Richard Tyson
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Richard Tyson | |
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| Born | Richard Martin Tyson 1955 or 1956 (age 67–68) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | United States Naval Academy[1] University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (BA) Cornell University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Tracy Kristofferson (m. July 1996; div. 2017)[2][3][additional citation(s) needed] |
| Children | 1 |
Richard Tyson (born 1955 or 1956)[4] is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in Hardball (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in Three O'Clock High (1987), Two Moon Junction (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Bound to Vengeance (2015), and Playing with Dolls (2015).
Biography
Tyson was born in Mobile, Alabama.[5] His brother John was the district attorney of Mobile County, and was later the Democratic Party nominee for attorney general of Alabama in 2006.[6]
Tyson starred in Flight of the Living Dead, No Bad Days and the western Shoot First and Pray You Live. He starred in the horror film Big Bad Wolf in which he is accused by his stepson of being a cruel and vicious werewolf.
Tyson played a former football star who owned the eponymous town in Jake's Corner. He guest-starred in CSI: NY, Boomtown and Martial Law. His other film appearances include The Visitation, Liar's Poker and Black Hawk Down. Tyson played Genghis Khan in an unfinished film of the same name, which was originally scheduled for release in 1992.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Three O'Clock High | Buddy Revell | film début |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction | Perry Tyson | |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Cullen Crisp Sr. | |
| 1992 | Lakota Moon | Smoke | television movie |
| The Babe | Guy Bush | ||
| Genghis Khan | Genghis Khan | unfinished | |
| 1993 | Dark Tide | Dak | |
| 1995 | Pharaoh's Army | Rodie | |
| 1996 | Time Under Fire | Koda | |
| Kingpin | strip club bouncer | ||
| The Glass Cage | Paul Yaeger | ||
| 1998 | Implicated | Carl | |
| There's Something About Mary | Detective Krevoy | ||
| The Pandora Project | Captain William Stenwick | ||
| 1999 | Desert Thunder | Ralph Streets | |
| Liar's Poker | Jack | ||
| 2000 | Operation Sandman | Gunnery Sergeant Riggins | television movie |
| Battlefield Earth | Robert the Fox | ||
| Me, Myself & Irene | Gun Shop Owner | ||
| 2001 | Dying on the Edge | ||
| Firetrap | Paul Brody | ||
| Monsoon | |||
| Black Hawk Down | Busch | ||
| 2002 | Psychic Murders | David | |
| Cottonmouth | Thomas Carruth | ||
| 2004 | Crusader | ||
| Last Flight Out | Dan | ||
| The Trail to Hope Rose | Gerald Ruthledge | ||
| Moscow Heat | Nikolay Klimov | ||
| 2005 | Yesterday's Dreams | Jake | |
| Lonesome Matador | |||
| 2006 | Naked Run | Lancer Higgins | |
| The Visitation | Sheriff Brett Henchle | ||
| When I Find the Ocean | Dean | ||
| Big Bad Wolf | Mitchell Toblat | ||
| 2007 | Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane | Paul Judd | |
| The Dukes | Ralph | ||
| Stripper Academy | Mr. VIP | ||
| Becoming | |||
| 2008 | Richard III
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Duke of Clarence | |
| Jake's Corner | Johhny Dunn | ||
| 3 Days Gone | Agent Markowitz | ||
| No Bad Days | Robert | ||
| Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) | Black Gandil Morgan | ||
| 2009 | The Moonlighters | Tubbs | |
| The Fear Chamber | Teddy | ||
| Bigfoot | David Caldwell | ||
| The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Nicholas | ||
| Magic Man | Detective Rogers | ||
| Dark Room Theater | Officer Carlson | ||
| Inner City Snow | Captain Hankie | ||
| 2010 | Once Fallen | Keys | |
| Creative Differences | |||
| Double Tap | Captain Spears | ||
| Sin-Jin Smyth | unreleased | ||
| 2011 | You!
|
Charles Martin | |
| The Story of Bonnie and Clyde | |||
| Not Another Not Another Movie | |||
| 2012 | Hayride [7] | Morgan | |
| 2014 | Ghost of Goodnight Lane | Ron | |
| 2015 | Bound to Vengeance | Phil | |
| Another Turn in the Sun | Sergeant Wade | ||
| Playing with Dolls | The Watcher / Scopophilio | ||
| Hayride 2[8] | Morgan | ||
| 2016 | Boonville Redemption | Maddox | |
| The Perfect Weapon | Controller | ||
| Playing with Dolls: Bloodlust | The Watcher / Scopophilio | ||
| 2018 | Death Kiss | Tyrell | |
| 2019 | Night Walk
|
John |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Daniel | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Disneyland
|
Lute Newhouser | |
| 1989 | China Beach | Cpl. Whitlow | 1 episode |
| 1989–1990 | Hardball | Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski | 18 episodes |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | Bud | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Winnetka Road | Dwayne Serlin | 5 episodes |
| Dead at 21 | Cali | 1 episode | |
| Christy | Billy Long | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Frank Rafferty | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Buddy Faro | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Martial Law | ||
| 2003 | Black Sash | Arnold Brady | |
| Boomtown | Frank Needham | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Frank Russo | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Closer | Ted | 1 episode |
References
- ^ Cranswick, Amie (October 7, 2016). "Exclusive interview with actor Richard Tyson". Flickering Myth. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Nineth [sic] Annual Diversity Awards". Getty Images. November 17, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
Tracy Kristofferson and husband Richard Tyson
- ^ Sloan, Elizabeth (June 22, 2019). "Richard Tyson Arrested: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
they divorced in 2017
- ^ Harress, Christopher (1 July 2019). "Mobile Hollywood star Richard Tyson arrested again". al.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
The 63-year-old Hollywood star
- ^ Cuthbert, Matt (December 2008). "Mobile native actor Richard Tyson says he'd like to make more movies in Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Fleischauer, Eric (1 October 2006). "Why Tyson lost black votes to KKK sympathizer". The Decatur Daily. Tennessee. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Hayride 2 – Exclusive First Clip – Dread Central". Dread Central. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Exclusive clip: Hospital horror in "HAYRIDE 2"". FANGORIA®. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
External links
- Richard Tyson at IMDb
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