Randy Quaid

Acting

Randy Quaid

Born October 1, 1950Houston, Texas, USA122 credits

Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician 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

The Christmas Letter
5.0

The Christmas Letter

Movie

2024

All You Can Eat
6.5

All You Can Eat

Movie

2018

The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation

Movie

2015

Star Whackers
5.8

Star Whackers

Movie

2011

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

TV

2009

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
5.0

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

Movie

2009

Filmography

The Christmas Letter
2024The Christmas Letteras PostmanMovie
All You Can Eat
2018All You Can Eatas GordonMovie
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2015The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilationas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Star Whackers
2011Star Whackersas Randy QuaidMovie
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!as HimselfTV
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
2009Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coachas Coach Lew TuttleMovie
Real Time
2008Real Timeas ReubenMovie
Goya's Ghosts
2006Goya's Ghostsas King Carlos IVMovie
Blade: House of Chthon
2006Blade: House of Chthonas MelvinMovie
Blade: The Series
2006Blade: The SeriesTV
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2006Texas Ranch HouseTV
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
2006Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Upas Rockin' Rory (voice)Movie
Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island
2006Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Islandas Captain FlintMovie
The Ice Harvest
2005The Ice Harvestas Bill GuerrardMovie
Category 7: The End of the World
2005Category 7: The End of the Worldas Tornado Tommy DixonTV
Brokeback Mountain
2005Brokeback Mountainas Joe AguirreMovie
Once Upon a Halloween
2005Once Upon a Halloweenas Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Elvis
2005Elvisas 'Colonel' Tom ParkerTV
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
Back By Midnight
2005Back By Midnightas Eli RockwoodMovie
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004Category 6: Day of Destructionas Tornado TommyMovie
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004Category 6: Day of Destructionas Tornado Tommy DixonTV
5ive Days to Midnight
20045ive Days to Midnightas Irwin SikorskiTV
Home on the Range
2004Home on the Rangeas Alameda Slim (voice)Movie
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventureas Eddie JohnsonMovie
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003The Brotherhood of Poland, New HampshireTV
Grind
2003Grindas Jock JensenMovie
Carolina
2003Carolinaas Ted MirabeauMovie
Kart Racer
2003Kart Raceras Vic DaviesMovie
Black Cadillac
2003Black Cadillacas CharlieMovie
Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003Milwaukee, Minnesotaas Jerry JamesMovie
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002The Adventures of Pluto Nashas BrunoMovie
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002Frank McKlusky, C.I.as Madman McKluskyMovie
Not Another Teen Movie
2001Not Another Teen Movieas Mr. BriggsMovie
The Day the World Ended
2001The Day the World Endedas Dr. Michael McCannMovie
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2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
Night Visions
2001Night Visionsas Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")TV
The Thin Blue Lie
2000The Thin Blue Lieas Phil ChadwayMovie
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkleas Cappy von TrapmentMovie
Mail to the Chief
2000Mail to the Chiefas President A. Thorton Osgood IIMovie
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999The Magical Legend of the Leprechaunsas Jack WoodsTV
The Debtors
1999The DebtorsMovie
Last Rites
1999Last Ritesas Jeremy DillonMovie
Purgatory
1999Purgatoryas Doc Woods / Doc HollidayMovie
P.U.N.K.S
1999P.U.N.K.Sas Pat UtleyMovie
Water War
1998Water Waras LennyMovie
Bug Buster
1998Bug Busteras General George S. MerlinMovie
Hard Rain
1998Hard Rainas Sheriff Mike CollinsMovie
Valentine's Day
1998Valentine's Dayas PhilMovie
Vegas Vacation
1997Vegas Vacationas Cousin EddieMovie
Get on the Bus
1996Get on the Busas Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)Movie
Kingpin
1996Kingpinas Ishmael BoorgMovie
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996The Making of 'Independence Day'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Independence Day
1996Independence Dayas Russell CasseMovie
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996The Siege at Ruby Ridgeas Randy WeaverMovie
Moonshine Highway
1996Moonshine Highwayas Sheriff MillerMovie
Last Dance
1996Last Danceas Sam BurnsMovie
Woman Undone
1996Woman Undoneas Allan HansenMovie
Streets of Laredo
1995Streets of Laredoas John Wesley HardinTV
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995Les Légendes du Grand NordMovie
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
1995Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightningas Detective Steve CarellaMovie
Bye Bye Love
1995Bye Bye Loveas Vic DamicoMovie
Curse of the Starving Class
1994Curse of the Starving Classas TaylorMovie
Next Door
1994Next Dooras Lenny BenedettiMovie
Roommates
1994Roommatesas Jim FlynnMovie
Major League II
1994Major League IIas Johnny (ucredited)Movie
The Paper
1994The Paperas Michael McDougalMovie
Frankenstein
1993Frankensteinas The MonsterMovie
Freaked
1993Freakedas Elijah C. SkuggsMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Murder in the Heartland
1993Murder in the Heartlandas Elmer ScheeleTV
Picture This
1991Picture Thisas SelfMovie
Davis Rules
1991Davis Rulesas Dwight DavisTV
Texasville
1990Texasvilleas Lester MarlowMovie
Cold Dog Soup
1990Cold Dog Soupas Jack CloudMovie
Quick Change
1990Quick Changeas LoomisMovie
Days of Thunder
1990Days of Thunderas Tim DalanderMovie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacationas Cousin EddieMovie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Feet SamuelsMovie
Martians Go Home
1989Martians Go Homeas Mark DevereauxMovie
Out Cold
1989Out Coldas LesterMovie
Parents
1989Parentsas Nick LaemleMovie
Dead Solid Perfect
1988Dead Solid Perfectas Kenny LeeMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
Caddyshack II
1988Caddyshack IIas Peter BluntMovie
Moving
1988Movingas Frank / Cornall CrawfordMovie
Evil in Clear River
1988Evil in Clear Riveras Pete SuvakMovie
No Man's Land
1987No Man's Landas Lieutenant Vincent BraceyMovie
LBJ: The Early Years
1987LBJ: The Early Yearsas Lyndon Baines JohnsonMovie
Sweet Country
1987Sweet Countryas JuanMovie
The Wraith
1986The Wraithas Sheriff LoomisMovie
Fool for Love
1985Fool for Loveas MartinMovie
The Slugger's Wife
1985The Slugger's Wifeas Moose GrangerMovie
The Wild Life
1984The Wild Lifeas CharlieMovie
A Streetcar Named Desire
1984A Streetcar Named Desireas Harold "Mitch" MitchellMovie
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983National Lampoon's Vacationas Cousin EddieMovie
Cowboy
1983Cowboyas Evan ColemanMovie
Inside the Third Reich
1982Inside the Third Reichas Putzi HanfstaengelTV
Heartbeeps
1981Heartbeepsas CharlieMovie
Of Mice and Men
1981Of Mice and Menas Lenny SmallMovie
The Long Riders
1980The Long Ridersas Clell MillerMovie
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jonesas Clayton RitchieTV
To Race the Wind
1980To Race the Windas Chet WatsonMovie
Foxes
1980Foxesas JayMovie
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gangas Grat DaltonMovie
Midnight Express
1978Midnight Expressas Jimmy BoothMovie
The Choirboys
1977The Choirboysas Dean ProustMovie
Three Warriors
1977Three Warriorsas Ranger Quentin HammondMovie
Bound for Glory
1976Bound for Gloryas Luther JohnsonMovie
The Missouri Breaks
1976The Missouri Breaksas Tittle TodMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
Breakout
1975Breakoutas Hawk HawkinsMovie
The Great Niagara
1974The Great Niagaraas Carl GrantMovie
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitzas VirgilMovie
The Last Detail
1973The Last Detailas MeadowsMovie
Paper Moon
1973Paper Moonas LeroyMovie
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXas Finch FeatherMovie
What's Up, Doc?
1972What's Up, Doc?as Professor HosquithMovie
Getting Away from It All
1972Getting Away from It Allas HerbieMovie
The Last Picture Show
1971The Last Picture Showas Lester MarlowMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night GalleryTV
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—The Luck of Roaring Campas KentuckMovie