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Director
Sy Richardson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 58623
IMDb ID: nm0724784
Known for: Acting
Born: June 4, 1941
Age: 85
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1977 - 2023
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q7659422
Also known as
Symon Lionel Richardson
Frequent jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sy Richardson.
as Newsvendor
Mystery Train
1989 • Movie
as Black Revolutionary
They Live
1988 • Movie
as Methadone Caseworker
Sid and Nancy
1986 • Movie
as Lite
Repo Man
1984 • Movie
as Tucker
Three Fugitives
1989 • Movie
as Bailey
Colors
1988 • Movie
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Grifters
1990 • Movie
as Captain Hornsby
Walker
1987 • Movie
as Shiner #2
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 • Movie
as Police Detective
Human Nature
2001 • Movie
as Avery
Larry Crowne
2011 • Movie
as Detective Wasserman
Bad Dreams
1988 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sy Richardson.
as Brother William • 1 eps
The Shield
2002 • Series
as Father Wilkins • 1 eps
Charmed
1998 • Series
as Brother Franklin • 1 eps
Family Reunion
2019 • Series
as Sanitation Worker • 1 eps
Monk
2002 • Series
as Sour Grapes • 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 • Series
as Coroner • 11 eps
Pushing Daisies
2007 • Series
as Coleman • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Lester • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Gordon • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Boss Man • 1 eps
Martin
1992 • Series
as Luther • 1 eps
Wings
1990 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sy Richardson.
as Black Revolutionary
They Live
1988 • Movie
as Bailey
Colors
1988 • Movie
as Avery
Larry Crowne
2011 • Movie
as Newsvendor
Mystery Train
1989 • Movie
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Grifters
1990 • Movie
as Fairy Godmother
Cinderella
1977 • Movie
as Walt Richardson
Men at Work
1990 • Movie
as Captain Hornsby
Walker
1987 • Movie
as Capt. Walker
Catchfire
1990 • Movie
as Lite
Repo Man
1984 • Movie
as Doo-Dah Understudy
Surviving Christmas
2004 • Movie
Writer
Posse
1993 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sy Richardson.
as Lester • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Sanitation Worker • 1 eps
Monk
2002 • Series
as Father Wilkins • 1 eps
Charmed
1998 • Series
as Coleman • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Sour Grapes • 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 • Series
as Gordon • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Detective Olen • 1 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
as Brother William • 1 eps
The Shield
2002 • Series
as Luther • 1 eps
Wings
1990 • Series
as Bus Driver • 1 eps
The Division
2001 • Series
as Gus • 1 eps
Profiler
1996 • Series
as Boss Man • 1 eps
Martin
1992 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sy Richardson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sy Richardson.
as Professor Smert
It Wants Blood 2
2023 • Movie
as Self
Young & Naive
2019 • Movie
as Pops
5th of July
2019 • Movie
as Mr. Hall
Message From a Mistress
2017 • Movie
as Dan
Faith of Our Fathers
2015 • Movie
as Avery
Larry Crowne
2011 • Movie
as Bernie
A Numbers Game
2010 • Movie
as Sonny
Our Family Wedding
2010 • Movie
as Pawn Daddy
South of Heaven
2008 • Movie
as Willie Earl
All About Us
2007 • Movie
as Fritz Frobisher
Searchers 2.0
2007 • Movie
as Shiner #2
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sy Richardson.
as Brother Franklin • 1 eps
Family Reunion
2019 • Series
as David • 1 eps
Documentary Now!
2015 • Series
as Moon Rock • 1 eps
Benched
2014 • Series
as Sour Grapes • 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 • Series
as Coroner • 11 eps
Pushing Daisies
2007 • Series
as Lester • 1 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Sanitation Worker • 1 eps
Monk
2002 • Series
as Brother William • 1 eps
The Shield
2002 • Series
as Bus Driver • 1 eps
The Division
2001 • Series
as Father Wilkins • 1 eps
Charmed
1998 • Series
as Gus • 1 eps
Profiler
1996 • Series
as Coleman • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series