
Randy Quaid
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1950-10-01 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- ランディ・クエイド · رندی کواید · Randall Rudy Quaid
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
TV Shows (21)

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Paul (uncredited)

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Good Day Live
2001
as Self

Night Gallery
1970

Blade: The Series
2006

Night Visions
2001
as Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
as Jack Woods

Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
as Himself

Davis Rules
1991
as Dwight Davis

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Clayton Ritchie

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003

Streets of Laredo
1995
as John Wesley Hardin

Elvis
2005
as 'Colonel' Tom Parker

Inside the Third Reich
1982
as Putzi Hanfstaengel

5ive Days to Midnight
2004
as Irwin Sikorski

Category 7: The End of the World
2005
as Tornado Tommy Dixon

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Randy Weaver

Murder in the Heartland
1993
as Elmer Scheele

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Tornado Tommy Dixon
Texas Ranch House
2006
Movies (102)

Brokeback Mountain
2005
as Joe Aguirre

Independence Day
1996
as Russell Casse

Home on the Range
2004
as Alameda Slim (voice)

Not Another Teen Movie
2001
as Mr. Briggs

Days of Thunder
1990
as Tim Dalander

Midnight Express
1978
as Jimmy Booth

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Cousin Eddie

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Cousin Eddie

The Wraith
1986
as Sheriff Loomis

Hard Rain
1998
as Sheriff Mike Collins

Vegas Vacation
1997
as Cousin Eddie

Kingpin
1996
as Ishmael Boorg

Freaked
1993
as Elijah C. Skuggs

The Paper
1994
as Michael McDougal

Major League II
1994
as Johnny (ucredited)

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Cappy von Trapment

Grind
2003
as Jock Jensen

The Last Picture Show
1971
as Lester Marlow

Quick Change
1990
as Loomis

Parents
1989
as Nick Laemle

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Bruno

Foxes
1980
as Jay

Paper Moon
1973
as Leroy

The Long Riders
1980
as Clell Miller

Carolina
2003
as Ted Mirabeau

No Man's Land
1987
as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey

Goya's Ghosts
2006
as King Carlos IV

Cowboy
1983
as Evan Coleman

Blade: House of Chthon
2006
as Melvin

Purgatory
1999
as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

The Last Detail
1973
as Meadows

What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Professor Hosquith

Caddyshack II
1988
as Peter Blunt

Moving
1988
as Frank / Cornall Crawford

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
as Eddie Johnson

Breakout
1975
as Hawk Hawkins

Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973
as Finch Feather

Last Dance
1996
as Sam Burns

The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Tittle Tod

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self

Getting Away from It All
1972
as Herbie

Next Door
1994
as Lenny Benedetti

The Ice Harvest
2005
as Bill Guerrard

The Wild Life
1984
as Charlie

Bye Bye Love
1995
as Vic Damico

Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
2009
as Coach Lew Tuttle

The Choirboys
1977
as Dean Proust

Out Cold
1989
as Lester

Frankenstein
1993
as The Monster

Cold Dog Soup
1990
as Jack Cloud

Back By Midnight
2005
as Eli Rockwood

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Randy Weaver

Kart Racer
2003
as Vic Davies

Bound for Glory
1976
as Luther Johnson

Texasville
1990
as Lester Marlow

Woman Undone
1996
as Allan Hansen

Heartbeeps
1981
as Charlie

Get on the Bus
1996
as Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)

P.U.N.K.S
1999
as Pat Utley

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Feet Samuels

Martians Go Home
1989
as Mark Devereaux

Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003
as Jerry James

Mail to the Chief
2000
as President A. Thorton Osgood II

The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self (archive footage)

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
1995
as Detective Steve Carella

Of Mice and Men
1981
as Lenny Small

Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Madman McKlusky

The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Moose Granger

Bug Buster
1998
as General George S. Merlin

Black Cadillac
2003
as Charlie

Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995

A Streetcar Named Desire
1984
as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell

Moonshine Highway
1996
as Sheriff Miller

Dead Solid Perfect
1988
as Kenny Lee

Picture This
1991
as Self

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Grat Dalton

The Thin Blue Lie
2000
as Phil Chadway

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Tornado Tommy

The Debtors
1999

The Christmas Letter
2024
as Postman

The Day the World Ended
2001
as Dr. Michael McCann

To Race the Wind
1980
as Chet Watson

Last Rites
1999
as Jeremy Dillon

All You Can Eat
2018
as Gordon

LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Lyndon Baines Johnson

Sweet Country
1987
as Juan

Three Warriors
1977
as Ranger Quentin Hammond

Valentine's Day
1998
as Phil

Roommates
1994
as Jim Flynn

Fool for Love
1985
as Martin

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island
2006
as Captain Flint

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974
as Virgil

Curse of the Starving Class
1994
as Taylor

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
2006
as Rockin' Rory (voice)

Real Time
2008
as Reuben

The Great Niagara
1974
as Carl Grant

The Luck of Roaring Camp
1982
as Kentuck

Water War
1998
as Lenny

Star Whackers
2011
as Randy Quaid
The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Evil in Clear River
1988
as Pete Suvak
About Randy Quaid
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. With 123 credits spanning from 1970 to 2024, Randy Quaid has appeared in 102 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Randy Quaid Movies
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) — as Joe Aguirre
- Independence Day (1996) — as Russell Casse
- Home on the Range (2004) — as Alameda Slim (voice)
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) — as Mr. Briggs
- Days of Thunder (1990) — as Tim Dalander
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