Randy Quaid

Acting · Born 1950-10-01 in 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.

Filmography

• Brokeback Mountain as Joe Aguirre
• Independence Day as Russell Casse
• National Lampoon's Vacation as Cousin Eddie
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Cousin Eddie
• What's Up, Doc? as Professor Hosquith
• The Last Picture Show as Lester Marlow
• The Last Detail as Meadows
• Paper Moon as Leroy
• Midnight Express as Jimmy Booth
• Days of Thunder as Tim Dalander

TV

• Night Gallery
• Blade: The Series
• Night Visions as Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")
• Elvis as 'Colonel' Tom Parker
• 5ive Days to Midnight as Irwin Sikorski
• Good Day Live as Self
• Streets of Laredo as John Wesley Hardin
• Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
• Davis Rules as Dwight Davis
• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Jack Woods