
Sy Richardson
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.
Filmography

The Shield
2002 · 8.2

Charmed
1998 · 8.2

Family Reunion
2019 · 8.0
Erasable You
1998 · 8.0

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999 · 8.0

Monk
2002 · 7.9

Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · 7.9

Pushing Daisies
2007 · 7.9

ER
1994 · 7.8

NCIS
2003 · 7.6

Cheers
1982 · 7.6

Martin
1992 · 7.5

Mystery Train
1989 · 7.3

They Live
1988 · 7.3

Documentary Now!
2015 · 7.2

The Division
2001 · 7.1

My Brother's Wedding
1985 · 7.1

Profiler
1996 · 7.0

Message From a Mistress
2017 · 7.0

L.A. County 187
2003 · 7.0

The Playaz Court
2000 · 7.0

Wings
1990 · 6.9

Benched
2014 · 6.9

To Sleep with Anger
1990 · 6.8

Sid and Nancy
1986 · 6.7

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · 6.7

Three Fugitives
1989 · 6.7

Repo Man
1984 · 6.6

Walker
1987 · 6.5

Colors
1988 · 6.5

The Grifters
1990 · 6.5

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 · 6.2

Evil Obsession
1996 · 6.2

Searchers 2.0
2010 · 6.2

Larry Crowne
2011 · 6.0

Fairy Tales
1978 · 6.0

Human Nature
2001 · 6.0

Tripwire
1989 · 6.0

Heat Vision and Jack
1999 · 5.9

Faith of Our Fathers
2015 · 5.8

After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
2000 · 5.8

Surviving Christmas
2004 · 5.7

Bad Dreams
1988 · 5.7

Men at Work
1990 · 5.7

Our Family Wedding
2010 · 5.6

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 · 5.6

Straight to Hell
1987 · 5.6

Falcon Crest
1981 · 5.6

Posse
1993 · 5.5

Petey Wheatstraw
1977 · 5.5

Tapeheads
1988 · 5.4

Cinderella
1977 · 5.4

Catchfire
1990 · 5.3

The Glass Shield
1994 · 5.2

Street Asylum
1990 · 5.1

Shattered Illusions
1998 · 5.0

Cold Steel
1987 · 5.0

Medium Rare
1987 · 5.0

Eye of the Stranger
1993 · 4.9

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993 · 4.8

Floundering
1994 · 4.8

Nocturna
1979 · 4.4

Extreme Honor
2001 · 4.4

The Winner
1996 · 4.4

All About Us
2007 · 4.4

5th of July
2019 · 4.4

A Numbers Game
2010 · 4.0

South of Heaven
2008 · 4.0

Lord Help Us
2007 · 3.7

Dead Man Walking
1988 · 3.6

It Wants Blood 2
2023 · 2.0
Hip-Hop Headstrong
2010 · 0.0