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.
Movies & TV Shows
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They Live (1988) — Black Revolutionary
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Charmed (1998) — Father Wilkins
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NCIS (2003) — Lester
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Larry Crowne (2011) — Avery
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Monk (2002) — Sanitation Worker
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ER (1994) — Coleman
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The Shield (2002) — Brother William
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Cheers (1982) — Gordon
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Repo Man (1984) — Lite
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Surviving Christmas (2004) — Doo-Dah Understudy
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Sid and Nancy (1986) — Methadone Caseworker
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Colors (1988) — Bailey
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Mystery Train (1989) — Newsvendor
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Rizzoli & Isles (2010) — Sour Grapes
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The Grifters (1990) — Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Pushing Daisies (2007) — Coroner
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Men at Work (1990) — Walt Richardson
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Three Fugitives (1989) — Tucker
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Human Nature (2001) — Police Detective
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007) — Shiner #2
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Wings (1990) — Luther
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Our Family Wedding (2010) — Sonny
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Martin (1992) — Boss Man
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Catchfire (1990) — Capt. Walker
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Bad Dreams (1988) — Detective Wasserman
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Family Reunion (2019) — Brother Franklin
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Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) — Lavonne
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Posse (1993) — Shepherd
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Walker (1987) — Captain Hornsby
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Documentary Now! (2015) — David
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Profiler (1996) — Gus
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To Sleep with Anger (1990) — Marsh
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Tapeheads (1988) — Bartender
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Falcon Crest (1981) — Detective Olen
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Fairy Tales (1978) — Sirus
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The Glass Shield (1994) — Mr. Taylor
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Straight to Hell (1987) — Norwood
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Petey Wheatstraw (1977) — Petey's Father
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Cinderella (1977) — Fairy Godmother
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) — Mr. Gooding