Randy Quaid
Highest Rated: 98% The Last Picture Show (1971)
Lowest Rated: 0% The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Birthday: Oct 1, 1950
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Actor Randy Quaid earned notice for his characterizations of good-natured bumblers and hapless hillbillies in many acclaimed 1970s films before going on to enjoy a long career that netted him Academy, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award nominations. Following his Oscar nomination for playing opposite Jack Nicholson as a pair of sailors on leave in Hal Ashby's superb "The Last Detail" (1973) as well as a string of movies with some of the best filmmakers of the era, Quaid raised his comedic profile with "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) and its many sequels, as well as starring roles in the unsettling indie comedy "Parents" (1989) and the Farrelly Brothers' slapstick bowling outing, "Kingpin" (1996). Always adept at lending a dark twist to his charismatic roles as criminals, sheriffs, and politicians, Quaid was aligned with the occasional blockbuster like "Days of Thunder" (1990), "Independence Day" (1996), and "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), while consistently earning praise for portraying larger-than-life figures like President Lyndon B. Johnson and Elvis' showy manager Col. Tom Parker in television movies. The towering, bear-like Texan leveraged his size to be both menacing and unexpectedly gentle and never failed to make an impression during his 40-plus years on the screen.
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Randy Quaid
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Christmas Letter | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weight | Gordon (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star Whackers | Self | - | 2011 |
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Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story | Coach Lew Tuttle (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Real Time | Reuben (Character) | - | 2008 |
30% |
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Goya's Ghosts | King Carlos IV (Character) | $1.0M | 2006 |
88% |
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Brokeback Mountain | Joe Aguirre (Character) | $83.0M | 2005 |
47% |
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The Ice Harvest | Bill Guerrard (Character) | $8.8M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Elvis: The Early Years Vol. 2 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Category 7: The End of the World | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Overload | Tornado Tommy Dixon (Character) | - | 2004 |
52% |
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Home on the Range | Alameda Slim (Voice) | - | 2004 |
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Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Five Days to Midnight | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
38% |
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Milwaukee, Minnesota | Jerry James (Character) | $17.4K | 2003 |
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure | Eddie Johnson (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Black Cadillac | Charlie (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Carolina | Ted Mirabeau (Character) | - | 2003 |
8% |
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Grind | Jock Jensen (Character) | $5.1M | 2003 |
40% |
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Kart Racer | Vic Davies (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Madman McKlusky (Character) | - | 2002 |
5% |
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Bruno (Character) | $4.4M | 2002 |
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Back by Midnight | Eli Rockwood (Character) | - | 2002 |
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The Day the World Ended | Dr. Michael McCann (Character) | - | 2001 |
32% |
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Not Another Teen Movie | Mr. Briggs (Character) | $37.9M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Thin Blue Lie | Phil Chadway (Character) | - | 2000 |
42% |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Cappy Von Trapment (Voice) | $26.0M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire | Narrator | - | 2000 |
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P.U.N.K.S. | Pat Utley (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Mail to the Chief | President A. Thorton Osgood II (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Bug Buster | General George S. Merlin (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Purgatory |
Doc Woods/ |
- | 1999 |
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The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Valentine's Day | Phil (Character) | - | 1998 |
34% |
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Hard Rain | Sheriff (Character) | $19.9M | 1998 |
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The Protector | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Last Rites | Jeremy Dillon (Character) | - | 1998 |
15% |
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Vegas Vacation | Cousin Eddie (Character) | $36.4M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sands of Eden | Lenny (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Woman Undone | Allan Hansen (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Moonshine Highway | Sheriff Miller (Character) | - | 1996 |
49% |
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Kingpin | Ishmael Boorg (Character) | $25.0M | 1996 |
68% |
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Independence Day | Russell Casse (Character) | $306.2M | 1996 |
30% |
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Last Dance | Sam Burns (Character) | $5.9M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 87th Precinct: Lightning | Detective Steve Carella (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Curse of the Starving Class | Taylor (Character) | - | 1995 |
23% |
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Bye Bye, Love | Vic Damico (Character) | $11.4M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Legends of the North | Charles Bel-Air (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 87th Precinct | Detective Steve Carella (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Next Door | Lenny Benedetti (Character) | - | 1994 |
5% |
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Major League II | Johnny (uncredited) (Character) | $29.4M | 1994 |
89% |
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The Paper | Michael McDougal (Character) | $36.6M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roommates | Jim Flynn (Character) | - | 1994 |
50% |
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Freaked | Elijah C. Skuggs (Character) | $14.2K | 1993 |
17% |
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Frankenstein | The Monster (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Murder in the Heartland | Elmer Scheele (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Cold Dog Soup | Jack Cloud (Character) | - | 1990 |
38% |
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Days of Thunder | Tim Daland (Character) | $80.6M | 1990 |
59% |
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Texasville | Lester Marlow (Character) | $1.9M | 1990 |
84% |
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Quick Change | Loomis (Character) | $14.0M | 1990 |
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Martians Go Home! | Mark Devereaux (Character) | $131.3K | 1990 |
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Out Cold | Lester (Character) | $201.5K | 1989 |
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Bloodhounds of Broadway | Feet Samuels (Character) | $25.8K | 1989 |
70% |
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Cousin Eddie Johnson (Character) | $70.0M | 1989 |
63% |
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Parents | Nick Laemle (Character) | $464.2K | 1989 |
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Evil in Clear River | Pete Suvak (Character) | - | 1988 |
4% |
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Caddyshack II | Peter Blunt (Character) | $11.3M | 1988 |
33% |
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Moving |
Frank/ |
$10.7M | 1988 |
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Dead Solid Perfect | Kenny Lee (Character) | - | 1988 |
50% |
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No Man's Land | Lt. Vincent Bracey (Character) | $1.1M | 1987 |
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LBJ: The Early Years | Lyndon Baines Johnson (Character) | - | 1987 |
33% |
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The Wraith | Sheriff Loomis (Character) | $1.4M | 1986 |
79% |
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Fool for Love | Martin (Character) | - | 1985 |
0% |
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The Slugger's Wife | Moose Granger (Character) | - | 1985 |
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A Streetcar Named Desire | Harold `'Mitch'` Mitchell (Character) | - | 1984 |
94% |
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National Lampoon's Vacation | Cousin Eddie (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cowboy | Evan Coleman (Character) | - | 1983 |
0% |
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Heartbeeps | Charlie (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Of Mice and Men | Lenny Small (Character) | - | 1981 |
70% |
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Foxes | Jay (Character) | - | 1980 |
81% |
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The Long Riders | Clell Miller (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Race the Wind | Chet Watson (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Grat Dalton (Character) | - | 1979 |
90% |
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Midnight Express | Jimmy Booth (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Warriors | Ranger Quentin Hammond (Character) | - | 1977 |
40% |
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The Choirboys | Dean Proust (Character) | - | 1977 |
79% |
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The Missouri Breaks | Little Tod (Character) | - | 1976 |
81% |
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Bound for Glory | Luther Johnson (Character) | - | 1976 |
57% |
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Breakout | Hawk Hawkins (Character) | - | 1975 |
93% |
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | Virgil (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Niagara | Carl Grant (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Lolly Madonna XXX | Finch Feather (Character) | - | 1973 |
88% |
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The Last Detail | Larry Meadows (Character) | - | 1973 |
89% |
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What's Up, Doc? | Professor Hosquith (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Away From It All | Herbie (Character) | - | 1972 |
98% |
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The Last Picture Show | Lester Marlow (Character) | - | 1971 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 5ive Days to Midnight | Irwin Sikorski (Character) | 2004 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Category 7: The End of the World | Tommy Dixon (Character) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Tornado Tommy Dixon (Character) | 2004 |
44% | No Score Yet | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Chief Hank Shaw (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Visions | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
57% | No Score Yet | Gun | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 84% | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Anthony's Dad (Guest Voice) | 1993 |
57% | No Score Yet | Davis Rules | Dwight Davis (Character) | 1991-1992 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Unknown (Character) | 1985-1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Grubbs | Unknown (Character) |