Randy Quaid
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Paul (uncredited)
1975
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Film
Brokeback Mountain
Joe Aguirre
2005
Film
Independence Day
Russell Casse
1996
Series
Night Gallery
1970
Series
American Playhouse
Feet Samuels
1982
Film
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Cousin Eddie
1989
Film
National Lampoon's Vacation
Cousin Eddie
1983
Film
Days of Thunder
Tim Dalander
1990
Film
Home on the Range
Alameda Slim (voice)
2004
Film
Not Another Teen Movie
Mr. Briggs
2001
Series
Blade: The Series
2006
Film
Midnight Express
Jimmy Booth
1978
Film
Hard Rain
Sheriff Mike Collins
1998
Film
The Wraith
Sheriff Loomis
1986
Series
Night Visions
Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")
2001
Film
The Paper
Michael McDougal
1994
Film
Vegas Vacation
Cousin Eddie
1997
Film
The Last Picture Show
Lester Marlow
1971
Film
Paper Moon
Leroy
1973
Film
Quick Change
Loomis
1990
Series
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Clayton Ritchie
1980
Film
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Cappy von Trapment
2000
Series
Gun
Bill
1997
Series
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Randy Weaver
1996
Film
What's Up, Doc?
Professor Hosquith
1972
Series
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Jack Woods
1999
Film
The Long Riders
Clell Miller
1980
Series
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Himself
2009
Series
Streets of Laredo
John Wesley Hardin
1995
Film
No Man's Land
Lieutenant Vincent Bracey
1987
Film
Goya's Ghosts
King Carlos IV
2006
Film
Major League II
Johnny (ucredited)
1994
Series
Inside the Third Reich
Putzi Hanfstaengel
1982
Series
5ive Days to Midnight
Irwin Sikorski
2004
Film
Kingpin
Ishmael Boorg
1996
Film
Freaked
Elijah C. Skuggs
1993
Film
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Bruno
2002
Series
Elvis
'Colonel' Tom Parker
2005
Film
The Ice Harvest
Bill Guerrard
2005
Film
The Last Detail
Laurence M. 'Larry' Meadows
1973
Series
Davis Rules
Dwight Davis
1991
Film
The Missouri Breaks
Tittle Tod
1976
Film
Last Dance
Sam Burns
1996
Film
Breakout
Hawk Hawkins
1975
Film
Grind
Jock Jensen
2003
Film
Caddyshack II
Peter Blunt
1988
Series
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Film
Blade: House of Chthon
Melvin
2006
Series
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Tornado Tommy Dixon
2004
Film
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Eddie Johnson
2003
Series
Category 7: The End of the World
Tornado Tommy Dixon
2005
Film
Moving
Frank / Cornall Crawford
1988
Film
Bug Buster
General George S. Merlin
1998
Film
Out Cold
Lester
1989
Film
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
Coach Lew Tuttle
2009
Film
Purgatory
Doc Woods / Doc Holliday
1999
Film
Get on the Bus
Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
1996
Film
The Wild Life
Charlie
1984
Film
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Finch Feather
1973
Film
Bye Bye Love
Vic Damico
1995
Film
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Tornado Tommy
2004
Film
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Madman McKlusky
2002
Film
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Feet Samuels
1989
Film
Foxes
Jay
1980
Film
Parents
Nick Laemle
1989
Film
The Choirboys
Dean Proust
1977
Series
Murder in the Heartland
Elmer Scheele
1993
Film
Fool for Love
Martin
1985
Film
Carolina
Ted Mirabeau
2003
Film
Bound for Glory
Luther Johnson
1976
Film
Dead Solid Perfect
Kenny Lee
1988
Film
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Grat Dalton
1979
Film
Woman Undone
Allan Hansen
1996
Film
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Randy Weaver
1996
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Film
The Debtors
1999
Film
Picture This
Self
1991
Film
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Virgil
1974
Film
Next Door
Lenny Benedetti
1994
Film
Once Upon a Halloween
Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)
2005
Film
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Heartbeeps
Charlie
1981
Film
The Day the World Ended
Dr. Michael McCann
2001
Film
Kart Racer
Vic Davies
2003
Film
The Christmas Letter
Postman
2024
Film
Texasville
Lester Marlow
1990
Film
P.U.N.K.S
Pat Utley
1999
Texas Ranch House
2006
Film
Roommates
Jim Flynn
1994
Film
Last Rites
Jeremy Dillon
1999
Film
Black Cadillac
Charlie
2003
Film
Curse of the Starving Class
Taylor
1994
Film
The Luck of Roaring Camp
Kentuck
1982
Film
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
Detective Steve Carella
1995
Film
Mail to the Chief
President A. Thorton Osgood II
2000
Film
To Race the Wind
Chet Watson
1980
Film
Frankenstein
The Monster
1993
Film
Getting Away from It All
Herbie
1972
Film
A Streetcar Named Desire
Harold "Mitch" Mitchell
1984
Film
The Slugger's Wife
Moose Granger
1985
Film
Back By Midnight
Eli Rockwood
2005
Film
Cold Dog Soup
Jack Cloud
1990
Film
Valentine's Day
Phil
1998
Film
Martians Go Home
Mark Devereaux
1989
Film
All You Can Eat
Gordon
2018
Film
LBJ: The Early Years
Lyndon Baines Johnson
1987
Film
Sweet Country
Juan
1987
Film
Cowboy
Evan Coleman
1983
Film
Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island
Captain Flint
2006
Film
Moonshine Highway
Sheriff Miller
1996
Film
Of Mice and Men
Lenny Small
1981
Film
The Thin Blue Lie
Phil Chadway
2000
Film
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
Rockin' Rory (voice)
2006
Film
Three Warriors
Ranger Quentin Hammond
1977
Film
Real Time
Reuben
2008
Film
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995
Film
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Jerry James
2003
Film
The Great Niagara
Carl Grant
1974
The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Film
Star Whackers
Randy Quaid
2011
Film
Evil in Clear River
Pete Suvak
1988
Film
Water War
Lenny
1998