Richard Edson Movies and Career Information

Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. Edson was born in New Rochelle, New York. He has one brother named David W.Edson. Little is known of his family but his brother had three children and he currently lives in Mays Landing New Jersey. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and also played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut album, Edson left Sonic Youth to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played horns with the San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album. Following his music career, Edson has worked as an actor, appearing in over 35 movies. His more notable roles include a disreputable parking garage attendant in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Eddie in Jim Jarmusch's cult film Stranger Than Paradise (1984), real-life gambler Billy Maharg in Eight Men Out, and Joey Breaker (1993). He also had roles in Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dirty Dancing (1987), and Do the Right Thing (1989). He also starred in the 1993 movie Super Mario Bros as Spike, Koopa's (Dennis Hopper) cousin. His television appearances include The Adventures of Pete & Pete and