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
Larry Crowne (2011)
as Avery
Three Fugitives (1989)
as Tucker
Men at Work (1990)
as Walt Richardson
Colors (1988)
as Bailey
Mystery Train (1989)
as Newsvendor
Sid and Nancy (1986)
as Methadone Caseworker
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
as Shiner #2
Repo Man (1984)
as Lite
Human Nature (2001)
as Police Detective
The Grifters (1990)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Catchfire (1990)
as Capt. Walker
Our Family Wedding (2010)
as Sonny
Cinderella (1977)
as Fairy Godmother
Surviving Christmas (2004)
as Doo-Dah Understudy
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
as Lavonne
Fairy Tales (1978)
as Sirus
The Glass Shield (1994)
as Mr. Taylor
Walker (1987)
as Captain Hornsby
Posse (1993)
as Shepherd
Evil Obsession (1996)
as Jim
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
as Ernest
Cold Steel (1987)
as Rashid
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Marsh
Tapeheads (1988)
as Bartender
Nocturna (1979)
as RH Factor
Message From a Mistress (2017)
as Mr. Hall
Faith of Our Fathers (2015)
as Dan
Bad Dreams (1988)
as Detective Wasserman
Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
as Doctor
Eye of the Stranger (1993)
as Jeb
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Schultz
Straight to Hell (1987)
as Norwood
It Wants Blood 2 (2023)
as Professor Smert
The Winner (1996)
as Bartender
L.A. County 187 (2003)
as Leotis Brown
Shattered Illusions (1998)
as Gene
The Playaz Court (2000)
as Louie
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (2000)
as Mr. Coleman
My Brother's Wedding (1985)
as Mr. Dubois
South of Heaven (2008)
as Pawn Daddy
Tripwire (1989)
as Turbo
Lord Help Us (2007)
as Church Member
All About Us (2007)
as Willie Earl
Street Asylum (1990)
as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
A Numbers Game (2010)
as Bernie
Floundering (1994)
as Commander K
Young & Naive (2019)
as Self
Medium Rare (1987)
as Marv
Hip-Hop Headstrong (2010)
as The Bishop
5th of July (2019)
as Pops
Dead Man Walking (1988)
as Snake
Searchers 2.0 (2010)
as Fritz Frobisher
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar (1999)
as Harry
Erasable You (1998)
as Miliatant
Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
as Petey's Father