Sy Richardson

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Sy Richardson
Born1941 (age 8384)
Education Kennedy–King College (AA)
University of Colorado Boulder (BS)
OccupationActor
Military career
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Sy Richardson (born 1941) is an American film and television actor. Also a two-time screenwriter, Richardson wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film Posse. [1]

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Early life and education

He was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Chicago. He attended Farragut Career Academy. He served two years in the United States Navy. He received an associate of arts in black history and music from Kennedy–King College in 1972 and received a Bachelor of Science in journalism, specializing in advertising, from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1975.

Career

Richardson made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella . [2] He 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 also appeared in They Live and Colors . [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Cinderella Fairy godmother
1977 Petey Wheatstraw Petey's father
1978 Fairy Tales Sirus
1979 Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula RH Factor
1983 My Brother's Wedding Mr. Dubois
1984 Repo Man Lite
1986 Sid and Nancy Methadone Caseworker
1987 Straight to Hell Norwood
1987 Walker Capt. Hornsby
1987 Cold Steel Rashid
1987Medium RareMarv
1988 Tapeheads Bartender
1988 Dead Man Walking Snake
1988 Bad Dreams Detective Wasserman
1988 Colors Bailey
1988 They Live Black Revolutionary
1989 Three Fugitives Tucker
1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects Lavonne
1989 Mystery Train NewsvendorSegment: "A Ghost"
1989 Tripwire Turbo
1990 To Sleep with Anger Marsh
1990 Catchfire Capt. Walker
1990Street AsylumSgt. 'Joker' Tatum
1990 Men at Work Walt Richardson
1990 The Grifters Cab driverUncredited
1993Ring of Fire II: Blood and SteelErnest
1993Eye of the StrangerJeb
1993 Posse ShepherdAlso screenwriter
1994 Floundering Commander K
1994 The Glass Shield Mr. Taylor
1996Killin' Me SoftlyMr. Richardson
1996 The Winner Bartender
1996 Evil Obsession Jim
1998Shattered IllusionsGene
1998Erasable YouMiliatant
1998Mr. P's Dancing Sushi BarHarry
2000The Playaz CourtIke
2001 Human Nature Police detective
2001Extreme HonorSchultz
2004 Surviving Christmas Doo-Dah Understudy
2007Lord Help UsChurch memberDirect-to-video
2007 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning Shiner #2
2007Sister's KeeperCornelious
2007All About UsWillie Earl
2007 Searchers 2.0 Fritz Frobisher
2008South of HeavenPawn Daddy
2008Shattered!Art
2010 Our Family Wedding Sonny
2010A Numbers GameBernie
2010Straight to Hell ReturnsNorwood
2011Monkey ManMr. Greenwood
2011 Larry Crowne Avery
2012House ArrestPaster P
2013The Pain KillersReverend Samuel
2015 Faith of Our Fathers Dan
2016The Reluctant PolyglotHarris Liepo
2016Can I Get a Witness Protection?Eddie
2017Message from a MistressMr. Hall
2016The God of DeathTony Red
20195th of JulyPops

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Hill Street Blues Baggage AttendantEpisode: "In the Belly of the Bus"
1989 Falcon Crest Detective OlenEpisode: "Doctor Dollars"
1990 Wings LutherEpisode: "Return to Nantucket: Part 1"
1990 Gabriel's Fire Miles ParkerEpisode: "I'm Nobody"
1990 The New Adam 12 Mr. SimmsEpisode: "Framed"
1991ClippersCustomerTelevision film
1991 China Beach FranklinEpisode: "Through and Through"
1992 Cheers GordonEpisode: "No Rest for the Woody"
1993 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Mr. GoodingEpisode: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
1993 Crime & Punishment Willie CarsonEpisode: "Best Laid Plans"
1995 Martin Boss manEpisode: "The Romantic Weekend"
1997 Malcolm & Eddie Mr. BrooksEpisode: "Jugglin'"
1997 Players SliderEpisode: "Con Law"
1998 Profiler GusEpisode: "Double Vision"
1999 Becker Mr. DuncanEpisode: "Limits & Boundaries"
1999 Any Day Now Episode: "Don't Say Anything"
1999 Heat Vision and Jack DoctorTelevision film
2000After Diff'rent Strokes: When the

Laughter Stopped

Mr. Coleman
2002 The Division Bus driverEpisode: "Long Day's Journey"
2003L.A. County 187Leotis BrownTelevision film
2003 ER ColemanEpisode: "Out of Africa"
2003 Dragnet Manassas PD Capt. LeonardEpisode: "Slice of Life"
2004 Charmed Father WilkinsEpisode: "A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right"
2005 The Shield Brother WilliamEpisode: "Insurgents"
2006, 2007 Monk Janitor / Sanitation Worker2 episodes
2007 Cold Case Byron '07Episode: "It Takes a Village"
2007–2009 Pushing Daisies Coroner12 episodes
2008 Lincoln Heights Family Member #3Episode: "The Day Before Tomorrow"
2008 Chocolate News Clarence Baldwin Episode #1.10
2010Medium RareMarvEpisode #1.1
2012 Prime Suspect ManEpisode: "Stuck in the Middle with You"
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Sour GrapesEpisode: "This Is How a Heart Breaks"
2013 NCIS LesterEpisode: "Hit and Run"
2013 FutureStates LutherEpisode: "The Living"
2014 Benched Moon RockEpisode: "Shark, Actually"
2015 Documentary Now! DavidEpisode: "Sandy Passage"
2017 Like Family Greg3 episodes
2020 Family Reunion Brother FranklinEpisode: "Remember Our Parents' Wedding?"
2020 Broke HenryEpisode: "The Test"

References

  1. Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1993-07-19.
  2. Bandsaboutmovies (2019-05-29). "Cinderella (1977)". B&S About Movies. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. Maslin, Janet (1993-05-14). "Review/Film; A Western in the Hands of a Revisionist". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-07-21.