Sy Richardson
Known for: 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
Series
NCIS
Lester
2003
Series
Charmed
Father Wilkins
1998
Series
Cheers
Gordon
1982
Series
Monk
Sanitation Worker
2002
Series
Monk
Janitor
2002
Series
ER
Coleman
1994
Series
The Shield
Brother William
2002
Series
Rizzoli & Isles
Sour Grapes
2010
Series
Falcon Crest
Detective Olen
1981
Series
Wings
Luther
1990
Series
The Division
Bus Driver
2001
Series
Profiler
Gus
1996
Series
Martin
Boss Man
1992
Series
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Mr. Gooding
1992
Series
Family Reunion
Brother Franklin
2019
Series
Pushing Daisies
Coroner
2007
Series
Documentary Now!
David
2015
Film
They Live
Black Revolutionary
1988
Film
Larry Crowne
Avery
2011
Series
Benched
Moon Rock
2014
Film
Three Fugitives
Tucker
1989
Film
Mystery Train
Newsvendor
1989
Film
Men at Work
Walt Richardson
1990
Film
Repo Man
Lite
1984
Film
Sid and Nancy
Methadone Caseworker
1986
Film
Surviving Christmas
Doo-Dah Understudy
2004
Film
Human Nature
Police Detective
2001
Film
The Grifters
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1990
Film
Colors
Bailey
1988
Film
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Shiner #2
2007
Film
Catchfire
Capt. Walker
1990
Film
Our Family Wedding
Sonny
2010
Film
Posse
Shepherd
1993
Film
Fairy Tales
Sirus
1978
Film
The Glass Shield
Mr. Taylor
1994
Film
Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
1977
Film
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
Ernest
1993
Film
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Lavonne
1989
Film
Walker
Captain Hornsby
1987
Film
Bad Dreams
Detective Wasserman
1988
Film
Evil Obsession
Jim
1996
Film
Nocturna
RH Factor
1979
Film
Cold Steel
Rashid
1987
Film
To Sleep with Anger
Marsh
1990
Film
Tripwire
Turbo
1989
Film
Straight to Hell
Norwood
1987
Film
Message From a Mistress
Mr. Hall
2017
Film
Faith of Our Fathers
Dan
2015
Film
Tapeheads
Bartender
1988
Film
Extreme Honor
Schultz
2001
Film
The Winner
Bartender
1996
Film
Eye of the Stranger
Jeb
1993
Film
Shattered Illusions
Gene
1998
Film
It Wants Blood 2
Professor Smert
2023
Film
Lord Help Us
Church Member
2007
Film
Heat Vision and Jack
Doctor
1999
Film
The Playaz Court
Louie
2000
Film
All About Us
Willie Earl
2007
Film
Floundering
Commander K
1994
Film
My Brother's Wedding
Mr. Dubois
1985
Film
South of Heaven
Pawn Daddy
2008
Film
Dead Man Walking
Snake
1988
Film
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
Mr. Coleman
2000
Film
Street Asylum
Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum
1990
Film
A Numbers Game
Bernie
2010
Film
L.A. County 187
Leotis Brown
2003
Hip-Hop Headstrong
The Bishop
2010
Film
Young & Naive
Self
2019
Film
5th of July
Pops
2019
Film
Searchers 2.0
Fritz Frobisher
2010
Film
Medium Rare
Marv
1987
Film
Petey Wheatstraw
Petey's Father
1977
Film
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Harry
1999
Erasable You
Miliatant
1998