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Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Known for: Acting

Born 01/10/1950
Place of birth Houston, Texas, USA

Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award.

Filmography

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Various Characters

1975

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Paul (uncredited)

1975

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

Series ★ 3,8

Good Day Live

Self

2001

American Experience Series ★ 6,5

American Experience

Narrator (voice)

1988

Night Gallery Series ★ 7,8

Night Gallery

1970

American Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

American Playhouse

Feet Samuels

1982

Brokeback Mountain Film ★ 7,8

Brokeback Mountain

Joe Aguirre

2005

Independence Day Film ★ 6,9

Independence Day

Russell Casse

1996

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Film ★ 7,2

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Cousin Eddie

1989

National Lampoon's Vacation Film ★ 7,1

National Lampoon's Vacation

Cousin Eddie

1983

Home on the Range Film ★ 6,1

Home on the Range

Alameda Slim (voice)

2004

Blade: The Series Series ★ 6,4

Blade: The Series

2006

Not Another Teen Movie Film ★ 5,8

Not Another Teen Movie

Mr. Briggs

2001

Days of Thunder Film ★ 6,4

Days of Thunder

Tim Dalander

1990

Night Visions Series ★ 7,1

Night Visions

Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")

2001

Midnight Express Film ★ 7,4

Midnight Express

Jimmy Booth

1978

Vegas Vacation Film ★ 6,0

Vegas Vacation

Cousin Eddie

1997

The Wraith Film ★ 6,4

The Wraith

Sheriff Loomis

1986

Hard Rain Film ★ 5,9

Hard Rain

Sheriff Mike Collins

1998

The Last Picture Show Film ★ 7,6

The Last Picture Show

Lester Marlow

1971

The Paper Film ★ 6,6

The Paper

Michael McDougal

1994

Paper Moon Film ★ 7,9

Paper Moon

Leroy

1973

Gun Series ★ 4,6

Gun

Bill

1997

Quick Change Film ★ 6,7

Quick Change

Loomis

1990

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns Series ★ 7,0

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

Jack Woods

1999

The Siege at Ruby Ridge Series

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

Randy Weaver

1996

Joy Behar: Say Anything! Series

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Himself

2009

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Film ★ 4,3

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Cappy von Trapment

2000

What's Up, Doc? Film ★ 7,4

What's Up, Doc?

Professor Hosquith

1972

Kingpin Film ★ 6,5

Kingpin

Ishmael Boorg

1996

The Long Riders Film ★ 6,6

The Long Riders

Clell Miller

1980

No Man's Land Film ★ 6,0

No Man's Land

Lieutenant Vincent Bracey

1987

Goya's Ghosts Film ★ 6,6

Goya's Ghosts

King Carlos IV

2006

Major League II Film ★ 5,7

Major League II

Johnny (ucredited)

1994

The Adventures of Pluto Nash Film ★ 4,4

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Bruno

2002

Streets of Laredo Series ★ 6,3

Streets of Laredo

John Wesley Hardin

1995

Freaked Film ★ 6,2

Freaked

Elijah C. Skuggs

1993

Inside the Third Reich Series ★ 8,0

Inside the Third Reich

Putzi Hanfstaengel

1982

5ive Days to Midnight Series ★ 6,4

5ive Days to Midnight

Irwin Sikorski

2004

Davis Rules Series ★ 7,0

Davis Rules

Dwight Davis

1991

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Series ★ 7,3

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Clayton Ritchie

1980

Elvis Series ★ 6,3

Elvis

'Colonel' Tom Parker

2005

The Ice Harvest Film ★ 5,9

The Ice Harvest

Bill Guerrard

2005

The Last Detail Film ★ 7,0

The Last Detail

Laurence M. 'Larry' Meadows

1973

Grind Film ★ 6,0

Grind

Jock Jensen

2003

The Missouri Breaks Film ★ 6,5

The Missouri Breaks

Tittle Tod

1976

Last Dance Film ★ 5,7

Last Dance

Sam Burns

1996

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire Series ★ 10,0

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

2003

Caddyshack II Film ★ 4,2

Caddyshack II

Peter Blunt

1988

Blade: House of Chthon Film ★ 5,7

Blade: House of Chthon

Melvin

2006

Category 7: The End of the World Series ★ 6,7

Category 7: The End of the World

Tornado Tommy Dixon

2005

Breakout Film ★ 6,2

Breakout

Hawk Hawkins

1975

Get on the Bus Film ★ 6,3

Get on the Bus

Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)

1996

Category 6: Day of Destruction Series ★ 9,2

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Tornado Tommy Dixon

2004

Bug Buster Film ★ 3,9

Bug Buster

General George S. Merlin

1998

Bye Bye Love Film ★ 6,0

Bye Bye Love

Vic Damico

1995

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure Film ★ 4,0

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

Eddie Johnson

2003

Purgatory Film ★ 7,2

Purgatory

Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

1999

The Wild Life Film ★ 6,1

The Wild Life

Charlie

1984

Lolly-Madonna XXX Film ★ 5,8

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Finch Feather

1973

Bloodhounds of Broadway Film ★ 5,7

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Feet Samuels

1989

Moving Film ★ 5,5

Moving

Frank / Cornall Crawford

1988

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach Film ★ 5,1

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

Coach Lew Tuttle

2009

Category 6: Day of Destruction Film ★ 6,3

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Tornado Tommy

2004

Murder in the Heartland Series ★ 7,5

Murder in the Heartland

Elmer Scheele

1993

Parents Film ★ 5,9

Parents

Nick Laemle

1989

Frank McKlusky, C.I. Film ★ 4,4

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Madman McKlusky

2002

The Choirboys Film ★ 5,4

The Choirboys

Dean Proust

1977

Out Cold Film ★ 5,9

Out Cold

Lester

1989

Foxes Film ★ 6,0

Foxes

Jay

1980

Carolina Film ★ 5,8

Carolina

Ted Mirabeau

2003

Woman Undone Film ★ 4,1

Woman Undone

Allan Hansen

1996

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Film ★ 3,3

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Grat Dalton

1979

Texasville Film ★ 6,0

Texasville

Lester Marlow

1990

Picture This Film ★ 9,5

Picture This

Self

1991

The Day the World Ended Film ★ 4,3

The Day the World Ended

Dr. Michael McCann

2001

Bound for Glory Film ★ 6,9

Bound for Glory

Luther Johnson

1976

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found Film ★ 8,0

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Self

2005

Dead Solid Perfect Film ★ 6,0

Dead Solid Perfect

Kenny Lee

1988

The Siege at Ruby Ridge Film ★ 5,4

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

Randy Weaver

1996

Kart Racer Film ★ 6,2

Kart Racer

Vic Davies

2003

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Film ★ 6,1

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Virgil

1974

Fool for Love Film ★ 5,6

Fool for Love

Martin

1985

The Debtors Film ★ 4,3

The Debtors

1999

Roommates Film ★ 4,5

Roommates

Jim Flynn

1994

The Making of 'Independence Day' Film ★ 6,1

The Making of 'Independence Day'

Self (archive footage)

1996

The Christmas Letter Film ★ 6,2

The Christmas Letter

Postman

2024

Next Door Film ★ 4,9

Next Door

Lenny Benedetti

1994

Once Upon a Halloween Film ★ 6,2

Once Upon a Halloween

Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)

2005

Heartbeeps Film ★ 4,5

Heartbeeps

Charlie

1981

Sweet Country Film ★ 4,9

Sweet Country

Juan

1987

Cold Dog Soup Film ★ 5,3

Cold Dog Soup

Jack Cloud

1990

Back By Midnight Film ★ 5,1

Back By Midnight

Eli Rockwood

2005

Black Cadillac Film ★ 5,7

Black Cadillac

Charlie

2003

The Slugger's Wife Film ★ 3,6

The Slugger's Wife

Moose Granger

1985

The Luck of Roaring Camp Film

The Luck of Roaring Camp

Kentuck

1982

All You Can Eat Film ★ 6,5

All You Can Eat

Gordon

2018

P.U.N.K.S Film ★ 5,4

P.U.N.K.S

Pat Utley

1999

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning Film ★ 4,8

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

Detective Steve Carella

1995

Series

Texas Ranch House

2006

Last Rites Film ★ 6,3

Last Rites

Jeremy Dillon

1999

Mail to the Chief Film ★ 5,8

Mail to the Chief

President A. Thorton Osgood II

2000

To Race the Wind Film ★ 8,8

To Race the Wind

Chet Watson

1980

A Streetcar Named Desire Film ★ 5,8

A Streetcar Named Desire

Harold "Mitch" Mitchell

1984

Curse of the Starving Class Film ★ 4,6

Curse of the Starving Class

Taylor

1994

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up Film ★ 5,5

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

Rockin' Rory (voice)

2006

Getting Away from It All Film ★ 10,0

Getting Away from It All

Herbie

1972

Valentine's Day Film ★ 3,9

Valentine's Day

Phil

1998

Martians Go Home Film ★ 4,1

Martians Go Home

Mark Devereaux

1989

The Thin Blue Lie Film ★ 7,0

The Thin Blue Lie

Phil Chadway

2000

Milwaukee, Minnesota Film ★ 4,8

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Jerry James

2003

Moonshine Highway Film ★ 6,4

Moonshine Highway

Sheriff Miller

1996

Frankenstein Film ★ 6,9

Frankenstein

The Monster

1993

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island Film ★ 7,0

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island

Captain Flint

2006

Real Time Film ★ 6,3

Real Time

Reuben

2008

Cowboy Film

Cowboy

Evan Coleman

1983

LBJ: The Early Years Film ★ 7,6

LBJ: The Early Years

Lyndon Baines Johnson

1987

The Great Niagara Film ★ 6,3

The Great Niagara

Carl Grant

1974

Three Warriors Film ★ 4,6

Three Warriors

Ranger Quentin Hammond

1977

Of Mice and Men Film ★ 7,5

Of Mice and Men

Lenny Small

1981

Les Légendes du Grand Nord Film ★ 7,0

Les Légendes du Grand Nord

1995

Water War Film ★ 9,0

Water War

Lenny

1998

Evil in Clear River Film ★ 6,0

Evil in Clear River

Pete Suvak

1988

Film

The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015

Star Whackers Film ★ 5,8

Star Whackers

Randy Quaid

2011