Richard Tyson

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name = Richard Tyson


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Richard Martin Tyson (born February 13, 1961) is an American actor.

His most prominent role was as the villain Cullen Crisp, Sr. in "Kindergarten Cop" co-starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also starred as high school bully Buddy Revell in the 1987 comedy "Three O'Clock High". Richard can also be seen in the Farrelly Brothers movies, "Kingpin", "Me, Myself & Irene" and "There's Something About Mary". The latter features Tyson as Detective Krevoy who questions Ben Stiller in a classic scene from the film.

Tyson was the co-star of the TV show "Hardball" alongside actor John Ashton in the 1980s.

Richard's recent films include "The Fear Chamber", "Richard III", "Flight of the Living Dead" (a film about a government-created virus that turns the dead into zombies being transported on a plane) in which he plays a Sky Marshal, "No Bad Days" starring Michael Madsen and the western "Shoot First and Pray You Live" also starring Jim Gaffigan and James Russo. He is also the lead in the horror film "Big Bad Wolf", in which he plays a step father accused by his stepson of being a cruel and vicious werewolf.

His most recent work is the film "Jake's Corner" in which he plays ex-football star Johnny Dunn who owns a small town called Jake's Corner. The film has been cited as Tyson's best work to date and also stars singer B.J. Thomas and actor Danny Trejo.

Richard Tyson's acting credits also include guest appearances on the TV shows "", "Boomtown", "Martial Law" as well as the films "The Visitation" (based on the best selling novel) "Battlefield Earth", "Moscow Heat", "Liar's Poker" and "Black Hawk Down".

One of Tyson's favorite roles is Genghis Khan from the 1992 film also starring Charlton Heston and Pat Morita. Due to insufficient funds the film was unfortunately never completed.

Tyson was born in Mobile, Alabama. He enjoys playing golf and appears regularly on the Mr. Cigar radio show in Los Angeles, CA. He won the Peacemaker Award in Russia in 2006. Tyson is a 3° Freemason and a member of the Abba Shriners in Mobile, Alabama.He currently resides near Hollywood, CA with his wife and children.

Filmography

*"Jake's Corner" (2007)
*"Plane Dead" (2007)
*"Big Bad Wolf" (2006)
*"Richard III" (2006)
*"" (2006)
*"When I Find the Ocean" (2006)
*"The Visitation" (2006)
*"Lonesome Matador" (2005)
*"Yesterday's Dreams" (2005)
*"Moscow Heat" (2004)
*"The Trail to Hope Rose" (2004)
*"Last Flight Out" (2004)
*"Crusader" (2004)
*"Boomtown" (2003)
*"Cottonmouth" (2002)
*"Psychic Murders" (2002)
*"Black Hawk Down" (2001)
*"Monsoon" (2001)
*"Firetrap" (2001)
*"Dying on the Edge" (2001)
*"Me, Myself and Irene" (2000)
*"Battlefield Earth" (2000)
*"Martial Law" (2000)
*"Operation Sandman" (2000)
*"Liar's Poker" (2000)
*"Buddy Faro" (1998)
*"The Pandora Project" (1998)
*"There's Something About Mary" (1998)
*"Desert Thunder" (1998)
*"Implicated" (1998)
*"The Sentinel" (1997)
*"The Glass Cage" (1996)
*"Kingpin" (1996)
*"Time Under Fire" (1996)
*"Pharaoh's Army" (1995)
*"" (1993)
*"Dark Tide" (1993)
*"Genghis Khan" (1992)
*"The Babe" (1992)
*"Lakota Moon" (1992)
*"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992)
*"Kindergarten Cop" (1990)
*"Hardball" (1989)
*"The Karate Kid III" (1989)
*"Two Moon Junction" (1988)
*"Disneyland" (1988)
*"The Karate Kid Part II" (1986)
*"Three O'Clock High" (1985)
*"The Karate Kid" (1984)

External links

*imdb name|id=0879186|name=Richard Tyson
* [http://www.myspace.com/richardtyson/ Richard Tyson's Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.abbashriners.com/ ABBA Shrine Center]