Randy Randall Rudy Quaid [ 2 ] born October 1, is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. In he co-starred as a prisoner in Midnight Express.
He voiced Alameda Slim in the animated feature Home on the Range He is the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid. In high school, he took a class in drama on a whim, although he didn't expect he would enjoy the lectures. After the third day, however, he was captivated by the course and decided to make acting his professional goal. During one course, his teacher sent him to audition for Peter Bogdanovich , who was casting for The Last Picture Show , and Quaid won the role in what became his debut film.
Randy Quaid has appeared in over 90 films. His character escorts Jacy Farrow Cybill Shepherd to a late-night indoor skinny-dip at a swimming pool. Other Bogdanovich films he appeared in are What's Up, Doc? Quaid's first major critically acclaimed role was in The Last Detail He played Larry Meadows, a young United States Navy sailor on his way to serve a harsh sentence for petty theft. Quaid appeared opposite Charles Bronson in the action film of a Mexican prison escape Breakout , based on actual events.
Quaid appeared in four of the seven films in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series as the jovial redneck cousin through marriage to Beverly D'Angelo , wife of Chevy Chase 's Clark Griswold. Quaid said that he had wanted to play Johnson since becoming an actor.
Quaid also tried to portray what he learned were Johnson's political attitude:. He was on the side of the people; he did a lot for racial equality; he had the ability to look at both sides of an issue and bring two opposing sides together; he was a man of great heart and compassion He thought he could handle the Viet Cong the way he handled people in Texas.
