Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

🎂 1st October 1950 (75 yrs) 📍 Houston, Texas, USA

Known For

Independence Day

Biography

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.

Randy Quaid

Movies Featuring Randy Quaid

The Christmas Letter

The Christmas Letter (2024)

as Postman
All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat (2018)

as Gordon
No Image

The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation (2015)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Whackers

Star Whackers (2011)

as Randy Quaid
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)

as Coach Lew Tuttle
Real Time

Real Time (2008)

as Reuben
Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts (2006)

as King Carlos IV
Blade: House of Chthon

Blade: House of Chthon (2006)

as Melvin
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006)

as Rockin' Rory (voice)
Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island (2006)

as Captain Flint
The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest (2005)

as Bill Guerrard
Category 7: The End of the World

Category 7: The End of the World (2005)

as Tornado Tommy
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

as Joe Aguirre
Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween (2005)

as Alameda Slim (voice) (archive sound)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)

as Self
Back By Midnight

Back By Midnight (2005)

as Eli Rockwood
Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)

as Tornado Tommy
Home on the Range

Home on the Range (2004)

as Alameda Slim (voice)
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)

as Eddie Johnson
Grind

Grind (2003)

as Jock Jensen
Carolina

Carolina (2003)

as Ted Mirabeau
Kart Racer

Kart Racer (2003)

as Vic Davies
Black Cadillac

Black Cadillac (2003)

as Charlie
Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)

as Jerry James
The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

as Bruno
Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)

as Madman McKlusky
Not Another Teen Movie

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

as Mr. Briggs
The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended (2001)

as Dr. Michael McCann
The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie (2000)

as Phil Chadway
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

as Cappy von Trapment
Mail to the Chief

Mail to the Chief (2000)

as President A. Thorton Osgood II
The Debtors

The Debtors (1999)

Last Rites

Last Rites (1999)

as Jeremy Dillon
Purgatory

Purgatory (1999)

as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday
P.U.N.K.S

P.U.N.K.S (1999)

as Pat Utley
Water War

Water War (1998)

as Lenny
Bug Buster

Bug Buster (1998)

as General George S. Merlin
Hard Rain

Hard Rain (1998)

as Sheriff Mike Collins
Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day (1998)

as Phil
Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation (1997)

as Cousin Eddie
Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus (1996)

as Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
Kingpin

Kingpin (1996)

as Ishmael Boorg
The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996)

as Self (archive footage)
Independence Day

Independence Day (1996)

as Russell Casse
The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)

as Randy Weaver
Moonshine Highway

Moonshine Highway (1996)

as Sheriff Miller
Last Dance

Last Dance (1996)

as Sam Burns
Woman Undone

Woman Undone (1996)

as Allan Hansen
Les Légendes du Grand Nord

Les Légendes du Grand Nord (1995)

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)

as Detective Steve Carella
Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love (1995)

as Vic Damico
Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class (1994)

as Taylor
Next Door

Next Door (1994)

as Lenny Benedetti
Roommates

Roommates (1994)

as Jim Flynn
Major League II

Major League II (1994)

as Johnny (ucredited)
The Paper

The Paper (1994)

as Michael McDougal
Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1993)

as The Monster
Freaked

Freaked (1993)

as Elijah C. Skuggs
Picture This

Picture This (1991)

as Self
Texasville

Texasville (1990)

as Lester Marlow
Cold Dog Soup

Cold Dog Soup (1990)

as Jack Cloud
Quick Change

Quick Change (1990)

as Loomis
Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder (1990)

as Tim Dalander
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

as Cousin Eddie
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

as Feet Samuels
Martians Go Home

Martians Go Home (1989)

as Mark Devereaux
Out Cold

Out Cold (1989)

as Lester
Parents

Parents (1989)

as Nick Laemle
Dead Solid Perfect

Dead Solid Perfect (1988)

as Kenny Lee
Caddyshack II

Caddyshack II (1988)

as Peter Blunt
Moving

Moving (1988)

as Frank / Cornall Crawford
Evil in Clear River

Evil in Clear River (1988)

as Pete Suvak
No Man's Land

No Man's Land (1987)

as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey
LBJ: The Early Years

LBJ: The Early Years (1987)

as Lyndon Baines Johnson
Sweet Country

Sweet Country (1987)

as Juan
The Wraith

The Wraith (1986)

as Sheriff Loomis
Fool for Love

Fool for Love (1985)

as Martin
The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife (1985)

as Moose Granger
The Wild Life

The Wild Life (1984)

as Charlie
A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)

as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell
National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

as Cousin Eddie
Cowboy

Cowboy (1983)

as Evan Coleman
Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps (1981)

as Charlie
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men (1981)

as Lenny Small
The Long Riders

The Long Riders (1980)

as Clell Miller
To Race the Wind

To Race the Wind (1980)

as Chet Watson
Foxes

Foxes (1980)

as Jay
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)

as Grat Dalton
Midnight Express

Midnight Express (1978)

as Jimmy Booth
The Choirboys

The Choirboys (1977)

as Dean Proust
Three Warriors

Three Warriors (1977)

as Ranger Quentin Hammond
Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory (1976)

as Luther Johnson
The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks (1976)

as Tittle Tod
Breakout

Breakout (1975)

as Hawk Hawkins
The Great Niagara

The Great Niagara (1974)

as Carl Grant
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)

as Virgil
The Last Detail

The Last Detail (1973)

as Meadows
Paper Moon

Paper Moon (1973)

as Leroy
Lolly-Madonna XXX

Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)

as Finch Feather
What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc? (1972)

as Professor Hosquith
Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All (1972)

as Herbie
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show (1971)

as Lester Marlow