
Randy Quaid
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Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Known for
Credits

Independence Day (1996)
as Russell Casse

Brokeback Mountain (2005)
as Joe Aguirre

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
as Cousin Eddie

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
as Mr. Briggs

Home on the Range (2004)
as Alameda Slim (voice)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
as Cousin Eddie

Days of Thunder (1990)
as Tim Dalander

The Wraith (1986)
as Sheriff Loomis

Midnight Express (1978)
as Jimmy Booth

Vegas Vacation (1997)
as Cousin Eddie

Kingpin (1996)
as Ishmael Boorg

Hard Rain (1998)
as Sheriff Mike Collins

Paper Moon (1973)
as Leroy

The Paper (1994)
as Michael McDougal

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Cappy von Trapment

Quick Change (1990)
as Loomis

Freaked (1993)
as Elijah C. Skuggs

Goya's Ghosts (2006)
as King Carlos IV

The Last Picture Show (1971)
as Lester Marlow

What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Professor Hosquith

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
as Bruno

No Man's Land (1987)
as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey

Moving (1988)
as Frank / Cornall Crawford

The Last Detail (1973)
as Meadows

Major League II (1994)
as Johnny (ucredited)

Last Dance (1996)
as Sam Burns

The Long Riders (1980)
as Clell Miller

The Wild Life (1984)
as Charlie

Caddyshack II (1988)
as Peter Blunt

Blade: House of Chthon (2006)
as Melvin

Grind (2003)
as Jock Jensen

The Ice Harvest (2005)
as Bill Guerrard

Purgatory (1999)
as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

The Missouri Breaks (1976)
as Tittle Tod

Bye Bye Love (1995)
as Vic Damico

Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
as Finch Feather

Bug Buster (1998)
as General George S. Merlin

Breakout (1975)
as Hawk Hawkins

Next Door (1994)
as Lenny Benedetti

The Choirboys (1977)
as Dean Proust

Carolina (2003)
as Ted Mirabeau

Picture This (1991)
as Self

Heartbeeps (1981)
as Charlie

Bound for Glory (1976)
as Luther Johnson

The Debtors (1999)
Actor

Out Cold (1989)
as Lester

Parents (1989)
as Nick Laemle

Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
as Madman McKlusky

P.U.N.K.S (1999)
as Pat Utley

Kart Racer (2003)
as Vic Davies

Woman Undone (1996)
as Allan Hansen

Fool for Love (1985)
as Martin

Get on the Bus (1996)
as Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)
as Coach Lew Tuttle

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)
as Eddie Johnson

Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
as Tornado Tommy

Cold Dog Soup (1990)
as Jack Cloud

Foxes (1980)
as Jay

Dead Solid Perfect (1988)
as Kenny Lee

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self

The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
as Phil Chadway

Back By Midnight (2005)
as Eli Rockwood

Black Cadillac (2003)
as Charlie

The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
as Randy Weaver

The Day the World Ended (2001)
as Dr. Michael McCann

The Slugger's Wife (1985)
as Moose Granger

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
as Feet Samuels

To Race the Wind (1980)
as Chet Watson

Sweet Country (1987)
as Juan

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
as Grat Dalton

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
as Detective Steve Carella

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
as Virgil

Once Upon a Halloween (2005)
as Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)

Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Sheriff Miller

A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell

Real Time (2008)
as Reuben

Last Rites (1999)
as Jeremy Dillon

Mail to the Chief (2000)
as President A. Thorton Osgood II

Three Warriors (1977)
as Ranger Quentin Hammond

Texasville (1990)
as Lester Marlow

Martians Go Home (1989)
as Mark Devereaux

The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)
as Self (archive footage)

LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
as Lyndon Baines Johnson

Frankenstein (1993)
as The Monster

Valentine's Day (1998)
as Phil

Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
as Jerry James

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island (2006)
as Captain Flint

Of Mice and Men (1981)
as Lenny Small

All You Can Eat (2018)
as Gordon

Getting Away from It All (1972)
as Herbie

Cowboy (1983)
as Evan Coleman

Roommates (1994)
as Jim Flynn

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006)
as Rockin' Rory (voice)

The Christmas Letter (2024)
as Postman

The Great Niagara (1974)
as Carl Grant

Evil in Clear River (1988)
as Pete Suvak

The Luck of Roaring Camp (1982)
as Kentuck

Star Whackers (2011)
as Randy Quaid

Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
as Taylor

Water War (1998)
as Lenny

Les Légendes du Grand Nord (1995)
Actor
The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation (2015)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)





