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Acting

Randy Quaid

Career: Active from 1971 to 2024, busiest in 1996 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 54
top three billing

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: The Last Picture Show
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Randy Quaid Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Psychological
4.7, average 5.5
Fantasy
0.9, average 1.7
Mystery
3.3, average 4.0
Wonder
2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 7
Character-Driven 7
Psychological Thriller 6
Underdog Story 4
Nostalgic 4
Slapstick Humor 4
Moral Ambiguity 3
Eccentric Characters 3
Contemporary Realism 3
Lighthearted 3
Biographical Drama 3
Family-Friendly 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 50

The Christmas Letter

50

as Postman

2010s

2 titles

All You Can Eat

as Gordon

Star Whackers

as Randy Quaid

2000s

33 titles · average score 51

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

44

as Coach Lew Tuttle

Brokeback Mountain

83

as Joe Aguirre

Elvis

67

TV show · as 'Colonel' Tom Parker

Category 7: The End of the World

34

TV show · as Tornado Tommy Dixon

Home on the Range

50

as Alameda Slim (voice)

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

26

as Eddie Johnson

Black Cadillac

53

as Charlie

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

TV show · as Hank Shaw

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

22

as Bruno

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

28

as Madman McKlusky

The Day the World Ended

39

as Dr. Michael McCann

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

40

as Cappy von Trapment

1990s

34 titles · average score 55

Purgatory

72

as Doc Woods / Doc Holliday

Vegas Vacation

36

as Cousin Eddie

Kingpin

58

as Ishmael Boorg

Independence Day

69

as Russell Casse

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

64

TV show · as Randy Weaver

Last Dance

43

as Sam Burns

Woman Undone

35

as Allan Hansen

Bye Bye Love

40

as Vic Damico

Murder in the Heartland

70

TV show · as Elmer Scheele

Davis Rules

64

TV show · as Dwight Davis

Quick Change

68

as Loomis

Days of Thunder

56

as Tim Dalander

1980s

29 titles · average score 56

Parents

63

as Nick Laemle

Out Cold

57

as Lester

Martians Go Home

30

as Mark Devereaux

Dead Solid Perfect

71

as Kenny Lee

LBJ: The Early Years

80

as Lyndon Baines Johnson

No Man's Land

49

as Lieutenant Vincent Bracey

The Wraith

48

as Sheriff Loomis

National Lampoon's Vacation

74

as Cousin Eddie

Heartbeeps

18

as Charlie

Of Mice and Men

73

as Lenny Small

The Long Riders

72

as Clell Miller

To Race the Wind

as Chet Watson

1970s

17 titles · average score 68

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

47

as Grat Dalton

Midnight Express

75

as Jimmy Booth

The Choirboys

35

as Dean Proust

The Missouri Breaks

67

as Tittle Tod

Bound for Glory

64

as Luther Johnson

Breakout

49

as Hawk Hawkins

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Paul (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters

The Great Niagara

as Carl Grant

The Last Detail

82

as Laurence M. 'Larry' Meadows

Paper Moon

84

as Leroy

The Last Picture Show

88

as Lester Marlow

Night Gallery

85

TV show