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
Mystery Train (1989)
as Newsvendor
Walker (1987)
as Captain Hornsby
Larry Crowne (2011)
as Avery
Men at Work (1990)
as Walt Richardson
Posse (1993)
as Shepherd
Catchfire (1990)
as Capt. Walker
Sid and Nancy (1986)
as Methadone Caseworker
Three Fugitives (1989)
as Tucker
Colors (1988)
as Bailey
Tapeheads (1988)
as Bartender
Nocturna (1979)
as RH Factor
Evil Obsession (1996)
as Jim
Surviving Christmas (2004)
as Doo-Dah Understudy
Repo Man (1984)
as Lite
The Grifters (1990)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Glass Shield (1994)
as Mr. Taylor
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
as Shiner #2
Human Nature (2001)
as Police Detective
Shattered Illusions (1998)
as Gene
Bad Dreams (1988)
as Detective Wasserman
Our Family Wedding (2010)
as Sonny
Message From a Mistress (2017)
as Mr. Hall
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
as Ernest
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Schultz
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
as Lavonne
Fairy Tales (1978)
as Sirus
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Marsh
Cinderella (1977)
as Fairy Godmother
L.A. County 187 (2003)
as Leotis Brown
Cold Steel (1987)
as Rashid
All About Us (2007)
as Willie Earl
Hip-Hop Headstrong (2010)
as The Bishop
Faith of Our Fathers (2015)
as Dan
Lord Help Us (2007)
as Church Member
Tripwire (1989)
as Turbo
The Winner (1996)
as Bartender
Straight to Hell (1987)
as Norwood
It Wants Blood 2 (2023)
as Professor Smert
My Brother's Wedding (1985)
as Mr. Dubois
Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
as Doctor
The Playaz Court (2000)
as Louie
Eye of the Stranger (1993)
as Jeb
Medium Rare (1987)
as Marv
Floundering (1994)
as Commander K
Street Asylum (1990)
as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
Dead Man Walking (1988)
as Snake
Erasable You (1998)
as Miliatant
South of Heaven (2008)
as Pawn Daddy
5th of July (2019)
as Pops
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (2000)
as Mr. Coleman
Young & Naive (2019)
as Self
Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
as Petey's Father
A Numbers Game (2010)
as Bernie
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar (1999)
as Harry
Searchers 2.0 (2010)
as Fritz Frobisher