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Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Acting·1941·55 films

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.

As Actor

They Live
They Live (1988)Black Revolutionary
Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne (2011)Avery
Repo Man
Repo Man (1984)Lite
Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas (2004)Doo-Dah Understudy
Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy (1986)Methadone Caseworker
Colors
Colors (1988)Bailey
Mystery Train
Mystery Train (1989)Newsvendor
The Grifters
The Grifters (1990)Cab Driver (uncredited)
Men at Work
Men at Work (1990)Walt Richardson
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives (1989)Tucker
Human Nature
Human Nature (2001)Police Detective
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)Shiner #2
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding (2010)Sonny
Catchfire
Catchfire (1990)Capt. Walker
Bad Dreams
Bad Dreams (1988)Detective Wasserman
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)Lavonne
Posse
Posse (1993)Shepherd
Walker
Walker (1987)Captain Hornsby
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger (1990)Marsh
Tapeheads
Tapeheads (1988)Bartender
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales (1978)Sirus
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield (1994)Mr. Taylor
Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell (1987)Norwood
Petey Wheatstraw
Petey Wheatstraw (1977)Petey's Father
Cinderella
Cinderella (1977)Fairy Godmother
Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack (1999)Doctor
Faith of Our Fathers
Faith of Our Fathers (2015)Dan
Cold Steel
Cold Steel (1987)Rashid
Floundering
Floundering (1994)Commander K
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)Ernest
The Winner
The Winner (1996)Bartender
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding (1983)Mr. Dubois
Nocturna
Nocturna (1979)RH Factor
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking (1988)Snake
Street Asylum
Street Asylum (1990)Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
South of Heaven
South of Heaven (2008)Pawn Daddy
Medium Rare
Medium Rare (1987)Marv
Extreme Honor
Extreme Honor (2001)Schultz
Eye of the Stranger
Eye of the Stranger (1993)Jeb
Searchers 2.0
Searchers 2.0 (2007)Fritz Frobisher
Lord Help Us
Lord Help Us (2007)Church Member
All About Us
All About Us (2007)Willie Earl
A Numbers Game
A Numbers Game (2010)Bernie
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (2000)Mr. Coleman
5th of July
5th of July (2019)Pops
Evil Obsession
Evil Obsession (1996)Jim
Shattered Illusions
Shattered Illusions (1998)Gene
Tripwire
Tripwire (1989)Turbo
Message From a Mistress
Message From a Mistress (2017)Mr. Hall
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar (1999)Harry
L.A. County 187
L.A. County 187 (2003)Leotis Brown
It Wants Blood 2
It Wants Blood 2 (2023)Professor Smert
The Playaz Court
The Playaz Court (2000)Louie
Young & Naive
Young & Naive (2019)Self
Sandy Passage
Sandy Passage (2015)David

As Writer