Biography
Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Quaid, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contr...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Christmas Letter
2024
as Postman
Every year, unemployed copywriter Joe Michaels reads his wealthy friend's annual over-the-top Christmas letter, and feels like a loser. But this year'...

All You Can Eat
2018
as Gordon
An overweight man makes a shift in habits after being turned down by his crush who fears that he could die of cardiac arrest the way her father did.

Uncle Howard
2017
as Self (archive footage)
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his...
The Randy & Evi Quaid Compilation
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
In 2010, in Vancouver, American actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, drew national media attention when they requested refugee status in Canada. Origi...

Star Whackers
2011
as Randy Quaid
Film actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi's detailed account of how Hollywood assassins have been out to kill them for over a decade.

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
2009
as Coach Lew Tuttle
An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Balls Out: ...

Real Time
2008
as Reuben
Real Time is a comedic drama about a compulsive gambler given one hour to live by the man hired to kill him.

Goya's Ghosts
2006
as King Carlos IV
Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to h...

Blade: House of Chthon
2006
as Melvin
The brutal hunt for the pure bloods continues as the ultimate vampire hunter, Blade, battles to defeat the House of Chthon, an ancient evil sect of va...
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
2006
as Rockin' Rory (voice)
Stanley goes with his family and friend's to his great uncle's dude ranch. The local land baron is trying to buy the ranch and make it a parking lot f...

Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island
2006
as Captain Flint
Part one of the Treasure Island Kids Series follows Charlie, a rebellious teenager sent to summer camp by his parents. This is not any old summer camp...

The Ice Harvest
2005
as Bill Guerrard
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have diff...

Category 7: The End of the World
2005
as Tornado Tommy
It's tornadoes, hurricanes, electrical storms, and mass destruction as the effects of global warming brew into a super storm that threatens to rend th...

Brokeback Mountain
2005
as Joe Aguirre
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they ge...

Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Alameda Slim
On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show you sever...

Back By Midnight
2005
as Eli Rockwood
The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and pl...

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Tornado Tommy
Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.

Home on the Range
2004
as Alameda Slim (voice)
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful c...

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure
2003
as Eddie Johnson
Though Eddie's fired right at Christmastime, his boss sends him and his family on a South Pacific vacation, hoping Eddie won't sue him after being bit...

Grind
2003
as Jock Jensen
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.

Carolina
2003
as Ted Mirabeau
A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

Kart Racer
2003
as Vic Davies
Fourteen-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts's resolve to race in the upc...

Black Cadillac
2003
as Charlie
Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.

Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003
as Jerry James
Having lived his entire life under the watchful eye of his overbearing mother, Albert must fend for himself when an unidentified automobile suddenly k...

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Bruno
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in tro...

Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Madman McKlusky
As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an ill-fated motorcycle stunt. Now as a risk-avoiding adu...

Not Another Teen Movie
2001
as Mr. Briggs
On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrag...

The Day the World Ended
2001
as Dr. Michael McCann
A school psychologist investigates the death of a student's mother and finds the boy believes he is the son of an alien being.

The Thin Blue Lie
2000
as Phil Chadway
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick in...

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Cappy von Trapment
Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into ...

Mail to the Chief
2000
as President A. Thorton Osgood II
A humorous and inspiring adventure about an ordinary middle school student who strikes up an online friendship with someone bearing the screen name Av...

The Debtors
1999
The Debtors is a comedy about a group of people with various addictions who meet up at the tables in Las Vegas.

Last Rites
1999
as Jeremy Dillon
A man is executed in the electric chair for having killed several women, but due to lightning striking a transformer at the moment of execution, he su...

Purgatory
1999
as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and th...

P.U.N.K.S
1999
as Pat Utley
Drew Utley, Miles Kitchen, Lanny Nygren and Jonny P. comprise a club called 'P.U.N.K.S.'. Their mission is to protect and serve peace.

Water War
1998
as Lenny
The tribulations of an engineer and an archaeologist who search for a lost city in the desert of the United Arab Emirates.

Bug Buster
1998
as General George S. Merlin
After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by ...

Hard Rain
1998
as Sheriff Mike Collins
An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.

Valentine's Day
1998
as Phil
Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was ab...

Gun
1997
as Bill Johnson
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Vegas Vacation
1997
as Cousin Eddie
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.

Get on the Bus
1996
as Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of character...

Kingpin
1996
as Ishmael Boorg
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncover...

The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self (archive footage)
We take a look at various fields of development for the motion picture, Independence Day (1996). Jeff Goldblum is our guide through 'Area ID4' (a rip-...

Independence Day
1996
as Russell Casse
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it ...

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Randy Weaver
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day sieg...

Moonshine Highway
1996
as Sheriff Miller
The plans of a moonshine runner trying to make a better life by becoming a stock car racer go awry when the local sheriff is determined to kill the dr...

Last Dance
1996
as Sam Burns
Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenc...

Woman Undone
1996
as Allan Hansen
When Terri Hansen (Mary McDonnell) emerges from a fiery car crash as a widow, the local sheriff at first believes her account of the accident. But the...

Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995
A mixed group of adventurers searches for Esperanza, a legendary gold treasure, in the Yukon territory in this Jack London-based tale.

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
1995
as Detective Steve Carella
In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Through good detecti...

Bye Bye Love
1995
as Vic Damico
With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wi...

Curse of the Starving Class
1994
as Taylor
Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm fa...

Next Door
1994
as Lenny Benedetti
Matt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud errupts and a series of tit-for-tat actions develop and...

Roommates
1994
as Jim Flynn
The story of a macho straight and a well-educated gay man who have to share an apartment at a half-way house for aids-patients. Slowly they become fri...

Major League II
1994
as Johnny (ucredited)
After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to...

The Paper
1994
as Michael McDougal
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, p...

Frankenstein
1993
as The Monster
In the early 19th century, Dr. Frankenstein discovers the secret of life – how to create a perfect man – powerful, intelligent and immune to disease. ...

Freaked
1993
as Elijah C. Skuggs
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
1991
as Self
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.

Texasville
1990
as Lester Marlow
Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares ...

Cold Dog Soup
1990
as Jack Cloud
A taxi driver (Quaid) pounds Zen parables (if time money, is time the root of all evil?) into his passenger in a high-speed, idiosyncratic tour of the...

Quick Change
1990
as Loomis
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation...

Days of Thunder
1990
as Tim Dalander
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hots...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Cousin Eddie
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and th...

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Feet Samuels
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hort...

Martians Go Home
1989
as Mark Devereaux
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pai...

Out Cold
1989
as Lester
Sunny is married to the butcher, Ernie, and their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Thus Sunny hires Lester Atlas as private inve...

Parents
1989
as Nick Laemle
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his p...

Dead Solid Perfect
1988
as Kenny Lee
A second-string pro golfer desperate for his shot at success tours the country.

Caddyshack II
1988
as Peter Blunt
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a...

Moving
1988
as Frank / Cornall Crawford
Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

Evil in Clear River
1988
as Pete Suvak
Lindsay Wagner stars as Kate, a mother who learns that her son's teacher, Pete Suvak (Randy Quaid) -- who's also the mayor of their small town -- has ...

No Man's Land
1987
as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey
A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy t...

LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Lyndon Baines Johnson
LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the life of former President of the United St...

Sweet Country
1987
as Juan
An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.

The Wraith
1986
as Sheriff Loomis
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicl...

Fool for Love
1985
as Martin
A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave behind.

The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Moose Granger
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an em...

The Wild Life
1984
as Charlie
Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

A Streetcar Named Desire
1984
as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unfo...

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Cousin Eddie
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Cowboy
1983
as Evan Coleman
A man from the city returns to his small home town in the countryside to live like a farmer. He finds couple of friends among the locals, but people r...

Inside the Third Reich
1982
as Putzi Hanfstaengel
A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based upon...

Heartbeeps
1981
as Charlie
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.

Of Mice and Men
1981
as Lenny Small
George and Lenny travel through the Depression-era west working at odd jobs, hoping to make enough money to buy their own farm. George must always wat...

The Long Riders
1980
as Clell Miller
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin the...

To Race the Wind
1980
as Chet Watson
A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.

Foxes
1980
as Jay
A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Grat Dalton
A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a ...

Midnight Express
1978
as Jimmy Booth
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 y...

The Choirboys
1977
as Dean Proust
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
Three Warriors
1977
Young troublemaker Michael learns about his native American roots from his grandfather who lives at a reservation. The boy starts to bond with a horse...

Bound for Glory
1976
as Luther Johnson
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering th...

The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Tittle Tod
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a sm...

Breakout
1975
as Hawk Hawkins
A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

The Great Niagara
1974
as Carl Grant
An embittered old man is obsessed with conquering the Niagara River and Niagara Falls. He endangers his sons' lives by forcing them to challenge the f...

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974
as Virgil
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his sho...

The Last Detail
1973
as Seaman Larry Meadows
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

Paper Moon
1973
as Leroy
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partn...

Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973
as Finch Feather
In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feath...

What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Professor Hosquith
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Getting Away from It All
1972
as Herbie
Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would b...

The Last Picture Show
1971
as Lester Marlow
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having ...