Richard Edson

Date of Birth:

Jan 1, 1954

Place of Birth:

New Rochelle, New York, USA m

Biography:

The great character actor Richard Edson's first feature film role came in Jim Jarmusch's 1983 cult hit "Stranger Than Paradise", where he played 'Eddie', one of the main characters. Edson then had small but memorable roles in other big hits such as "Desperately Seeking Susan"(1985), John Hughes' "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986), Oliver Stone's great Vietnam-movie "Platoon" (1986), Barry Levinson's "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987) and in 1989, Edson starred in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing". In ... ... (read more...)