Randy Quaid

Known for: Acting
Born: October 1, 1950, Houston, Texas, USA
Movies: 102

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.9

Independence Day

1996

7.8

Brokeback Mountain

2005

7.2

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989

5.8

Not Another Teen Movie

2001

6.1

Home on the Range

2004

7.4

Midnight Express

1978

7.1

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

6.4

Days of Thunder

1990

6.5

Kingpin

1996

7.9

Paper Moon

1973

Filmography

2024	The Christmas Letter	Postman
2018	All You Can Eat	Gordon
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	Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up	Rockin' Rory (voice)
2006	Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island	Captain Flint
2005	The Ice Harvest	Bill Guerrard
2005	Brokeback Mountain	Joe Aguirre
2005	Once Upon a Halloween	Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)
2005	Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found	Self
2005	Back By Midnight	Eli Rockwood
2004	Category 6: Day of Destruction	Tornado Tommy
2004	Home on the Range	Alameda Slim (voice)
2003	Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure	Eddie Johnson
2003	Grind	Jock Jensen
2003	Carolina	Ted Mirabeau
2003	Kart Racer	Vic Davies
2003	Black Cadillac	Charlie
2003	Milwaukee, Minnesota	Jerry James
2002	The Adventures of Pluto Nash	Bruno
2002	Frank McKlusky, C.I.	Madman McKlusky
2001	Not Another Teen Movie	Mr. Briggs
2001	The Day the World Ended	Dr. Michael McCann
2000	The Thin Blue Lie	Phil Chadway
2000	The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle	Cappy von Trapment
2000	Mail to the Chief	President A. Thorton Osgood II
1999	The Debtors
1999	Last Rites	Jeremy Dillon
1999	Purgatory	Doc Woods / Doc Holliday
1999	P.U.N.K.S	Pat Utley
1998	Water War	Lenny
1998	Bug Buster	General George S. Merlin
1998	Hard Rain	Sheriff Mike Collins
1998	Valentine's Day	Phil
1997	Vegas Vacation	Cousin Eddie
1996	Get on the Bus	Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
1996	Kingpin	Ishmael Boorg
1996	Independence Day	Russell Casse
1996	The Making of 'Independence Day'	Self (archive footage)
1996	The Siege at Ruby Ridge	Randy Weaver
1996	Moonshine Highway	Sheriff Miller
1996	Last Dance	Sam Burns
1996	Woman Undone	Allan Hansen
1995	Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning	Detective Steve Carella
1995	Bye Bye Love	Vic Damico
1994	Curse of the Starving Class	Taylor
1994	Next Door	Lenny Benedetti
1994	Roommates	Jim Flynn
1994	Major League II	Johnny (ucredited)
1994	The Paper	Michael McDougal
1993	Frankenstein	The Monster
1993	Freaked	Elijah C. Skuggs
1991	Picture This	Self
1990	Texasville	Lester Marlow
1990	Cold Dog Soup	Jack Cloud
1990	Quick Change	Loomis
1990	Days of Thunder	Tim Dalander
1989	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	Cousin Eddie
1989	Bloodhounds of Broadway	Feet Samuels
1989	Martians Go Home	Mark Devereaux
1989	Out Cold	Lester
1989	Parents	Nick Laemle
1988	Dead Solid Perfect	Kenny Lee
1988	Caddyshack II	Peter Blunt
1988	Moving	Frank / Cornall Crawford
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	The Wild Life	Charlie
1984	A Streetcar Named Desire	Harold "Mitch" Mitchell
1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	Cousin Eddie
1983	Cowboy	Evan Coleman
1982	The Luck of Roaring Camp	Kentuck
1981	Heartbeeps	Charlie
1981	Of Mice and Men	Lenny Small
1980	The Long Riders	Clell Miller
1980	To Race the Wind	Chet Watson
1980	Foxes	Jay
1979	The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang	Grat Dalton
1978	Midnight Express	Jimmy Booth
1977	The Choirboys	Dean Proust
1977	Three Warriors	Ranger Quentin Hammond
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	Laurence M. 'Larry' Meadows
1973	Paper Moon	Leroy
1973	Lolly-Madonna XXX	Finch Feather
1972	What's Up, Doc?	Professor Hosquith
1972	Getting Away from It All	Herbie
1971	The Last Picture Show	Lester Marlow

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