Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Born 1941-06-04 (age 85) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Biography

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.

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Known For

They Live
They Live

1988

as Black Revolutionary

Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne

2011

as Avery

Repo Man
Repo Man

1984

as Lite

Mystery Train
Mystery Train

1989

as Newsvendor

Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives

1989

as Tucker

Colors
Colors

1988

as Bailey

Men at Work
Men at Work

1990

as Walt Richardson

The Grifters
The Grifters

1990

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas

2004

as Doo-Dah Understudy

Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy

1986

as Methadone Caseworker

Walker
Walker

1987

as Captain Hornsby

Catchfire
Catchfire

1990

as Capt. Walker

Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales

1978

as Sirus

Posse
Posse

1993

as Shepherd

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Human Nature
Human Nature

2001

as Police Detective

The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield

1994

as Mr. Taylor

Cinderella
Cinderella

1977

as Fairy Godmother

Tapeheads
Tapeheads

1988

as Bartender