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Best known for supporting roles in some terrific movies like <i>The Last Picture Show</i> and <i>Paper Moon</i>, and more recently, for a series of arrests for petty crimes.<p><b>Father:</b> William Quaid ("Buddy", electrician, d. 1987, heart attack)<br><b>Mother:</b> Nita Quaid (real estate agent)<br><b>Brother:</b> <a href="/people/373/000025298/">Dennis Quaid</a> (actor, b. 9-Apr-1954)<br><b>Brother:</b> Buddy Quaid (half-brother, actor, b. 26-Nov-1974)<br><b>Wife:</b> (div., one daughter)<br><b>Wife:</b> Evzenya Motolanez ("Evi", m. 1989)<br><p> High School: Bellaire Senior High School, Bellaire, TX<br> University: <a href="/edu/574/000068370/">University of Houston</a><br><p> Endorsement of <a href="/company/017/000051861/">KFC</a> Voice of animated Colonel Sanders<br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1988 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Telefilm, <i>LBJ: The Early Years</i><br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> <br> <a href="/event/146/000048999/">Bankruptcy</a> Jan-2000<br> <a href="/crime/314/000047173/">Burglary</a> arrested Marfa, TX (24-Sep-2009); charge dismissed<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> arrested Marfa, TX (24-Sep-2009); charge dismissed<br> <a href="/crime/336/000043207/">Fraud</a> defrauding an innkeeper, arrested Marfa, TX (24-Sep-2009); charge dismissed<br> <a href="/crime/374/000050224/">Failure to Appear</a> Santa Barbara, CA (12-Apr-2010)<br> <a href="/crime/374/000050224/">Failure to Appear</a> Santa Barbara, CA (13-Apr-2010)<br> <a href="/crime/314/000047173/">Burglary</a> arrested Santa Barbara, CA (18-Sep-2010)<br> <a href="/crime/374/000050224/">Failure to Appear</a> Santa Barbara, CA (18-Oct-2010)<br> <a href="/crime/374/000050224/">Failure to Appear</a> Highgate Springs, VT (arrested, 9-Oct-2015)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/077/000085819/">The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire</a> Chief Hank Shaw (2003)<br> <a href="/tv/978/000079741/">Davis Rules</a> Dwight Davis (1991)<br> <a href="/tv/012/000044877/">Saturday Night Live</a> Various (1985-86)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/989/000203380/">Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (13-Jan-2009)</a> · Coach Lew Tuttle<br> <a href="/films/896/000274074/">Real Time (18-Jan-2008)</a> · Reuban<br> <a href="/films/519/000131126/">Goya's Ghosts (8-Nov-2006)</a> · King Carlos IV<br> <a href="/films/699/000129312/">Category 7: The End of the World (6-Nov-2005)</a> <br> <a href="/films/754/000108430/">The Ice Harvest (3-Sep-2005)</a> · Bill Guerrard<br> <a href="/films/523/000103214/">Brokeback Mountain (2-Sep-2005)</a> · Joe Aguirre<br> <a href="/films/928/000131535/">Elvis (8-May-2005)</a> <br> <a href="/films/795/000085540/">Category 6: Day of Destruction (14-Nov-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/569/000085314/">5ive Days to Midnight (7-Jun-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/305/000058131/">Home on the Range (21-Mar-2004)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/749/000130359/">Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (20-Dec-2003)</a> <br> <a href="/films/202/000132803/">Black Cadillac (18-Oct-2003)</a> · Charlie<br> <a href="/films/599/000035494/">Grind (13-Aug-2003)</a> · Jock Jensen<br> <a href="/films/620/000130230/">Carolina (5-Jun-2003)</a> · Ted Mirabeau<br> <a href="/films/875/000140455/">Kart Racer (16-May-2003)</a> <br> <a href="/films/203/000131807/">Milwaukee, Minnesota (24-Jan-2003)</a> · Jerry James<br> <a href="/films/600/000042474/">The Adventures of Pluto Nash (16-Aug-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/878/000112542/">Frank McKlusky, C.I. (27-Jun-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/561/000133162/">Back by Midnight (2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/846/000035741/">Not Another Teen Movie (7-Dec-2001)</a> · Mr. Briggs<br> <a href="/films/418/000091145/">The Day the World Ended (23-Nov-2001)</a> <br> <a href="/films/560/000135155/">The Thin Blue Lie (13-Aug-2000)</a> <br> <a href="/films/426/000039309/">The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (24-Jun-2000)</a> · Cappy von Trapment<br> <a href="/films/749/000134347/">Mail to the Chief (2-Apr-2000)</a> <br> <a href="/films/496/000088232/">The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (7-Nov-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/609/000063420/">Purgatory (10-Jan-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/523/000042397/">P.U.N.K.S. (5-Jan-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/377/000037266/">Hard Rain (16-Jan-1998)</a> · Sheriff<br> <a href="/films/825/000088561/">Last Rites (1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/682/000088418/">Bug Buster (1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/837/000090567/">Valentine's Day (1998)</a> · Phil<br> <a href="/films/656/000033557/">Vegas Vacation (14-Feb-1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/684/000037573/">Kingpin (4-Jul-1996)</a> · Ishmael<br> <a href="/films/892/000033793/">Independence Day (2-Jul-1996)</a> · Russell Casse<br> <a href="/films/482/000035377/">The Siege at Ruby Ridge (19-May-1996)</a> <br> <a href="/films/749/000035644/">Last Dance (3-May-1996)</a> · Sam Burns<br> <a href="/films/664/000204052/">Moonshine Highway (1996)</a> · Sheriff Miller<br> <a href="/films/965/000089698/">Streets of Laredo (12-Nov-1995)</a> <br> <a href="/films/474/000361388/">87th Precinct (19-Mar-1995)</a> · Det. Carella<br> <a href="/films/762/000033663/">Bye Bye, Love (17-Mar-1995)</a> · Vic<br> <a href="/films/592/000088328/">Curse of the Starving Class (13-Sep-1994)</a> · Taylor<br> <a href="/films/090/000088823/">Next Door (4-Sep-1994)</a> <br> <a href="/films/783/000039666/">The Paper (18-Mar-1994)</a> · McDougal<br> <a href="/films/908/000039791/">Freaked (11-Sep-1993)</a> · Elijah C. Skuggs<br> <a href="/films/907/000089640/">Frankenstein (14-Jun-1993)</a> <br> <a href="/films/017/000089747/">Murder in the Heartland (3-May-1993)</a> <br> <a href="/films/583/000258806/">Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (7-Sep-1991)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/173/000061987/">Texasville (28-Sep-1990)</a> <br> <a href="/films/367/000038253/">Quick Change (13-Jul-1990)</a> · Loomis<br> <a href="/films/236/000034134/">Days of Thunder (27-Jun-1990)</a> · Tim Daland<br> <a href="/films/759/000089492/">Martians Go Home (20-Apr-1990)</a> <br> <a href="/films/554/000090284/">Cold Dog Soup (1990)</a> <br> <a href="/films/766/000041643/">National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1-Dec-1989)</a> · Eddie<br> <a href="/films/414/000084162/">Bloodhounds of Broadway (3-Nov-1989)</a> <br> <a href="/films/243/000042117/">Out Cold (3-Mar-1989)</a> · Lester<br> <a href="/films/671/000033572/">Parents (27-Jan-1989)</a> · Nick Laemle<br> <a href="/films/619/000084367/">Dead Solid Perfect (18-Dec-1988)</a> <br> <a href="/films/155/000033056/">Caddyshack II (22-Jul-1988)</a> · Peter Blunt<br> <a href="/films/263/000041140/">Moving (4-Mar-1988)</a> · Frank<br> <a href="/films/817/000271004/">Evil in Clear River (11-Jan-1988)</a> <br> <a href="/films/079/000042950/">No Man's Land (23-Oct-1987)</a> · Lt. Vincent Bracey<br> <a href="/films/266/000084014/">Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (Oct-1987)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/281/000172762/">LBJ: The Early Years (1-Feb-1987)</a> · Lyndon B. Johnson<br> <a href="/films/114/000251358/">Sweet Country (23-Jan-1987)</a> <br> <a href="/films/244/000037133/">The Wraith (21-Nov-1986)</a> · Loomis<br> <a href="/films/188/000067984/">Fool for Love (14-May-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/431/000084179/">The Slugger's Wife (29-Mar-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/126/000040006/">The Wild Life (28-Sep-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/783/000205168/">A Streetcar Named Desire (4-Mar-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/553/000034451/">National Lampoon's Vacation (29-Jul-1983)</a> · Cousin Eddie<br> <a href="/films/604/000033505/">Inside the Third Reich (9-May-1982)</a> <br> <a href="/films/004/000066803/">Heartbeeps (19-Dec-1981)</a> · Charlie<br> <a href="/films/872/000096584/">Of Mice and Men (29-Nov-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/118/000042989/">The Long Riders (16-May-1980)</a> · Clell Miller<br> <a href="/films/460/000084208/">Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (15-Apr-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/156/000064961/">Foxes (29-Feb-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/407/000037296/">Midnight Express (1-Sep-1978)</a> · Jimmy Booth<br> <a href="/films/176/000174651/">Three Warriors (Feb-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/132/000071916/">The Choirboys (23-Dec-1977)</a> · Dean Proust<br> <a href="/films/473/000037362/">Bound for Glory (5-Dec-1976)</a> · Luther Johnson<br> <a href="/films/580/000062394/">The Missouri Breaks (19-May-1976)</a> · Little Tod<br> <a href="/films/616/000068412/">Breakout (7-Mar-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/105/000078868/">The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (11-Apr-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/319/000061136/">The Last Detail (12-Dec-1973)</a> · Meadows<br> <a href="/films/833/000033734/">Paper Moon (9-May-1973)</a> · Leroy<br> <a href="/films/751/000256980/">Lolly-Madonna XXX (21-Feb-1973)</a> <br> <a href="/films/442/000041319/">What's Up, Doc? 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