Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Acting

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

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It Wants Blood 2 ★ 2.0 It Wants Blood 2 2023 Family Reunion ★ 8.0 Family Reunion 2019 5th of July ★ 4.2 5th of July 2019 Message From a Mistress ★ 7.0 Message From a Mistress 2017 Sandy Passage Sandy Passage 2015 Documentary Now! ★ 7.1 Documentary Now! 2015 Faith of Our Fathers ★ 5.6 Faith of Our Fathers 2015 Benched ★ 6.9 Benched 2014 Larry Crowne ★ 6.0 Larry Crowne 2011 Rizzoli & Isles ★ 7.9 Rizzoli & Isles 2010 A Numbers Game ★ 4.0 A Numbers Game 2010 Our Family Wedding ★ 5.6 Our Family Wedding 2010 Hip-Hop Headstrong Hip-Hop Headstrong 2010 South of Heaven ★ 4.0 South of Heaven 2008 Pushing Daisies ★ 7.9 Pushing Daisies 2007 All About Us ★ 4.4 All About Us 2007 Searchers 2.0 ★ 6.2 Searchers 2.0 2007 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning ★ 6.1 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 2007 Lord Help Us ★ 3.7 Lord Help Us 2007 Surviving Christmas ★ 5.7 Surviving Christmas 2004 NCIS ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003 L.A. County 187 ★ 7.0 L.A. County 187 2003 Monk ★ 8.0 Monk 2002 The Shield ★ 8.2 The Shield 2002 Human Nature ★ 6.0 Human Nature 2001 Extreme Honor ★ 4.4 Extreme Honor 2001 The Division ★ 7.1 The Division 2001 After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped ★ 5.8 After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped 2000 The Playaz Court ★ 7.0 The Playaz Court 2000 Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar ★ 8.0 Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar 1999 Heat Vision and Jack ★ 5.8 Heat Vision and Jack 1999 Charmed ★ 8.2 Charmed 1998 Erasable You ★ 8.0 Erasable You 1998 Shattered Illusions ★ 5.0 Shattered Illusions 1998 Profiler ★ 7.0 Profiler 1996 Evil Obsession ★ 5.0 Evil Obsession 1996 The Winner ★ 4.6 The Winner 1996 Floundering ★ 5.0 Floundering 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 The Glass Shield ★ 5.1 The Glass Shield 1994 Posse ★ 5.4 Posse 1993 Eye of the Stranger ★ 4.9 Eye of the Stranger 1993 Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel ★ 4.8 Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel 1993 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper ★ 6.7 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 1992 Martin ★ 7.5 Martin 1992 To Sleep with Anger ★ 6.8 To Sleep with Anger 1990 Men at Work ★ 5.7 Men at Work 1990 The Grifters ★ 6.5 The Grifters 1990 Street Asylum ★ 5.1 Street Asylum 1990 Wings ★ 6.8 Wings 1990 Catchfire ★ 5.3 Catchfire 1990 Tripwire ★ 6.0 Tripwire 1989 Mystery Train ★ 7.3 Mystery Train 1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects ★ 5.5 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 1989 Three Fugitives ★ 6.6 Three Fugitives 1989 They Live ★ 7.3 They Live 1988 Tapeheads ★ 5.4 Tapeheads 1988 Dead Man Walking ★ 3.6 Dead Man Walking 1988 Colors ★ 6.5 Colors 1988 Bad Dreams ★ 5.7 Bad Dreams 1988 Cold Steel ★ 5.0 Cold Steel 1987 Walker ★ 6.4 Walker 1987 Straight to Hell ★ 5.5 Straight to Hell 1987 Medium Rare ★ 5.0 Medium Rare 1987 Sid and Nancy ★ 6.7 Sid and Nancy 1986 Repo Man ★ 6.7 Repo Man 1984 My Brother's Wedding ★ 7.0 My Brother's Wedding 1983 Cheers ★ 7.6 Cheers 1982 Falcon Crest ★ 5.7 Falcon Crest 1981 Nocturna ★ 4.5 Nocturna 1979 Fairy Tales ★ 6.1 Fairy Tales 1978 Petey Wheatstraw ★ 5.6 Petey Wheatstraw 1977 Cinderella ★ 5.5 Cinderella 1977