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Randy Quaid

Randy QuaidAKA Randall Rudy Quaid

Born: 1-Oct-1950
Birthplace: Houston, TX

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Parents

Younger, plumper, and less successful brother of actor Dennis Quaid. Best known for supporting roles in some terrific movies like The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, and more recently, for a series of arrests for petty crimes.

Father: William Quaid ("Buddy", electrician, d. 1987, heart attack)
Mother: Nita Quaid (real estate agent)
Brother: Dennis Quaid (actor, b. 9-Apr-1954)
Brother: Buddy Quaid (half-brother, actor, b. 26-Nov-1974)
Wife: (div., one daughter)
Wife: Evzenya Motolanez ("Evi", m. 1989)

    High School: Bellaire Senior High School, Bellaire, TX
    University: University of Houston

    Endorsement of KFC Voice of animated Colonel Sanders
    Golden Globe 1988 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Telefilm, LBJ: The Early Years
    Hollywood Walk of Fame
    Bankruptcy Jan-2000
    Burglary arrested Marfa, TX (24-Sep-2009); charge dismissed
    Conspiracy arrested Marfa, TX (24-Sep-2009); charge dismissed
    Fraud defrauding an innkeeper, arrested Marfa, TX (24-Sep-2009); charge dismissed
    Failure to Appear Santa Barbara, CA (12-Apr-2010)
    Failure to Appear Santa Barbara, CA (13-Apr-2010)
    Burglary arrested Santa Barbara, CA (18-Sep-2010)
    Failure to Appear Santa Barbara, CA (18-Oct-2010)
    Failure to Appear Highgate Springs, VT (arrested, 9-Oct-2015)

    TELEVISION
    The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire Chief Hank Shaw (2003)
    Davis Rules Dwight Davis (1991)
    Saturday Night Live Various (1985-86)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (13-Jan-2009) · Coach Lew Tuttle
    Real Time (18-Jan-2008) · Reuban
    Goya's Ghosts (8-Nov-2006) · King Carlos IV
    Category 7: The End of the World (6-Nov-2005)
    The Ice Harvest (3-Sep-2005) · Bill Guerrard
    Brokeback Mountain (2-Sep-2005) · Joe Aguirre
    Elvis (8-May-2005)
    Category 6: Day of Destruction (14-Nov-2004)
    5ive Days to Midnight (7-Jun-2004)
    Home on the Range (21-Mar-2004) [VOICE]
    Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (20-Dec-2003)
    Black Cadillac (18-Oct-2003) · Charlie
    Grind (13-Aug-2003) · Jock Jensen
    Carolina (5-Jun-2003) · Ted Mirabeau
    Kart Racer (16-May-2003)
    Milwaukee, Minnesota (24-Jan-2003) · Jerry James
    The Adventures of Pluto Nash (16-Aug-2002)
    Frank McKlusky, C.I. (27-Jun-2002)
    Back by Midnight (2002)
    Not Another Teen Movie (7-Dec-2001) · Mr. Briggs
    The Day the World Ended (23-Nov-2001)
    The Thin Blue Lie (13-Aug-2000)
    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (24-Jun-2000) · Cappy von Trapment
    Mail to the Chief (2-Apr-2000)
    The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (7-Nov-1999)
    Purgatory (10-Jan-1999)
    P.U.N.K.S. (5-Jan-1999)
    Hard Rain (16-Jan-1998) · Sheriff
    Last Rites (1998)
    Bug Buster (1998)
    Valentine's Day (1998) · Phil
    Vegas Vacation (14-Feb-1997)
    Kingpin (4-Jul-1996) · Ishmael
    Independence Day (2-Jul-1996) · Russell Casse
    The Siege at Ruby Ridge (19-May-1996)
    Last Dance (3-May-1996) · Sam Burns
    Moonshine Highway (1996) · Sheriff Miller
    Streets of Laredo (12-Nov-1995)
    87th Precinct (19-Mar-1995) · Det. Carella
    Bye Bye, Love (17-Mar-1995) · Vic
    Curse of the Starving Class (13-Sep-1994) · Taylor
    Next Door (4-Sep-1994)
    The Paper (18-Mar-1994) · McDougal
    Freaked (11-Sep-1993) · Elijah C. Skuggs
    Frankenstein (14-Jun-1993)
    Murder in the Heartland (3-May-1993)
    Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (7-Sep-1991) · Himself
    Texasville (28-Sep-1990)
    Quick Change (13-Jul-1990) · Loomis
    Days of Thunder (27-Jun-1990) · Tim Daland
    Martians Go Home (20-Apr-1990)
    Cold Dog Soup (1990)
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1-Dec-1989) · Eddie
    Bloodhounds of Broadway (3-Nov-1989)
    Out Cold (3-Mar-1989) · Lester
    Parents (27-Jan-1989) · Nick Laemle
    Dead Solid Perfect (18-Dec-1988)
    Caddyshack II (22-Jul-1988) · Peter Blunt
    Moving (4-Mar-1988) · Frank
    Evil in Clear River (11-Jan-1988)
    No Man's Land (23-Oct-1987) · Lt. Vincent Bracey
    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (Oct-1987) [VOICE]
    LBJ: The Early Years (1-Feb-1987) · Lyndon B. Johnson
    Sweet Country (23-Jan-1987)
    The Wraith (21-Nov-1986) · Loomis
    Fool for Love (14-May-1986)
    The Slugger's Wife (29-Mar-1985)
    The Wild Life (28-Sep-1984)
    A Streetcar Named Desire (4-Mar-1984)
    National Lampoon's Vacation (29-Jul-1983) · Cousin Eddie
    Inside the Third Reich (9-May-1982)
    Heartbeeps (19-Dec-1981) · Charlie
    Of Mice and Men (29-Nov-1981)
    The Long Riders (16-May-1980) · Clell Miller
    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (15-Apr-1980)
    Foxes (29-Feb-1980)
    Midnight Express (1-Sep-1978) · Jimmy Booth
    Three Warriors (Feb-1978)
    The Choirboys (23-Dec-1977) · Dean Proust
    Bound for Glory (5-Dec-1976) · Luther Johnson
    The Missouri Breaks (19-May-1976) · Little Tod
    Breakout (7-Mar-1975)
    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (11-Apr-1974)
    The Last Detail (12-Dec-1973) · Meadows
    Paper Moon (9-May-1973) · Leroy
    Lolly-Madonna XXX (21-Feb-1973)
    What's Up, Doc? (9-Mar-1972)
    The Last Picture Show (3-Oct-1971) · Lester Marlow


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