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Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

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

Born

Jun 04, 1941

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

57 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.4

Known For

They Live
They Live
1988 as Black Revolutionary
★ 7.3
Colors
Colors
1988 as Bailey
★ 6.5
Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne
2011 as Avery
★ 6.0
Repo Man
Repo Man
1984 as Lite
★ 6.7
Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas
2004 as Doo-Dah Understudy
★ 5.7
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
★ 6.1
Cinderella
Cinderella
1977 as Fairy Godmother
★ 5.5
The Grifters
The Grifters
1990 as Cab Driver (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives
1989 as Tucker
★ 6.6
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales
1978 as Sirus
★ 6.1
Catchfire
Catchfire
1990 as Capt. Walker
★ 5.3
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
1989 as Newsvendor
★ 7.3
Bad Dreams
Bad Dreams
1988 as Detective Wasserman
★ 5.7
Human Nature
Human Nature
2001 as Police Detective
★ 6.0
Posse
Posse
1993 as Shepherd
★ 5.4
Sid and Nancy
Sid and Nancy
1986 as Methadone Caseworker
★ 6.7
Men at Work
Men at Work
1990 as Walt Richardson
★ 5.7
Floundering
Floundering
1994 as Commander K
★ 5.0
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding
2010 as Sonny
★ 5.6
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 as Lavonne
★ 5.5
Walker
Walker
1987 as Captain Hornsby
★ 6.4
Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell
1987 as Norwood
★ 5.5
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield
1994 as Mr. Taylor
★ 5.1
Cold Steel
Cold Steel
1987 as Rashid
★ 5.0
Tapeheads
Tapeheads
1988 as Bartender
★ 5.4
Young & Naive
Young & Naive
2019 as Self
All About Us
All About Us
2007 as Willie Earl
★ 4.4
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
1990 as Marsh
★ 6.8
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
★ 4.8
South of Heaven
South of Heaven
2008 as Pawn Daddy
★ 4.0
The Winner
The Winner
1996 as Bartender
★ 4.6
Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack
1999 as Doctor
★ 5.8
Tripwire
Tripwire
1989 as Turbo
★ 6.0
Searchers 2.0
Searchers 2.0
2007 as Fritz Frobisher
★ 6.2
Sandy Passage
Sandy Passage
2015 as David
Extreme Honor
Extreme Honor
2001 as Schultz
★ 4.4
Medium Rare
Medium Rare
1987 as Marv
★ 5.0
Nocturna
Nocturna
1979 as RH Factor
★ 4.4
Evil Obsession
Evil Obsession
1996 as Jim
★ 5.0
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999 as Harry
★ 8.0
Street Asylum
Street Asylum
1990 as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
★ 5.1
A Numbers Game
A Numbers Game
2010 as Bernie
★ 4.0
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
1988 as Snake
★ 3.6
movie
Erasable You
1998 as Miliatant
★ 8.0
Shattered Illusions
Shattered Illusions
1998 as Gene
★ 5.0
It Wants Blood 2
It Wants Blood 2
2023 as Professor Smert
★ 2.0
Petey Wheatstraw
Petey Wheatstraw
1977 as Petey's Father
★ 5.6
5th of July
5th of July
2019 as Pops
★ 4.2
The Playaz Court
The Playaz Court
2000 as Louie
★ 7.0
Lord Help Us
Lord Help Us
2007 as Church Member
★ 3.7
Message From a Mistress
Message From a Mistress
2017 as Mr. Hall
★ 7.0
Faith of Our Fathers
Faith of Our Fathers
2015 as Dan
★ 5.6
L.A. County 187
L.A. County 187
2003 as Leotis Brown
★ 7.0
movie
Hip-Hop Headstrong
2010 as The Bishop
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding
1983 as Mr. Dubois
★ 7.0
Eye of the Stranger
Eye of the Stranger
1993 as Jeb
★ 4.9