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.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film · 1988
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1974 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Paper Moon
Brokeback Mountain
Night Gallery
The Last Picture Show
Midnight Express
What's Up, Doc?
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Purgatory
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Night Visions
National Lampoon's Vacation
The Last Detail
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Independence Day
Frankenstein
Saturday Night Live
Quick Change
The Long Riders
Category 7: The End of the World
Goya's Ghosts
The Paper
American Experience
All You Can Eat
Kingpin
The Missouri Breaks
Blade: The Series
5ive Days to Midnight
Moonshine Highway
Days of Thunder
The Wraith
Real Time
Streets of Laredo
Breakout
Elvis
Kart Racer
Home on the Range
Freaked
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Grind
Vegas Vacation
No Man's Land
The Ice Harvest
Hard Rain
Parents
Out Cold
Carolina
Not Another Teen Movie
Black Cadillac
Last Dance