Randy Quaid
Born in Houston Oct. 1, 1950, Randy Quaid made his mark playing supporting parts and oddball characters. Discovered as a drama student in college, his first significant film role came in The Last Picture Show (1971), followed by the 1972 comedy What's Up Doc?

Quaid copped an Oscar nod for his supporting turn as a hapless seaman in The Last Detail (1973). Other notable movies for Quaid include Midnight Express (1978) and National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). He moved to television in 1985, joining the "Saturday Night Live" cast for one season. Quaid painted a vivid portrait of President Lyndon Johnson in the miniseries "LBJ: The Early Years," earning a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for his efforts.

Returning to the big screen, Quaid appeared in Days of Thunder (1990), Kingpin (1996) and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000). He's the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid.

Featured Movies
  • The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsThe Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

    A magical adventure unfolds when American Jack Woods (Randy Quaid) rents a quaint cottage in Ireland and finds, to his dismay, that the house is inhabited by a family of leprechauns. When one of the little guys (Colm Meaney) and his son crash the fairies' ball, a feud between the leprechauns and the... Read More

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2

    Floyd Griswold's rude, rube Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) returns for another outrageous Christmas vacation. When Eddie loses his job and his boss fears he'll sue the company, Eddie's brood receives an all-expenses-paid holiday tour of the South Pacific. But the family's tropical getaway turns sour as... Read More

  • Real TimeReal Time

    A lifetime of bad luck and bad habits catches up with compulsive gambler Andy (Jay Baruchel) when he's apprehended by a quietly intimidating hit man named Reuben (Randy Quaid), who's been dispatched to kill him. But before he does the deed, Reuben grants Andy one last hour to live and chauffeurs the... Read More

  • Black CadillacBlack Cadillac

    What starts as a night of celebration for three rowdy pals heading home from Wisconsin to Minnesota late one night quickly becomes the ultimate test of survival on a frozen and deserted mountain road. Read More

  • Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: LightningEd McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

    Inside New York City's infamous 87th precinct, veteran detective Steve Carella (Randy Quaid) and his motley crew of cops (including Ving Rhames and Alex McArthur) work to solve a recent string of brutal slayings. But for these men in blue, untangling their complicated personal lives may prove more... Read More

All Randy Quaid Movies
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2008)
Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story
R
Real Time (2008)
R
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
R
Texas Ranch House (2006)
NR
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R
The Ice Harvest (2005)
R
Elvis: The Miniseries (2005)
NR
Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
NR
Home on the Range (2004)
PG
5ive Days to Midnight (2004)
5 Days to Midnight
NR
Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
NR
Treasure Island Kids (2004)
NR
Carolina (2003)
PG-13
Grind (2003)
PG-13
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 (2003)
NR
Kart Racer (2003)
PG
Black Cadillac (2003)
R
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
R
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
PG-13
Back by Midnight (2002)
R
Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
PG-13
The Day the World Ended (2001)
R
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
PG
Mail to the Chief (2000)
NR
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)
NR
The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
R
P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
PG
Purgatory (1999)
NR
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
NR
Hard Rain (1998)
R
Bug Buster (1998)
PG-13
Protector (1998)
Valentine's Day
R
Vegas Vacation (1997)
National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation
PG-13
Gun (1997)
NR
Independence Day (1996)
ID4
(Bonus materials available separately)
PG-13
Kingpin (1996)
R
Get on the Bus (1996)
R
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
NR
Last Dance (1996)
R
Bye Bye Love (1995)
PG-13
Streets of Laredo (1995)
Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo
NR
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
NR
Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
NR
The Paper (1994)
R
Freaked (1993)
(Bonus materials available separately)
PG-13
Picture This (1991)
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
NR
Days of Thunder (1990)
PG-13
Quick Change (1990)
R
Texasville (1990)
R
Out Cold (1989)
Where's Ernie?
R
Parents (1989)
R
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
PG-13
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
PG
Caddyshack 2 (1988)
PG
Evil in Clear River (1988)
PG-13
No Man's Land (1987)
R
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
NR
The Wraith (1986)
PG-13
Fool for Love (1985)
R
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
PG-13
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Vacation
R
Heartbeeps (1981)
PG
Saturday Night Live: The 1980s (1980)
TV-14
Foxes (1980)
R
The Long Riders (1980)
R
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
NR
Midnight Express (1978)
R
Moving / Greased Lightning (1977)
NR
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
PG
Breakout (1975)
PG
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
PG
The Last Detail (1973)
R
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
G
The Last Picture Show (1971)
R

 
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