Richard Edson

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Richard Edson
Edson in 2006
Born (1954-01-01) January 1, 1954 (age 70)
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1979–present

Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954)[1] is an American actor and musician.

Personal life

Edson was born in

Guadalcanal in August 1942. After the war, his father became a toy manufacturer.[2]
His mother, Marian, a retired school teacher, resides in New Rochelle.

Music career

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.[3] Edson also played trumpet with San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album.

Acting career

Following his music career, Edson has worked as an actor, appearing in over 35 movies. His more notable roles include a disreputable

Flaubert's Temptation of St. Anthony and works of Jean Genet and Georges Bataille.[4]

Edson played the lead role in three films directed by

The Shade (1999), I Am Josh Polonski's Brother (2001)[5] and Apartment #5c (2002). In 2003, he appeared in the music video for Cave In
's single, "Anchor". Edson played the central character of the video, a depressed man walking down the street with his feet encased in cement blocks. He also appeared in Frankenfish 2004.

His television appearances include

Travelers Companies Inc., in which he plays the human personification of risk.[citation needed
]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday to New Rochelle's Richard Edson". January 2014.
  2. ^ "Arnold George Edson Obituary (1917 - 2012) the Miami Herald". Legacy.com.
  3. ^ Browne, David (2008). Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth. Del Capo Press. pp. 79–80.
  4. ^ "Scott B and Joseph Nechvatal : Not a Door: A Spectacle at Hallwalls". Hallwalls.org. September 1987.
  5. ^ "I Am Josh Polonski's Brother". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018.

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