Randy Quaid

73 · Born: Oct 1, 1950

Personal Details

Born Oct 1, 1950 Houston, Texas, USA

Spouse

Evi Quaid
( Oct 5, 1989 to Apr 23, 2024 )
Ella Marie Jolly
( May 11, 1980 to Jun 20, 1985 )

Parents

Juanita Bonniedale Jordan
Buddy Quaid

Relatives

Jack Quaid (Niece or Nephew)
Gene Autry (Cousin)
Buddy Quaid (Half Sibling)
Bo Brinkman (Cousin)
Dennis Quaid (Sibling)
Dakota Brinkman (Cousin)

Biography

Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Quaid, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2018

All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat as Gordon

2011

Star Whackers as Randy Quaid

2009

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach as Coach Lew Tuttle

2008

Real Time as Reuben

2006

Blade: The Series

Blade: The Series as Melvin

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island

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

Goya's Ghosts as King Carlos IV

2005

The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest as Bill Guerrard

Category 7: The End of the World

Category 7: The End of the World as Tornado Tommy

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain as Joe Aguirre

Back by Midnight

Back by Midnight as Eli Rockwood

Elvis as 'Colonel' Tom Parker

2004

Disney Sing Along Songs: Home on the Range - Little Patch of Heaven

Disney Sing Along Songs: Home on the Range - Little Patch of Heaven

Home on the Range

Home on the Range as Alameda Slim (voice)

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction as Tornado Tommy

5ive Days to Midnight

5ive Days to Midnight as Irwin Sikorski

2003

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota as Jerry James

Black Cadillac as Charlie

Kart Racer as Vic Davies

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

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

Carolina as Ted Mirabeau

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

2002

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Bruno

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Frank McKlusky, C.I. as Madman McKlusky

2001

The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended as Dr. Michael McCann

2000

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney as President A. Thorton Osgood II

The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie as Phil Chadway

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Cappy von Trapment

1999

Last Rites as Jeremy Dillon

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

Purgatory as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Jack Woods

1998

Protector as Phil

Bug Buster as General George S. Merlin

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits as Roadie

Hard Rain as Sheriff Mike Collins

1997

Vegas Vacation as Cousin Eddie

1996

Moonshine Highway

Moonshine Highway as Sheriff Miller

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Randy Weaver

Kingpin as Ishmael Boorg

Woman Undone as Allan Hansen

Independence Day

Independence Day as Russell Casse

Last Dance as Sam Burns

1995

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

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

Tales of the Wild

Tales of the Wild

Bye Bye Love as Vic Damico

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo as John Wesley Hardin

1994

The Paper as Michael McDougal

Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class as Taylor

Next Door as Lenny Benedetti

1993

Freaked as Elijah C. Skuggs

Murder in the Heartland

Murder in the Heartland as Elmer Scheele

1992

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Toonces and Friends

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Toonces and Friends as Coach Dobbs

Frankenstein as The Monster

1991

Davis Rules as Dwight Davis

1990

Texasville as Lester Marlow

Quick Change as Loomis

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder as Tim Dalander

Cold Dog Soup as Jack Cloud

Martians Go Home

Martians Go Home as Mark Devereaux

1989

Christmas Vacation

Christmas Vacation as Cousin Eddie

Out Cold as Lester

Parents as Nick Laemle

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway as Feet Samuels

1988

Dead Solid Perfect

Dead Solid Perfect as Kenny Lee

Evil in Clear River

Evil in Clear River as Pete Suvak

Moving as Frank / Cornall Crawford

Caddyshack II as Peter Blunt

1987

Sweet Country as Juan

LBJ: The Early Years

LBJ: The Early Years as Lyndon Baines Johnson

No Man's Land as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey

1986

The Wraith as Sheriff Loomis

1985

Fool for Love as Martin

The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife as Moose

1984

The Wild Life as Charlie

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell

1983

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation as Cousin Eddie

1982

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich as Putzi Hanfstaengel

1981

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men as Lenny Small

Heartbeeps as Charlie

1980

Foxes as Jay

The Long Riders

The Long Riders as Clell Miller

To Race the Wind

To Race the Wind as Chet Watson

1979

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Grat Dalton

1978

Midnight Express

Midnight Express as Jimmy Booth

1977

The Choirboys as Dean Proust

1976

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory as Luther Johnson

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks as Tittle Tod

1975

Breakout as Hawk Hawkins

1974

The Great Niagara

The Great Niagara as Carl Grant

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz as Virgil

1973

The Last Detail

The Last Detail as Seaman Larry Meadows

Paper Moon as Leroy

1971

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show as Lester Marlow

appearances

2000

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

1996

The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day'

1991

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

1985

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live