Acting
Sy Richardson
EN cinema · 56 credits
Born
4 June 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as Symon Lionel Richardson
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
Filmography
It Wants Blood 2
as Professor Smert
5th of July
as Pops
Message From a Mistress
as Mr. Hall
Larry Crowne
as Avery
Searchers 2.0
as Fritz Frobisher
A Numbers Game
as Bernie
Our Family Wedding
as Sonny
South of Heaven
as Pawn Daddy
Lord Help Us
as Church Member
All About Us
as Willie Earl
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
as Shiner #2
Surviving Christmas
as Doo-Dah Understudy
L.A. County 187
as Leotis Brown
Human Nature
as Police Detective
Extreme Honor
as Schultz
The Playaz Court
as Louie
Heat Vision and Jack
as Doctor
Erasable You
1998
Erasable You
as Miliatant
The Winner
as Bartender
Floundering
as Commander K
The Glass Shield
as Mr. Taylor
Posse
as Shepherd, Writer
Catchfire
as Capt. Walker
Street Asylum
as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
Men at Work
as Walt Richardson
The Grifters
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
To Sleep with Anger
as Marsh
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
as Lavonne
Tripwire
as Turbo
Three Fugitives
as Tucker
Mystery Train
as Newsvendor
Tapeheads
as Bartender
Bad Dreams
as Detective Wasserman
Dead Man Walking
as Snake
They Live
as Black Revolutionary
Colors
as Bailey
Straight to Hell
as Norwood
Walker
as Captain Hornsby
Medium Rare
as Marv
Cold Steel
as Rashid
Sid and Nancy
as Methadone Caseworker
My Brother's Wedding
as Mr. Dubois
Repo Man
as Lite
Nocturna
as RH Factor
Fairy Tales
as Sirus
Petey Wheatstraw
as Petey's Father
Cinderella
as Fairy Godmother