
Richard Edson
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1954
Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. He was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. In 1979, Edson was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut EP, Edson left the band to play with…
Known for

Apartment #5C
2002

I am Josh Polonski's Brother
2001

Joey Breaker
1993
The Shade
1999

Space Cadet
2013
Dream Murder Machine
2018

China Lake
1989

Hard Scrambled
2006

Dutch Book
2015

Stranger Than Paradise
1984

Love Is Like That
1992

Intimate Betrayal
1996

The Winner
1996

What About Me
1993

Stranger Than Paradise
1983

Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
1984

Do the Right Thing
1989

Eyes of an Angel
1991

Love, Cheat & Steal
1993

The Greims
2009

Momma's Man
2008

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009

Some Days in January, 1984
2001

Black Dynamite
2009

Timecode
2000

Happiness Runs
2010

Shannon's Deal
1989

Wedding Bell Blues
1996

Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
2001
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989

Burning Shadow
2018

Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2004

An Occasional Hell
1996

Things I Never Told You
1996

The Kid & I
2005

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014

3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
2014

Dark Hearts
2014

Super Mario Bros.
1993

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997

Land of Plenty
2004

Let It Ride
1989

Jury Duty
1995

Double Tap
1997

Fourth Story
1991

Crossing the Bridge
1992

Motorcycle Gang
1994

Snide and Prejudice
1997

Lulu on the Bridge
1998

The Code
2025

Platoon
1986

3 from Hell
2019

Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995

To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
2019

Good Morning, Vietnam
1987

Cement
2000

Strange Days
1995

The Smell of Success
2011

Columbus Day
2008

Jack of Hearts
2000

Scorpion Spring
1996

Tougher Than Leather
1988

Frankenfish
2004

Purgatory
1999

Brothers in Arms
2018

This World, Then the Fireworks
1997

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994

The Astronaut Farmer
2007

Eight Men Out
1988

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989

Murder in High Places
1991

The Million Dollar Hotel
2000

Howard the Duck
1986

Thick as Thieves
1999

The Chair
1988

Where is Rocky II?
2016

Walker
1987

Desperate But Not Serious
2000

Starsky & Hutch
2004

Posse
1993

Sunshine State
2002

Nash Bridges
1996

L.A. Law
1986

American Gothic
1995

Cold Case
2003

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993

Chicago Hope
1994

ER
1994

Shannon's Deal
1990

Perception
2012

CSI: Miami
2002

Crime Story
1986

Happy Endings
2011

Miami Vice
1984

Numb3rs
2005

Franklin & Bash
2011

Rebel Highway
1994

Monsters
1988

Vegas
2012