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Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 04, 1941 (84)
Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sy Richardson is an American film and television actor.Richardson made his film debut as the Fairy Godmother, in the 1977 American erotic musical comedy Cinderella. He 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sy Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

It Wants Blood 2

It Wants Blood 2

2023

as Professor Smert

5th of July

5th of July

2019

as Pops

Message From a Mistress

Message From a Mistress

2017

as Mr. Hall

Faith of Our Fathers

Faith of Our Fathers

2015

as Dan

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

2011

as Avery

A Numbers Game

A Numbers Game

2010

as Bernie

Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding

2010

as Sonny

South of Heaven

South of Heaven

2008

as Pawn Daddy

Searchers 2.0

Searchers 2.0

2007

as Fritz Frobisher

All About Us

All About Us

2007

as Willie Earl

Lord Help Us

Lord Help Us

2007

as Church Member

Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

2004

as Doo-Dah Understudy

L.A. County 187

L.A. County 187

2003

as Leotis Brown

Human Nature

Human Nature

2001

as Police Detective

Extreme Honor

Extreme Honor

2001

as Schultz

The Playaz Court

The Playaz Court

2000

as Louie

Heat Vision and Jack

Heat Vision and Jack

1999

as Doctor

Shattered Illusions

Shattered Illusions

1998

as Gene

Erasable You

Erasable You

1998

as Miliatant

Evil Obsession

Evil Obsession

1996

as Jim

The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

1994

as Mr. Taylor

Floundering

Floundering

1994

as Commander K

Eye of the Stranger

Eye of the Stranger

1993

as Jeb

Posse

Posse

1993

as Shepherd

Street Asylum

Street Asylum

1990

as Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

as Marsh

Catchfire

Catchfire

1990

as Capt. Walker

Men at Work

Men at Work

1990

as Walt Richardson

The Grifters

The Grifters

1990

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989

as Lavonne

Tripwire

Tripwire

1989

as Turbo

Three Fugitives

Three Fugitives

1989

as Tucker

Mystery Train

Mystery Train

1989

as Newsvendor

Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

1988

as Snake

They Live

They Live

1988

as Black Revolutionary

Colors

Colors

1988

as Bailey

Bad Dreams

Bad Dreams

1988

as Detective Wasserman

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

as Bartender

Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell

1987

as Norwood

Walker

Walker

1987

as Captain Hornsby

Cold Steel

Cold Steel

1987

as Rashid

Medium Rare

Medium Rare

1987

as Marv

Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy

1986

as Methadone Caseworker

Repo Man

Repo Man

1984

as Lite

My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

as Mr. Dubois

Nocturna

Nocturna

1979

as RH Factor

Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

1978

as Sirus

Petey Wheatstraw

Petey Wheatstraw

1977

as Petey's Father

Cinderella

Cinderella

1977

as Fairy Godmother

Posse

Posse

1993

Writer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Pushing Daisies

as Coroner

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 03, 2007

Wings

as Luther

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1990

Family Reunion

as Brother Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 10, 2019

Monk

as Sanitation Worker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Monk

as Janitor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

The Shield

as Brother William

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2002

Documentary Now!

as David

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 20, 2015

ER

as Coleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Rizzoli & Isles

as Sour Grapes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2010

Cheers

as Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Charmed

as Father Wilkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1998

Falcon Crest

as Detective Olen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Mr. Gooding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1992

Martin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 27, 1992

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2025 1 6 13 2
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2025 3 2 7 0
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2025 6 1 1 1
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2025 8 4 12 0

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