Randy Lee Davison (born ) is an American actor who appeared in the films ''

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'' (2021) as

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, ''

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'' (2020), ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023), '' Not This Part of the World'' (1995), and ''

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'' (2022). In the 1990s, Davison appeared in the television show ''

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'' as

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and as

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's production of ''

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''.

Early life

Davison graduated from Capital High School and is a theatre major out of

. In 1992, Davison appeared on ''

'' as

and as

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. The following year, he participated in the Irene Ryan Acting competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival regional conference for his monologue in the play ''The Four Bagger''. In 1994, Davison starred as Phil in ''

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'' at BSU, tied for top honors at the Student Programs Board's stand-up comedy competition ''Just Another One Night Stand.''

Career

Davison's journey into acting was inspired during his grade school years when he saw a boy playing a bear in the youth production of ''

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'' and catching a performance of '' The Tempest'' in 7th grade. Early in his career, Davison co-starred in the film '' Not This Part of the World''. Before joining

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, his work experience came from being an extra on movies sets and doing voice-over projects. Davison relocated to

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after booking a commercial for

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. His acting career set him up with work at

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. Davison co-starred with

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in a production of '' The Ruling Class'' at The Knightsbridge Theatre in

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. In 2017, he contributed his voice to ''Uncharted Regions'', a

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featuring Gigi Edgely,

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and Larry Nemeck. Davison worked on a film called ''

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'' in 2018, shot in San Diego. In the 2020s, he portrayed the ''

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'' of the

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in ''

'',

in ''

'', a sheriff in ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'', and acted in ''

''. Davison was one of the last people photographed with

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before his death in 2023.

Filmography

Stage credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davison, Randy 1971 births Living people American male film actors Capital High School (Boise, Idaho) alumni Boise State University alumni American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from San Diego Actors from Boise, Idaho Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors University of California, San Diego faculty American male Shakespearean actors