Acting

Sy Richardson

1941-06-04 · 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.

Movies & TV shows

74 credits

NCIS

2003 · Lester

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Charmed

1998 · Father Wilkins

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Monk

2002 · Sanitation Worker

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Monk

2002 · Janitor

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Cheers

1982 · Gordon

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ER

1994 · Coleman

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Rizzoli & Isles

2010 · Sour Grapes

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The Shield

2002 · Brother William

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Wings

1990 · Luther

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Falcon Crest

1981 · Detective Olen

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The Division

2001 · Bus Driver

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Profiler

1996 · Gus

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Martin

1992 · Boss Man

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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

1992 · Mr. Gooding

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Pushing Daisies

2007 · Coroner

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Family Reunion

2019 · Brother Franklin

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They Live

1988 · Black Revolutionary

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Documentary Now!

2015 · David

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Larry Crowne

2011 · Avery

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Repo Man

1984 · Lite

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Benched

2014 · Moon Rock

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Mystery Train

1989 · Newsvendor

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Colors

1988 · Bailey

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Three Fugitives

1989 · Tucker

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The Grifters

1990 · Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Surviving Christmas

2004 · Doo-Dah Understudy

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Men at Work

1990 · Walt Richardson

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Sid and Nancy

1986 · Methadone Caseworker

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Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989 · Lavonne

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Walker

1987 · Captain Hornsby

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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

2007 · Shiner #2

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Catchfire

1990 · Capt. Walker

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Fairy Tales

1978 · Sirus

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Cinderella

1977 · Fairy Godmother

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Human Nature

2001 · Police Detective

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Posse

1993 · Shepherd

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The Glass Shield

1994 · Mr. Taylor

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Tapeheads

1988 · Bartender

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Our Family Wedding

2010 · Sonny

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Bad Dreams

1988 · Detective Wasserman

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Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

1993 · Ernest

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Nocturna

1979 · RH Factor

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Extreme Honor

2001 · Schultz

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To Sleep with Anger

1990 · Marsh

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Shattered Illusions

1998 · Gene

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Cold Steel

1987 · Rashid

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Evil Obsession

1996 · Jim

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Tripwire

1989 · Turbo

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Straight to Hell

1987 · Norwood

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Heat Vision and Jack

1999 · Doctor

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The Winner

1996 · Bartender

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Faith of Our Fathers

2015 · Dan

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Street Asylum

1990 · Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum

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All About Us

2007 · Willie Earl

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Message From a Mistress

2017 · Mr. Hall

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Floundering

1994 · Commander K

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L.A. County 187

2003 · Leotis Brown

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South of Heaven

2008 · Pawn Daddy

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Lord Help Us

2007 · Church Member

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My Brother's Wedding

1985 · Mr. Dubois

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Eye of the Stranger

1993 · Jeb

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A Numbers Game

2010 · Bernie

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Hip-Hop Headstrong

2010 · The Bishop

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Searchers 2.0

2007 · Fritz Frobisher

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5th of July

2019 · Pops

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It Wants Blood 2

2023 · Professor Smert

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Petey Wheatstraw

1977 · Petey's Father

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Erasable You

1998 · Miliatant

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Medium Rare

1987 · Marv

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Dead Man Walking

1988 · Snake

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The Playaz Court

2000 · Louie

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Young & Naive

2019 · Self

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After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped

2000 · Mr. Coleman

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Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

1999 · Harry

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