoonMovie • 1986Vegas posterVegasSeries • 2012Rebel Highway posterRebel HighwaySeries • 1994Ferris Bueller's Day Off posterFerris Bueller's Day OffMovie • 1986Do the Right Thing posterDo the Right ThingMovie • 1989American Gothic posterAmerican GothicSeries • 1995Howard the Duck posterHoward the DuckMovie • 1986Starsky & Hutch posterStarsky & HutchMovie • 2004