Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 1, 1950
Place of Birth:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Randy Quaid
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Christmas Letter | Postman |
| 2018 | All You Can Eat | Gordon |
| 2017 | Uncle Howard | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Star Whackers | Randy Quaid |
| 2009 | Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | Coach Lew Tuttle |
| 2008 | Real Time | Reuben |
| 2006 | Goya's Ghosts | King Carlos IV |
| 2006 | Blade: House of Chthon | Melvin |
| 2006 | Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island | Captain Flint |
| 2006 | Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up | Rockin' Rory (voice) |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Joe Aguirre |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the World | Tornado Tommy |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Halloween | Alameda Slim |
| 2005 | Back By Midnight | Eli Rockwood |
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Bill Guerrard |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Tornado Tommy |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Alameda Slim (voice) |
| 2003 | Carolina | Ted Mirabeau |
| 2003 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure | Eddie Johnson |
| 2003 | Milwaukee, Minnesota | Jerry James |
| 2003 | Black Cadillac | Charlie |
| 2003 | Kart Racer | Vic Davies |
| 2003 | Grind | Jock Jensen |
| 2002 | Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Madman McKlusky |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Bruno |
| 2001 | The Day the World Ended | Dr. Michael McCann |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Mr. Briggs |
| 2000 | Mail to the Chief | President A. Thorton Osgood II |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Cappy von Trapment |
| 2000 | The Thin Blue Lie | Phil Chadway |
| 1999 | Purgatory | Doc Woods / Doc Holliday |
| 1999 | P.U.N.K.S | Pat Utley |
| 1999 | Last Rites | Jeremy Dillon |
| 1999 | The Debtors | |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Sheriff Mike Collins |
| 1998 | Water War | Lenny |
| 1998 | Valentine's Day | Phil |
| 1998 | Bug Buster | General George S. Merlin |
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Cousin Eddie |
| 1997 | Gun | Bill Johnson |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Russell Casse |
| 1996 | Kingpin | Ishmael Boorg |
| 1996 | Last Dance | Sam Burns |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Randy Weaver |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway | Sheriff Miller |
| 1996 | Woman Undone | Allan Hansen |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Get on the Bus | Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | Vic Damico |
| 1995 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning | Detective Steve Carella |
| 1995 | Les Légendes du Grand Nord | |
| 1994 | The Paper | Michael McDougal |
| 1994 | Major League II | Johnny (ucredited) |
| 1994 | Next Door | Lenny Benedetti |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Taylor |
| 1994 | Roommates | Jim Flynn |
| 1993 | Frankenstein | The Monster |
| 1993 | Freaked | Elijah C. Skuggs |
| 1991 | Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Tim Dalander |
| 1990 | Quick Change | Loomis |
| 1990 | Texasville | Lester Marlow |
| 1990 | Cold Dog Soup | Jack Cloud |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Cousin Eddie |
| 1989 | Parents | Nick Laemle |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Feet Samuels |
| 1989 | Out Cold | Lester |
| 1989 | Martians Go Home | Mark Devereaux |
| 1988 | Dead Solid Perfect | Kenny Lee |
| 1988 | Moving | Frank / Cornall Crawford |
| 1988 | Caddyshack II | Peter Blunt |
| 1988 | Evil in Clear River | Pete Suvak |
| 1987 | No Man's Land | Lieutenant Vincent Bracey |
| 1987 | LBJ: The Early Years | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| 1987 | Sweet Country | Juan |
| 1986 | The Wraith | Sheriff Loomis |
| 1985 | Fool for Love | Martin |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife | Moose Granger |
| 1984 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Harold "Mitch" Mitchell |
| 1984 | The Wild Life | Charlie |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Cousin Eddie |
| 1983 | Cowboy | Evan Coleman |
| 1982 | Inside the Third Reich | Putzi Hanfstaengel |
| 1981 | Heartbeeps | Charlie |
| 1981 | Of Mice and Men | Lenny Small |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Clell Miller |
| 1980 | Foxes | Jay |
| 1980 | To Race the Wind | Chet Watson |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Grat Dalton |
| 1978 | Midnight Express | Jimmy Booth |
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Dean Proust |
| 1977 | Three Warriors | |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Luther Johnson |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Tittle Tod |
| 1975 | Breakout | Hawk Hawkins |
| 1974 | The Great Niagara | Carl Grant |
| 1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | Virgil |
| 1973 | The Last Detail | Seaman Larry Meadows |
| 1973 | Lolly-Madonna xxx | Finch Feather |
| 1973 | Paper Moon | Leroy |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Professor Hosquith |
| 1972 | Getting Away from It All | Herbie |
| 1971 | The Last Picture Show | Lester Marlow |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night | Self |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything! | Himself |
| 2006 | Texas Ranch House | |
| 2006 | Blade: The Series | |
| 2005 | Elvis | |
| 2005 | Elvis | 'Colonel' Tom Parker |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the World | Tornado Tommy Dixon |
| 2004 | 5ive Days to Midnight | Irwin Sikorski |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Tornado Tommy Dixon |
| 2003 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Michael Doyle (segment "After Life") |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self |
| 1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Jack Woods |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | John Wesley Hardin |
| 1993 | Murder in the Heartland | Elmer Scheele |
| 1991 | Davis Rules | Dwight Davis |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Clayton Ritchie |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Night Gallery |