Actor

Richard Edson

1983–presentb. 1954DramaComedyCrimeThriller

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

83 acting credits

as Sal

Platoon

as Sal

1986

Platoon

as Garage Attendant

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as Garage Attendant

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Filmography

2025The CodeJay's Dad6.8 20193 from HellCarlos Perro5.8 2019To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From HellSelf6.0 2018Dream Murder Machine 2018Burning ShadowRonald6.1 2018Brothers in ArmsSelf5.8

About

Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. He was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. In 1979, Edson was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut EP, Edson left the band to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album. He started his acting career on screen in the feature film, Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Since then, he has been known for his roles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Strange Days (1995). From Wikipedia.

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