Sy Richardson

Born: 1941-06-04

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

They Live
Colors
Surviving Christmas
Larry Crowne
Cinderella
Catchfire
Repo Man
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Three Fugitives
Mystery Train

Top Movie Credits

They Live Black Revolutionary
Colors Bailey
Surviving Christmas Doo-Dah Understudy
Cinderella Fairy Godmother
Catchfire Capt. Walker
Mystery Train Newsvendor