Randy Quaid
Acting
Biography
Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Born: October 1, 1950
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.
Picture This
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
To Race the Wind
A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.
Paper Moon
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
Brokeback Mountain
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
The Last Picture Show
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the life of former President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1934 until 1973. Actor Randy Quaid won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Johnson.
Midnight Express
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
What's Up, Doc?
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Filmography
as Postman
as Gordon
as Randy Quaid
as Himself
as Coach Lew Tuttle
as Reuben
as King Carlos IV
as Melvin
as Rockin' Rory (voice)
as Captain Flint
as Bill Guerrard
as Tornado Tommy Dixon
as Tornado Tommy
as Joe Aguirre
as Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)
as 'Colonel' Tom Parker
as Eli Rockwood
as Tornado Tommy Dixon
as Tornado Tommy
as Irwin Sikorski
as Alameda Slim (voice)
as Eddie Johnson
as Jock Jensen
as Ted Mirabeau
as Vic Davies
as Charlie
as Jerry James
as Bruno
as Madman McKlusky
as Mr. Briggs
as Dr. Michael McCann
as Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")
as Phil Chadway
as Cappy von Trapment
as President A. Thorton Osgood II
as Jack Woods
as Jeremy Dillon
as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday
as Pat Utley
as Lenny
as General George S. Merlin
as Sheriff Mike Collins
as Phil
as Cousin Eddie
as Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
as Ishmael Boorg
as Self (archive footage)
as Russell Casse
as Randy Weaver
as Sheriff Miller
as Sam Burns
as Allan Hansen
as John Wesley Hardin
as Detective Steve Carella
as Vic Damico
as Taylor
as Lenny Benedetti
as Jim Flynn
as Johnny (ucredited)
as Michael McDougal
as The Monster
as Elijah C. Skuggs
as Elmer Scheele
as Self
as Dwight Davis
as Lester Marlow
as Jack Cloud
as Loomis
as Tim Dalander
as Cousin Eddie
as Feet Samuels
as Mark Devereaux
as Lester
as Nick Laemle
as Kenny Lee
as Narrator (voice)
as Peter Blunt
as Frank / Cornall Crawford
as Pete Suvak
as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey
as Lyndon Baines Johnson
as Juan
as Sheriff Loomis
as Martin
as Moose Granger
as Charlie
as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell
as Cousin Eddie
as Evan Coleman
as Putzi Hanfstaengel
as Charlie
as Lenny Small
as Clell Miller
as Clayton Ritchie
as Chet Watson
as Jay
as Grat Dalton
as Jimmy Booth
as Dean Proust
as Ranger Quentin Hammond
as Luther Johnson
as Tittle Tod
as Self - Various Characters
as Paul (uncredited)
as Hawk Hawkins
as Carl Grant
as Virgil
as Meadows
as Leroy
as Finch Feather
as Professor Hosquith
as Herbie
as Lester Marlow