Randy Quaid

Born Oct 1, 1950 in Houston, Texas, USA

Randy Randall Rudy Quaid has undoubtedly lived one of the craziest lives of any Hollywood actor. He is a genuinely talented actor, his early roles were in classics like The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, The Last Detail, and later in Vacation film series, Kingpin and Independence Day. Near the end of his film career he held a supporting role in Brokeback Mountain.

Filmography

Shows & movies

Star Whackers as Star Whackee

2011

Documentary | 1h 28m

Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story

Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story as Coach Lew Tuttle

2009

Comedy, Sport | 2h 25m

Real Time

Real Time as Reuben

2008

Comedy, Drama | 1h 20m

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island as Captain Flint

2006

Adventure, Family | 1h 41m

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts as King Carlos IV

2006

Drama | 1h 54m

Category 7: The End of the World

Category 7: The End of the World as Tornado Tommy Dixon

1 season • 2005 • Ended

Science Fiction, Mini-Series, Drama, Adventure, Action | 1h 26m

Elvis (2005)

Elvis (2005) as 'Colonel' Tom Parker

1 season • 2005 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama | 1h 5m

Back By Midnight

Back By Midnight as Eli Rockwood

2005

Comedy | 1h 29m

The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest as Bill Guerrard

2005

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama | 1h 28m

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain as Joe Aguirre

2005

Drama, Romance | 2h 14m

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction as Tornado Tommy

1 season • 2004 • Ended

Science Fiction, Mini-Series, Drama, Action, Thriller | 1h 5m

5ive Days to Midnight

5ive Days to Midnight as Irwin Sikorski

1 season • 2004 • Ended

Science Fiction, Mini-Series, Drama, Action, Thriller | 45m

Home on the Range

Home on the Range as Alameda Slim (voice)

2004

Action, Animation, Crime, Family, History | 1h 16m

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

1 season • 2003 • Ended

Drama | 45m

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota as Jerry James

2003

Comedy, Drama | 1h 35m

Black Cadillac

Black Cadillac as Charlie

2003

Drama, Thriller | 1h 33m

Kart Racer

Kart Racer as Vic Davies

2003

Action, Drama, Family | 1h 34m

Carolina

Carolina as Ted Mirabeau

2003

Comedy, Romance | 1h 37m

Grind

Grind as Jock Jensen

2003

Action, Comedy | 1h 45m

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as Eddie Johnson

2003

Comedy | 1h 23m

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Frank McKlusky, C.I. as Madman McKlusky

2002

Action, Comedy, Thriller | 1h 23m

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Bruno

2002

Action, Comedy, Science Fiction | 1h 35m

The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended as Dr. Michael McCann

2001

Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 31m

Not Another Teen Movie

Not Another Teen Movie as Mr. Briggs

2001

Comedy | 1h 29m

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire as Randy Quaid

2000

Documentary | 2h 47m

The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie as Phil Chadway

2000

Drama | 1h 37m

Mail To The Chief

Mail To The Chief as Präsident

2000

Comedy, Family | 1h 25m

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Cappy von Trapment

2000

Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 28m

The Debtors

1999

Comedy | 1h 30m

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Jack Woods

1 season • 1999 • Ended

Mini-Series, Fantasy, Family, Drama, Comedy | 2h 20m

P.U.N.K.S

P.U.N.K.S as Pat Utley

1999

Comedy, Family, Science Fiction | 1h 55m

Last Rites

Last Rites as Jeremy Dillon

1999

Thriller | 1h 30m

Purgatory

Purgatory as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

1999

Fantasy, Action, Western, Science Fiction | 1h 34m

Bug Buster

Bug Buster as General George S. Merlin

1998

Comedy, Horror | 1h 33m

La guerre de l'eau

La guerre de l'eau as Lenny

1998

Drama | 1h 30m

Tycus

Tycus as Dr. Michael McCann

1998

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 1h 34m

Hard Rain

Hard Rain as Sheriff Mike Collins

1998

Thriller, Action, Crime | 1h 37m

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation as Cousin Eddie

1997

Comedy | 1h 33m

The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day' as Randy Quaid

1996

Documentary, Science Fiction, Action | 29m

Woman Undone

Woman Undone as Allan Hansen

1996

Drama, Thriller | 1h 31m

Moonshine Highway

Moonshine Highway as Sheriff Miller

1996

Action, Drama, Thriller | 1h 36m

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Randy Weaver

1996

Drama | 3h 12m

Last Dance

Last Dance as Sam Burns

1996

Drama, Thriller | 1h 43m

Kingpin

Kingpin as Ishmael Boorg

1996

Comedy | 1h 54m

Independence Day

Independence Day as Russell Casse

1996

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | 2h 25m

Les légendes du Grand Nord

Les légendes du Grand Nord as Whip

1998

Adventure

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo as John Wesley Hardin

1 season • 1995 • Ended

Drama, Western | 1h 30m

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning as Detective Steve Carella

1995

Drama | 1h 35m

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love as Vic Damico

1995

Comedy | 1h 46m

Roomates

Roomates as Jim Flynn

1994

Drama | 1h 40m

Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class as Taylor

1994

Drama | 1h 42m

Next Door

Next Door as Lenny Benedetti

1994

Comedy, Drama | 1h 35m

The Paper

The Paper as Michael McDougal

1994

Comedy, Drama | 1h 52m

Murder in the Heartland

Murder in the Heartland as Elmer Scheele

1 season • 1993 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama, Crime, Thriller | 1h 30m

Freaked

Freaked as Elijah C. Skuggs

1993

Comedy, Science Fiction | 1h 26m

Frankenstein

Frankenstein as The Monster

1992

Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 57m

Davis Rules

Davis Rules as Dwight Davis

2 seasons • 1991 • Ended

Comedy | 25m

Bangles Greatest Hits

Bangles Greatest Hits as Truck Driver

1990

Musical | 35m

Cold Dog Soup

Cold Dog Soup as Jack Cloud

1991

Comedy | 1h 27m

Texasville

Texasville as Lester Marlow

1990

Drama | 2h 3m

Martians Go Home

Martians Go Home as Mark Devereaux

1990

Comedy, Science Fiction | 1h 29m

Quick Change

Quick Change as Loomis

1990

Comedy, Crime | 1h 29m

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder as Tim Dalander

1990

Action, Drama, Sport | 1h 47m

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway as Feet Samuels

1989

Drama, Comedy | 1h 33m

Out Cold

Out Cold as Lester

1989

Comedy, Drama, Thriller | 1h 28m

Parents

Parents as Nick Laemle

1989

Comedy, Drama, Horror | 1h 21m

Christmas Vacation

Christmas Vacation as Cousin Eddie

1989

Comedy | 1h 37m

Evil in Clear River

Evil in Clear River as Pete Suvak

1988

Drama | 1h 37m

Dead Solid Perfect

Dead Solid Perfect as Kenny Lee

1988

Drama, Sport | 1h 33m

Moving

Moving as Frank / Cornall Crawford

1988

Comedy | 1h 29m

Caddyshack II

Caddyshack II as Peter Blunt

1988

Comedy, Sport | 1h 38m

LBJ: The Early Years

LBJ: The Early Years as Lyndon Baines Johnson

1987

Drama | 2h 35m

Sweet Country

Sweet Country as Juan

1987

Drama | 2h 30m

No Man's Land

No Man's Land as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey

1987

Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime | 1h 46m

The Wraith

The Wraith as Sheriff Loomis

1986

Action, Science Fiction | 1h 33m

Fool for Love

Fool for Love as Martin

1985

Drama | 1h 46m

The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife as Moose

1985

Drama | 1h 45m

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire as Harold Mitchell

1984

| 1h 59m

The Wild Life

The Wild Life as Charlie

1984

Comedy, Drama | 1h 36m

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation as Cousin Eddie

1983

Adventure, Comedy | 1h 39m

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich as Putzi Hanfstaengel

1982

Drama | 4h

Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps as Charlie

1981

Comedy, Family | 1h 19m

To Race The Wind

To Race The Wind as Chet Watson

1980

Romance, Drama, Comedy | 1h 37m

The Long Riders

The Long Riders as Clell Miller

1980

Western | 1h 39m

Foxes

1980

Drama, Thriller | 1h 46m

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Grat Dalton

1993

Western, Action | 2h 22m

Midnight Express

Midnight Express as Jimmy Booth

1978

Crime, Drama | 2h 1m

Three Warriors

Three Warriors as Ranger Quentin Hammond

1993

Drama | 1h 40m

The Choirboys

The Choirboys as Dean Proust

1977

Drama, Comedy, Crime | 1h 59m

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory as Luther Johnson

1976

| 2h 27m

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks as Tittle Tod

1976

Drama, Western | 2h 6m

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live as Coach Dobbs

50 seasons • 1975 • Continuing

Comedy | 1h 5m

Breakout

Breakout as Hawk Hawkins

1975

Action, Adventure, Thriller | 1h 36m

The Great Niagara

The Great Niagara as Carl Grant

1974

Drama | 1h 15m

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz as Virgil

1974

Drama | 2h

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Lolly-Madonna XXX as Finch Feather

1973

Drama | 1h 43m

The Last Detail

The Last Detail as Seaman Larry Meadows

1973

Comedy, Drama | 1h 45m

Paper Moon

Paper Moon as Leroy

1973

Comedy, Crime, Drama | 1h 42m

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All as Herbie

1972

Comedy | 1h 14m

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc? as Professor Hosquith

1972

Comedy | 1h 34m

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show as Lester Marlow

1971

Drama | 1h 59m