Richard Tyson

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Richard Tyson
Born
Richard Martin Tyson

1955/1956 (age 65–66)[1]
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
EducationUnited States Military Academy
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (BA)
Cornell University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)Tracy Kristofferson (m. before December 2001; div. 2017)[2][3]
Children1

Richard Tyson is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in Hardball (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in Three O'Clock High (1987), Two Moon Junction (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Bound to Vengeance (2015), and Playing with Dolls (2015).

Biography[]

Tyson was born in Mobile, Alabama.[4] His brother John was the district attorney of Mobile County, and was the Democratic Party nominee for attorney general of Alabama in June 2006.[5]

Tyson starred in Three O'Clock High, Kindergarten Cop, and three films directed by Farrelly brothers. He starred in the television series Hardball. His roles in the 2000s included The Fear Chamber, Richard III, Flight of the Living Dead, No Bad Days and the western Shoot First and Pray You Live. He starred in the horror film Big Bad Wolf in which he is accused by his stepson of being a cruel and vicious werewolf.

Tyson played a former football star who owned the eponymous town in Jake's Corner. He guest starred in CSI: NY, Boomtown and Martial Law. His other film appearances include The Visitation, Liar's Poker and Black Hawk Down. Tyson played Genghis Khan in the unfinished film of the same name, which was originally scheduled for release sometime in 1992.

Tyson was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and harassment on June 19, 2019, and released on bail within a few hours.[6] He was arrested again less than two weeks later soon after a warrant was issued on June 25, this being for alleged burglary. He was then expected to be arraigned on all charges on July 17, 2019.[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Three O'Clock High Buddy Revell film début
1988 Two Moon Junction Perry Tyson
1990 Kindergarten Cop Cullen Crisp Sr.
1992 Lakota Moon Smoke television movie
1992 The Babe Guy Bush
1992 Genghis Khan Genghis Khan unfinished
1993 Dak
1995 Pharaoh's Army Rodie
1996 Time Under Fire Koda
1996 Kingpin strip club bouncer
1996 Paul Yaeger
1998 Carl
1998 There's Something About Mary Detective Krevoy
1998 The Pandora Project Captain William Stenwick
1999 Desert Thunder Ralph Streets
1999 Liar's Poker Jack
2000 Gunnery Sergeant Riggins television movie
2000 Battlefield Earth Robert the Fox
2000 Me, Myself & Irene gun shop owner
2001
2001 Firetrap Paul Brody
2001
2001 Black Hawk Down Busch
2002 David
2002 Cottonmouth Thomas Carruth
2004
2004 Dan
2004 Gerald Ruthledge
2004 Moscow Heat Nikolay Klimov
2005 Jake
2005
2006 Naked Run Lancer Higgins
2006 The Visitation Sheriff Brett Henchle
2006 Dean
2006 Big Bad Wolf Mitchell Toblat
2007 Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane Paul Judd
2007 The Dukes Ralph
2007 Mr. VIP
2007 Becoming
2008 Richard III Duke of Clarence
2008 Jake's Corner Johhny Dunn
2008 Agent Markowitz
2008 No Bad Days Robert
2008 Black Gandil Morgan
2009 The Moonlighters Tubbs
2009 Teddy
2009 Bigfoot David Caldwell
2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Nicholas
2009 Magic Man Detective Rogers
2009 Officer Carlson
2009 Captain Hankie
2010 Once Fallen Keys
2010 Creative Differences
2010 Captain Spears
2010 Sin-Jin Smyth unreleased
2011 You! Charles Martin
2011
2011 Not Another Not Another Movie
2012 [7] Morgan
2014 Ron
2015 Bound to Vengeance Phil
2015 Sergeant Wade
2015 Playing with Dolls The Watcher / Scopophilio
2015 [8] Morgan
2016 Maddox
2016 The Perfect Weapon Controller
2016 Playing with Dolls: Bloodlust The Watcher / Scopophilio
2019 Night Walk John

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Moonlighting Daniel 1 episode
1988 Disneyland Lute Newhouser
1989 China Beach Cpl. Whitlow 1 episode
1989–1990 Hardball Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski 18 episodes
1992 Red Shoe Diaries Bud 1 episode
1994 Winnetka Road Dwayne Serlin 5 episodes
1994 Dead at 21 Cali 1 episode
1994 Christy Billy Long 1 episode
1997 The Sentinel Frank Rafferty 1 episode
1998 Buddy Faro 1 episode
2000 Martial Law
2003 Black Sash Arnold Brady
2003 Boomtown Frank Needham 1 episode
2006 CSI: NY Frank Russo 1 episode
2009 The Closer Ted 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Harress, Christopher (1 July 2019). "Mobile Hollywood star Richard Tyson arrested again". al.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020. The 63-year-old Hollywood star
  2. ^ "Nineth Annual Diversity Awards". Getty Images. November 17, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2021. Tracy Kristofferson and husband Richard Tyson
  3. ^ Sloan, Elizabeth (June 22, 2019). "Richard Tyson Arrested: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved July 8, 2021. they divorced in 2017
  4. ^ Cuthbert, Matt (December 2008). "Mobile native actor Richard Tyson says he'd like to make more movies in Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ^ Fleischauer, Eric (1 October 2006). "Why Tyson lost black votes to KKK sympathizer". The Decatur Daily. Tennessee. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ "'Kindergarten Cop' Villain Is Unrecognizable In Mugshot After Public Intoxication Arrest". WALA-TV. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Hayride 2 – Exclusive First Clip – Dread Central". Dread Central. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Exclusive clip: Hospital horror in "HAYRIDE 2"". FANGORIA®. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

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