Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 4, 1941 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.
| 2023 | It Wants Blood 2as Professor Smert | |
| 2019 | Family Reunionas Brother Franklin | |
| 2019 | Young & Naiveas Self | |
| 2019 | 5th of Julyas Pops | |
| 2017 | Message From a Mistressas Mr. Hall | |
| 2015 | Documentary Now!as David | |
| 2015 | Faith of Our Fathersas Dan | |
| 2014 | Benchedas Moon Rock | |
| 2011 | Larry Crowneas Avery | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Islesas Sour Grapes | |
| 2010 | A Numbers Gameas Bernie | |
| 2010 | Our Family Weddingas Sonny | |
| 2010 | Hip-Hop Headstrongas The Bishop | |
| 2008 | South of Heavenas Pawn Daddy | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisiesas Coroner | |
| 2007 | All About Usas Willie Earl | |
| 2007 | Searchers 2.0as Fritz Frobisher | |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginningas Shiner #2 | |
| 2007 | Lord Help Usas Church Member | |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmasas Doo-Dah Understudy | |
| 2003 | NCISas Lester | |
| 2003 | L.A. County 187as Leotis Brown | |
| 2002 | Monkas Janitor | |
| 2002 | Monkas Sanitation Worker | |
| 2002 | The Shieldas Brother William | |
| 2001 | Human Natureas Police Detective | |
| 2001 | Extreme Honoras Schultz | |
| 2001 | The Divisionas Bus Driver | |
| 2000 | After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stoppedas Mr. Coleman | |
| 2000 | The Playaz Courtas Louie | |
| 1999 | Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Baras Harry | |
| 1999 | Heat Vision and Jackas Doctor | |
| 1998 | Charmedas Father Wilkins | |
| 1998 | Erasable Youas Miliatant | |
| 1998 | Shattered Illusionsas Gene | |
| 1996 | Profileras Gus | |
| 1996 | Evil Obsessionas Jim | |
| 1996 | The Winneras Bartender | |
| 1994 | Flounderingas Commander K | |
| 1994 | ERas Coleman | |
| 1994 | The Glass Shieldas Mr. Taylor | |
| 1993 | Posseas Shepherd | |
| 1993 | Eye of the Strangeras Jeb | |
| 1993 | Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steelas Ernest | |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooperas Mr. Gooding | |
| 1992 | Martinas Boss Man | |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Angeras Marsh | |
| 1990 | Men at Workas Walt Richardson | |
| 1990 | The Griftersas Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1990 | Street Asylumas Sgt. 'Joker' Tatum | |
| 1990 | Wingsas Luther | |
| 1990 | Catchfireas Capt. Walker | |
| 1989 | Tripwireas Turbo | |
| 1989 | Mystery Trainas Newsvendor | |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjectsas Lavonne | |
| 1989 | Three Fugitivesas Tucker | |
| 1988 | They Liveas Black Revolutionary | |
| 1988 | Tapeheadsas Bartender | |
| 1988 | Dead Man Walkingas Snake | |
| 1988 | Colorsas Bailey | |
| 1988 | Bad Dreamsas Detective Wasserman | |
| 1987 | Cold Steelas Rashid | |
| 1987 | Walkeras Captain Hornsby | |
| 1987 | Straight to Hellas Norwood | |
| 1987 | Medium Rareas Marv | |
| 1986 | Sid and Nancyas Methadone Caseworker | |
| 1984 | Repo Manas Lite | |
| 1983 | My Brother's Weddingas Mr. Dubois | |
| 1982 | Cheersas Gordon | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crestas Detective Olen | |
| 1979 | Nocturnaas RH Factor | |
| 1978 | Fairy Talesas Sirus | |
| 1977 | Petey Wheatstrawas Petey's Father | |
| 1977 | Cinderellaas Fairy Godmother |
| 1993 | Posse...Writer |
