Sy Richardson
Acting
Born June 4, 1941 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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
Filmography
Faith of Our Fathers
2015 · Dan
Larry Crowne
2011 · Avery
Our Family Wedding
2010 · Sonny
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 · Shiner #2
Surviving Christmas
2004 · Doo-Dah Understudy
Human Nature
2001 · Police Detective
Heat Vision and Jack
1999 · Doctor
The Winner
1996 · Bartender
Floundering
1994 · Commander K
The Glass Shield
1994 · Mr. Taylor
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993 · Ernest
Posse
1993 · Shepherd
Catchfire
1990 · Capt. Walker
Men at Work
1990 · Walt Richardson
The Grifters
1990 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Marsh
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 · Lavonne
Three Fugitives
1989 · Tucker
Mystery Train
1989 · Newsvendor
Tapeheads
1988 · Bartender
Bad Dreams
1988 · Detective Wasserman
Dead Man Walking
1988 · Snake
They Live
1988 · Black Revolutionary
Colors
1988 · Bailey
Straight to Hell
1987 · Norwood
Walker
1987 · Captain Hornsby
Cold Steel
1987 · Rashid
Sid and Nancy
1986 · Methadone Caseworker
Repo Man
1984 · Lite
My Brother's Wedding
1983 · Mr. Dubois
Nocturna
1979 · RH Factor
Fairy Tales
1978 · Sirus
Petey Wheatstraw
1977 · Petey's Father
Cinderella
1977 · Fairy Godmother