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