The great character actor Richard Edson's first feature film role came in Jim Jarmusch's 1983 cult hit, Inaczej niż w raju (1984), where he played "Eddie", one of the main characters. Edson then had small, but memorable, roles in other big hits such as Rozpaczliwie poszukując Susan (1985), John Hughes' Wolny dzień Ferrisa Buellera (1986), Oliver Stone's great Vietnam-movie Pluton (1986), Barry Levinson's Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) and, in 1989, Edson starred in Spike Lee's Rób, co należy (1989). In 1993, he played "Spike", one of the evil King Koopa's henchmen, in Super Mario Bros. (1993) and, in 1995, he had a part in the engaging sci-fi thriller, Dziwne dni (1995). More recently, he has appeared in the remake of Starsky i Hutch (2004), the dubious horror-flick, Frankenfish (2004) and is currently starring with Tom Arnold in Dzieciak i ja (2005).In addition to his film success, Edson has had a fascinating career in music, being the original drummer in the New York post-punk band, Sonic Youth, and spending three years as drummer for the rhythmic dance band, Konk. (Actually, he was a trumpet player in Konk, not the drummer) It was his involvement in Konk and the New York art scene that caught Jim Jarmusch's eye and led to his being cast in Inaczej niż w raju (1984).Edson currently lives in Los Angeles where, in addition to acting, he is very active in music, writing and photography.
