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