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Randy Quaid

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 1, 1950 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

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.

Known For

Acting
2024The Christmas LetterPostman
2018All You Can EatGordon
2015The Randy & Evi Quaid CompilationSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011Star WhackersRandy Quaid
2009Balls Out: Gary the Tennis CoachCoach Lew Tuttle
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!Himself
2008Real TimeReuben
2006Goya's GhostsKing Carlos IV
2006Blade: House of ChthonMelvin
2006Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure IslandCaptain Flint
2006Stanley's Dinosaur Round-UpRockin' Rory (voice)
2006Texas Ranch House
2006Blade: The Series
2005Brokeback MountainJoe Aguirre
2005Once Upon a HalloweenAlameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)
2005Back By MidnightEli Rockwood
2005The Ice HarvestBill Guerrard
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf
2005Elvis'Colonel' Tom Parker
2005Category 7: The End of the WorldTornado Tommy Dixon
2004Category 6: Day of DestructionTornado Tommy
2004Home on the RangeAlameda Slim (voice)
20045ive Days to MidnightIrwin Sikorski
2004Category 6: Day of DestructionTornado Tommy Dixon
2003CarolinaTed Mirabeau
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureEddie Johnson
2003Milwaukee, MinnesotaJerry James
2003Black CadillacCharlie
2003Kart RacerVic Davies
2003GrindJock Jensen
2003The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2002Frank McKlusky, C.I.Madman McKlusky
2002The Adventures of Pluto NashBruno
2001The Day the World EndedDr. Michael McCann
2001Not Another Teen MovieMr. Briggs
2001Night VisionsMichael Doyle (segment "After Life")
2001Good Day LiveSelf
2000Mail to the ChiefPresident A. Thorton Osgood II
2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleCappy von Trapment
2000The Thin Blue LiePhil Chadway
1999PurgatoryDoc Woods / Doc Holliday
1999P.U.N.K.SPat Utley
1999Last RitesJeremy Dillon
1999The Debtors
1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsJack Woods
1998Hard RainSheriff Mike Collins
1998Water WarLenny
1998Valentine's DayPhil
1998Bug BusterGeneral George S. Merlin
1997Vegas VacationCousin Eddie
1996Independence DayRussell Casse
1996KingpinIshmael Boorg
1996Last DanceSam Burns
1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeRandy Weaver
1996Moonshine HighwaySheriff Miller
1996Woman UndoneAllan Hansen
1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self (archive footage)
1996Get on the BusTennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
1995Bye Bye LoveVic Damico
1995Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: LightningDetective Steve Carella
1995Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995Streets of LaredoJohn Wesley Hardin
1994The PaperMichael McDougal
1994Major League IIJohnny (ucredited)
1994Next DoorLenny Benedetti
1994Curse of the Starving ClassTaylor
1994RoommatesJim Flynn
1993FrankensteinThe Monster
1993FreakedElijah C. Skuggs
1993Murder in the HeartlandElmer Scheele
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1991Picture ThisSelf
1991Davis RulesDwight Davis
1990Days of ThunderTim Dalander
1990Quick ChangeLoomis
1990TexasvilleLester Marlow
1990Cold Dog SoupJack Cloud
1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationCousin Eddie
1989ParentsNick Laemle
1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayFeet Samuels
1989Out ColdLester
1989Martians Go HomeMark Devereaux
1988Dead Solid PerfectKenny Lee
1988MovingFrank / Cornall Crawford
1988Caddyshack IIPeter Blunt
1988Evil in Clear RiverPete Suvak
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
1987No Man's LandLieutenant Vincent Bracey
1987LBJ: The Early YearsLyndon Baines Johnson
1987Sweet CountryJuan
1986The WraithSheriff Loomis
1985Fool for LoveMartin
1985The Slugger's WifeMoose Granger
1984A Streetcar Named DesireHarold "Mitch" Mitchell
1984The Wild LifeCharlie
1983National Lampoon's VacationCousin Eddie
1983CowboyEvan Coleman
1982Inside the Third ReichPutzi Hanfstaengel
1981HeartbeepsCharlie
1981Of Mice and MenLenny Small
1980The Long RidersClell Miller
1980FoxesJay
1980To Race the WindChet Watson
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesClayton Ritchie
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton GangGrat Dalton
1978Midnight ExpressJimmy Booth
1977The ChoirboysDean Proust
1977Three WarriorsRanger Quentin Hammond
1976Bound for GloryLuther Johnson
1976The Missouri BreaksTittle Tod
1975BreakoutHawk Hawkins
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night LivePaul (uncredited)
1974The Great NiagaraCarl Grant
1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzVirgil
1973The Last DetailMeadows
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXFinch Feather
1973Paper MoonLeroy
1972What's Up, Doc?Professor Hosquith
1972Getting Away from It AllHerbie
1971The Last Picture ShowLester Marlow
1970Night Gallery
-The Luck of Roaring CampKentuck