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