Richard Edson

Richard Edson is known for acting, with films including Platoon, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Strange Days. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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 Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album. He started his acting career on screen in the feature film, Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Since then, he has been known for his roles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Strange Days (1995). From Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Platoon (1986)
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
• Strange Days (1995)
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
• Starsky & Hutch (2004)
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
• Howard the Duck (1986)
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
• The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
• 3 from Hell (2019)
• Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
• Posse (1993)
• Thick as Thieves (1999)
• The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Walker (1987)
• Black Dynamite (2009)
• Frankenfish (2004)
• Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
• Let It Ride (1989)
• Purgatory (1999)
• Jury Duty (1995)
• Eyes of an Angel (1991)
• Timecode (2000)
• Land of Plenty (2004)