Sy Richardson
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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
Credits
They Live (1988)
as Black Revolutionary
Colors (1988)
as Bailey
Larry Crowne (2011)
as Avery
Cinderella (1977)
as Fairy Godmother
Surviving Christmas (2004)
as Doo-Dah Understudy
Mystery Train (1989)
as Newsvendor
The Grifters (1990)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Repo Man (1984)
as Lite
Posse (1993)
as Shepherd
Three Fugitives (1989)
as Tucker
Men at Work (1990)
as Walt Richardson
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
as Shiner #2
Fairy Tales (1978)
as Sirus
Human Nature (2001)
as Police Detective
Walker (1987)
as Captain Hornsby
Catchfire (1990)
as Capt. Walker
Our Family Wedding (2010)
as Sonny
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
as Lavonne
Sid and Nancy (1986)
as Methadone Caseworker
Evil Obsession (1996)
as Jim
The Glass Shield (1994)
as Mr. Taylor
Straight to Hell (1987)
as Norwood
Bad Dreams (1988)
as Detective Wasserman
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Schultz
Tapeheads (1988)
as Bartender
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
as Ernest
L.A. County 187 (2003)
as Leotis Brown
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Marsh
Message From a Mistress (2017)
as Mr. Hall
Shattered Illusions (1998)
as Gene
Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
as Doctor
Nocturna (1979)
as RH Factor
Cold Steel (1987)
as Rashid
South of Heaven (2008)
as Pawn Daddy
Faith of Our Fathers (2015)
as Dan
The Winner (1996)
as Bartender
The Playaz Court (2000)
as Louie
Tripwire (1989)
as Turbo
Street Asylum (1990)
as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
Young & Naive (2019)
as Self
Hip-Hop Headstrong (2010)
as The Bishop
All About Us (2007)
as Willie Earl
Floundering (1994)
as Commander K
Searchers 2.0 (2007)
as Fritz Frobisher
My Brother's Wedding (1983)
as Mr. Dubois
Eye of the Stranger (1993)
as Jeb
A Numbers Game (2010)
as Bernie
It Wants Blood 2 (2023)
as Professor Smert
Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
as Petey's Father
Dead Man Walking (1988)
as Snake
Medium Rare (1987)
as Marv
Lord Help Us (2007)
as Church Member
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar (1999)
as Harry
Erasable You (1998)
as Miliatant
5th of July (2019)
as Pops
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (2000)
as Mr. Coleman