Randy Quaid
Known for acting · Born 1 October 1950 · 75 · Houston, Texas, USA
125 credits
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.
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
2005
Kingpin
1996
Vegas Vacation
1997
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Saturday Night Live
1975
Quick Change
1990
The Last Detail
1973
Midnight Express
1978
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Days of Thunder
1990
The Missouri Breaks
1976
Hard Rain
1998
Acting (125)
2024The Christmas LetterPostmanFilm
2018All You Can EatGordonFilm
2015The Randy & Evi Quaid CompilationSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2011Star WhackersRandy QuaidFilm
2009Balls Out: Gary the Tennis CoachCoach Lew TuttleFilm
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!HimselfSeries
2008Real TimeReubenFilm
2006Goya's GhostsKing Carlos IVFilm
2006Blade: House of ChthonMelvinFilm
2006Blade: The SeriesSeries
2006Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure IslandCaptain FlintFilm
2006Stanley's Dinosaur Round-UpRockin' Rory (voice)Film
2006Texas Ranch House · 8 episodesSeries
2005Brokeback MountainJoe AguirreFilm
2005The Ice HarvestBill GuerrardFilm
2005Elvis'Colonel' Tom Parker · 2 episodesSeries
2005Once Upon a HalloweenAlameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)Film
2005Back By MidnightEli RockwoodFilm
2005Category 7: The End of the WorldTornado Tommy Dixon · 2 episodesSeries
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelfFilm
2004Home on the RangeAlameda Slim (voice)Film
2004Category 6: Day of DestructionTornado TommyFilm
20045ive Days to MidnightIrwin Sikorski · 5 episodesSeries
2004Category 6: Day of DestructionTornado Tommy Dixon · 2 episodesSeries
2003GrindJock JensenFilm
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureEddie JohnsonFilm
2003CarolinaTed MirabeauFilm
2003Black CadillacCharlieFilm
2003Kart RacerVic DaviesFilm
2003Milwaukee, MinnesotaJerry JamesFilm
2003The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire · 8 episodesSeries
2002The Adventures of Pluto NashBrunoFilm
2002Frank McKlusky, C.I.Madman McKluskyFilm
2001Not Another Teen MovieMr. BriggsFilm
2001Night VisionsMichael Doyle (segment "After Life")Series
2001The Day the World EndedDr. Michael McCannFilm
2001Good Day LiveSelfSeries
2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleCappy von TrapmentFilm
2000Mail to the ChiefPresident A. Thorton Osgood IIFilm
2000The Thin Blue LiePhil ChadwayFilm
1999PurgatoryDoc Woods / Doc HollidayFilm
1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsJack Woods · 2 episodesSeries
1999P.U.N.K.SPat UtleyFilm
1999Last RitesJeremy DillonFilm
1999The DebtorsFilm
1998Hard RainSheriff Mike CollinsFilm
1998Bug BusterGeneral George S. MerlinFilm
1998Valentine's DayPhilFilm
1998Water WarLennyFilm
1997Vegas VacationCousin EddieFilm
1997GunBillSeries
1996Independence DayRussell CasseFilm
1996KingpinIshmael BoorgFilm
1996Last DanceSam BurnsFilm
1996Get on the BusTennessee State Trooper (uncredited)Film
1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeRandy WeaverFilm
1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self (archive footage)Film
1996Woman UndoneAllan HansenFilm
1996Moonshine HighwaySheriff MillerFilm
1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeRandy Weaver · 2 episodesSeries
1995Bye Bye LoveVic DamicoFilm
1995Streets of LaredoJohn Wesley Hardin · 3 episodesSeries
1995Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: LightningDetective Steve CarellaFilm
1995Les Légendes du Grand NordFilm
1994Major League IIJohnny (ucredited)Film
1994The PaperMichael McDougalFilm
1994Next DoorLenny BenedettiFilm
1994Curse of the Starving ClassTaylorFilm
1994RoommatesJim FlynnFilm
1993FreakedElijah C. SkuggsFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm
1993Murder in the HeartlandElmer Scheele · 2 episodesSeries
1991Davis RulesDwight Davis · 29 episodesSeries
1991Picture ThisSelfFilm
1990Days of ThunderTim DalanderFilm
1990Quick ChangeLoomisFilm
1990TexasvilleLester MarlowFilm
1990Cold Dog SoupJack CloudFilm
1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationCousin EddieFilm
1989ParentsNick LaemleFilm
1989Out ColdLesterFilm
1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayFeet SamuelsFilm
1989Martians Go HomeMark DevereauxFilm
1988Caddyshack IIPeter BluntFilm
1988MovingFrank / Cornall CrawfordFilm
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1988Dead Solid PerfectKenny LeeFilm
1988Evil in Clear RiverPete SuvakFilm
1987No Man's LandLieutenant Vincent BraceyFilm
1987Sweet CountryJuanFilm
1987LBJ: The Early YearsLyndon Baines JohnsonFilm
1986The WraithSheriff LoomisFilm
1985Fool for LoveMartinFilm
1985The Slugger's WifeMoose GrangerFilm
1984The Wild LifeCharlieFilm
1984A Streetcar Named DesireHarold "Mitch" MitchellFilm
1983National Lampoon's VacationCousin EddieFilm
1983CowboyEvan ColemanFilm
1982American PlayhouseFeet SamuelsSeries
1982Inside the Third ReichPutzi Hanfstaengel · 2 episodesSeries
1982The Luck of Roaring CampKentuckFilm
1981HeartbeepsCharlieFilm
1981Of Mice and MenLenny SmallFilm
1980The Long RidersClell MillerFilm
1980FoxesJayFilm
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesClayton Ritchie · 2 episodesSeries
1980To Race the WindChet WatsonFilm
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton GangGrat DaltonFilm
1978Midnight ExpressJimmy BoothFilm
1977The ChoirboysDean ProustFilm
1977Three WarriorsRanger Quentin HammondFilm
1976The Missouri BreaksTittle TodFilm
1976Bound for GloryLuther JohnsonFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters · 18 episodes, Paul (uncredited)Series
1975BreakoutHawk HawkinsFilm
1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzVirgilFilm
1974The Great NiagaraCarl GrantFilm
1973Paper MoonLeroyFilm
1973The Last DetailLaurence M. 'Larry' MeadowsFilm
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXFinch FeatherFilm
1972What's Up, Doc?Professor HosquithFilm
1972Getting Away from It AllHerbieFilm
1971The Last Picture ShowLester MarlowFilm
1970Night GallerySeries