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My Take
Randy Quaid belongs to that rare class of character actors who can quietly steal a film from its leads. The Academy Award nomination for The Last Detail came when he was barely into his twenties, which tells you the instincts were there from the start. What I admire is the range: from the bruised innocence of his early dramatic work to broad comedy to a Golden Globe-winning turn as President Lyndon Johnson. That kind of elasticity is craft, not luck. His voice work proves he can build a character with sound alone, and his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honors a genuinely singular body of work.
Overview
Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in The Last Detail in 1973. In 1978, he co-starred as a prisoner in Midnight Express. Quaid also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years (1987).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Randy Quaid
- Name (Japanese)
- ランディ・クエイド
- Reading
- らんでぃ・くえいど
- Born
- October 1, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bellaire High School
- University
- University of Houston
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.