Sy Richardson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1941-06-04 (age 85)

From: 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.

Filmography (73)

MOVIE★ 2.0
It Wants Blood 2
2023
as Professor Smert
TV★ 8.0
Family Reunion
2019
as Brother Franklin
MOVIE
Young & Naive
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
5th of July
2019
as Pops
MOVIE★ 7.0
Message From a Mistress
2017
as Mr. Hall
TV★ 7.1
Documentary Now!
2015
as David
MOVIE★ 5.6
Faith of Our Fathers
2015
as Dan
TV★ 6.9
Benched
2014
as Moon Rock
MOVIE★ 6.0
Larry Crowne
2011
as Avery
TV★ 7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Sour Grapes
MOVIE★ 4.0
A Numbers Game
2010
as Bernie
MOVIE★ 5.6
Our Family Wedding
2010
as Sonny
MOVIE
Hip-Hop Headstrong
2010
as The Bishop
MOVIE★ 4.0
South of Heaven
2008
as Pawn Daddy
TV★ 7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Coroner
MOVIE★ 4.4
All About Us
2007
as Willie Earl
MOVIE★ 6.2
Searchers 2.0
2007
as Fritz Frobisher
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
as Shiner #2
MOVIE★ 3.7
Lord Help Us
2007
as Church Member
MOVIE★ 5.7
Surviving Christmas
2004
as Doo-Dah Understudy
TV★ 7.6
NCIS
2003
as Lester
MOVIE★ 7.0
L.A. County 187
2003
as Leotis Brown
TV★ 8.0
Monk
2002
as Sanitation Worker
TV★ 8.2
The Shield
2002
as Brother William
MOVIE★ 6.0
Human Nature
2001
as Police Detective
MOVIE★ 4.4
Extreme Honor
2001
as Schultz
TV★ 7.1
The Division
2001
as Bus Driver
MOVIE★ 5.8
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
2000
as Mr. Coleman
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Playaz Court
2000
as Louie
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999
as Harry
MOVIE★ 5.8
Heat Vision and Jack
1999
as Doctor
TV★ 8.2
Charmed
1998
as Father Wilkins
MOVIE★ 8.0
Erasable You
1998
as Miliatant
MOVIE★ 5.0
Shattered Illusions
1998
as Gene
TV★ 7.0
Profiler
1996
as Gus
MOVIE★ 5.0
Evil Obsession
1996
as Jim
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Winner
1996
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 5.0
Floundering
1994
as Commander K
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Coleman
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Glass Shield
1994
as Mr. Taylor
MOVIE★ 5.4
Posse
1993
as Shepherd
MOVIE★ 4.9
Eye of the Stranger
1993
as Jeb
MOVIE★ 4.8
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993
as Ernest
TV★ 6.7
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Mr. Gooding
TV★ 7.5
Martin
1992
as Boss Man
MOVIE★ 6.8
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Marsh
MOVIE★ 5.7
Men at Work
1990
as Walt Richardson
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Grifters
1990
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Street Asylum
1990
as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
TV★ 6.9
Wings
1990
as Luther
MOVIE★ 5.3
Catchfire
1990
as Capt. Walker
MOVIE★ 6.0
Tripwire
1989
as Turbo
MOVIE★ 7.3
Mystery Train
1989
as Newsvendor
MOVIE★ 5.5
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989
as Lavonne
MOVIE★ 6.7
Three Fugitives
1989
as Tucker
MOVIE★ 7.3
They Live
1988
as Black Revolutionary
MOVIE★ 5.4
Tapeheads
1988
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 3.6
Dead Man Walking
1988
as Snake
MOVIE★ 6.5
Colors
1988
as Bailey
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bad Dreams
1988
as Detective Wasserman
MOVIE★ 5.0
Cold Steel
1987
as Rashid
MOVIE★ 6.4
Walker
1987
as Captain Hornsby
MOVIE★ 5.5
Straight to Hell
1987
as Norwood
MOVIE★ 5.0
Medium Rare
1987
as Marv
MOVIE★ 6.7
Sid and Nancy
1986
as Methadone Caseworker
MOVIE★ 6.7
Repo Man
1984
as Lite
MOVIE★ 7.1
My Brother's Wedding
1983
as Mr. Dubois
TV★ 7.6
Cheers
1982
as Gordon
TV★ 5.6
Falcon Crest
1981
as Detective Olen
MOVIE★ 4.5
Nocturna
1979
as RH Factor
MOVIE★ 6.1
Fairy Tales
1978
as Sirus
MOVIE★ 5.5
Petey Wheatstraw
1977
as Petey's Father
MOVIE★ 5.5
Cinderella
1977
as Fairy Godmother