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.

Known for

★7.3

They Live

1988

★8.2

Charmed

1998

★7.6

NCIS

2003

★6.0

Larry Crowne

2011

★7.9

Monk

2002

★7.8

ER

1994

★8.2

The Shield

2002

★7.6

Cheers

1982

★6.6

Repo Man

1984

★5.7

Surviving Christmas

2004

★6.7

Sid and Nancy

1986

★6.5

Colors

1988

★7.3

Mystery Train

1989

★7.9

Rizzoli & Isles

2010

★6.5

The Grifters

1990

★7.9

Pushing Daisies

2007

★5.7

Men at Work

1990

★6.7

Three Fugitives

1989

★6.0

Human Nature

2001

★6.2

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

2007

★6.9

Wings

1990

★5.6

Our Family Wedding

2010

★7.5

Martin

1992

★5.3

Catchfire

1990