Sy Richardson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 4, 1941 (85 yrs)

place of birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

also known as

Symon Lionel Richardson

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

They Live
7.3

They Live

1988as Black Revolutionary
Colors
6.5

Colors

1988as Bailey
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
6.1

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

2007as Shiner #2
Cinderella
5.5

Cinderella

1977as Fairy Godmother
Larry Crowne
6.0

Larry Crowne

2011as Avery
Repo Man
6.7

Repo Man

1984as Lite
Mystery Train
7.3

Mystery Train

1989as Newsvendor
The Grifters
6.5

The Grifters

1990as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Human Nature
6.0

Human Nature

2001as Police Detective
Three Fugitives
6.7

Three Fugitives

1989as Tucker
Fairy Tales
6.1

Fairy Tales

1978as Sirus
Catchfire
5.3

Catchfire

1990as Capt. Walker
Sid and Nancy
6.7

Sid and Nancy

1986as Methadone Caseworker
Posse
5.4

Posse

1993as Shepherd
Men at Work
5.7

Men at Work

1990as Walt Richardson
Surviving Christmas
5.7

Surviving Christmas

2004as Doo-Dah Understudy
Walker
6.4

Walker

1987as Captain Hornsby
Bad Dreams
5.7

Bad Dreams

1988as Detective Wasserman
Floundering
5.0

Floundering

1994as Commander K
Our Family Wedding
5.6

Our Family Wedding

2010as Sonny
Cold Steel
5.0

Cold Steel

1987as Rashid
Tapeheads
5.4

Tapeheads

1988as Bartender
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
5.5

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989as Lavonne
Straight to Hell
5.5

Straight to Hell

1987as Norwood
The Glass Shield
5.1

The Glass Shield

1994as Mr. Taylor
The Winner
4.6

The Winner

1996as Bartender
Heat Vision and Jack
5.8

Heat Vision and Jack

1999as Doctor
Street Asylum
5.1

Street Asylum

1990as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
All About Us
4.4

All About Us

2007as Willie Earl
South of Heaven
4.0

South of Heaven

2008as Pawn Daddy
To Sleep with Anger
6.8

To Sleep with Anger

1990as Marsh
Young & Naive

Young & Naive

2019as Self
Extreme Honor
4.4

Extreme Honor

2001as Schultz
Nocturna
4.5

Nocturna

1979as RH Factor
Lord Help Us
3.7

Lord Help Us

2007as Church Member
Medium Rare
5.0

Medium Rare

1987as Marv
Tripwire
6.0

Tripwire

1989as Turbo
Evil Obsession
5.0

Evil Obsession

1996as Jim
Petey Wheatstraw
5.6

Petey Wheatstraw

1977as Petey's Father
L.A. County 187
7.0

L.A. County 187

2003as Leotis Brown
Dead Man Walking
3.6

Dead Man Walking

1988as Snake
The Playaz Court
7.0

The Playaz Court

2000as Louie
Faith of Our Fathers
5.6

Faith of Our Fathers

2015as Dan
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
4.8

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

1993as Ernest
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
8.0

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

1999as Harry
Searchers 2.0
6.2

Searchers 2.0

2007as Fritz Frobisher
Shattered Illusions
5.0

Shattered Illusions

1998as Gene
5th of July
4.2

5th of July

2019as Pops
A Numbers Game
4.0

A Numbers Game

2010as Bernie
Sandy Passage

Sandy Passage

2015as David