Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. He was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family.

In 1979, Edson was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut EP, Edson left the band to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Francisco band The Offs on the group's eponymous 1984 album.

He started his acting career on screen in the feature film, Stranger Than Paradise (1984). Since then, he has been known for his roles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Strange Days (1995).

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理查德·埃德森（Richard Edson，1954年1月1日-），美国演员、音乐家。他出生于纽约州新罗谢尔的一个犹太家庭。埃德森是旧金山艺术摇滚乐队The Alterboys的创始成员。

他在故事片《比天堂更陌生》（1984 年）中开始了他的演艺生涯。从那时起，他因在 Ferris Bueller 的 Day Off （1986）、Do The Right Thing （1989）、Super Mario Bros. （1993） 和 Strange Days （1995） 中的角色而闻名。