Eddie Quillan

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

119

Movies

118

Born: March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward "Eddie" Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the 1922 comedy short Up and at 'Em. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short The Love Sundae opposite actress Alice Day. Quillan would remain a popular leading and secondary actor throughout the sound film era and would appear in such notable films as 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone, 1939's Young Mr. Lincoln opposite Henry Fonda and Alice Brady, as 'Connie Rivers' in John Ford's 1940 film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath opposite Henry Fonda, in 1943's Alaska Highway and It Ain't Hay opposite the comedic duo Abbott and Costello. Quillan's breezy screen personality was seen in "B" musicals, comedies, and even serials during the 1940s. In 1948 Columbia Pictures producer Jules White teamed Quillan with veteran movie comic Wally Vernon for a series of comedy short subjects. White emphasized extreme physical comedy in these films, and Vernon and Quillan made a good team, enthusiastically engaging in pratfalling, kick-in-the-pants slapstick. The series ran through 1956. Beginning in the late 1950s, Quillan began to make the transition to the medium of television and by the 1960s could be seen frequently appearing as a guest actor in such series as The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, Perry Mason, and approximately five appearances on the camp-horror comedy series The Addams Family. He was a regular on the Anthony Franciosa sitcom Valentine's Day from 1964 to 1965, and from 1968 through 1971 he appeared as "Eddie Edson" on the television drama Julia opposite actress Diahann Carroll. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Quillan continued to appear in motion pictures, but in increasingly smaller roles and often in bit parts. One notable appearance of the era was his role of 'Sandy' in the 1954 Vincente Minnelli directed musical Brigadoon. Quillan also appeared in the uncredited role of 'Mr.Cassidy' in the 1969 Gene Kelly film adaptation of Hello, Dolly!. Quillan appeared in My Three Sons as Mr Hewlett (1961) and also appeared on the western television adventure series The Rifleman as Angus Evans. In the 1970s, Quillan made guest appearances on such varied television series as Mannix, Here's Lucy, Chico and the Man and Baretta. After meeting and befriending actor and director Michael Landon, he played numerous bit roles in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie. Quillan also performed in the Landon-directed series Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy during the 1980s. Quillan made his last television appearance in a 1987 episode of the television crime-mystery series Matlock.

Works

118 films

Hello, Dolly!

19697.0

The Grapes of Wrath

19407.8

Mutiny on the Bounty

19357.4

The Strongest Man in the World

19756.2

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

19726.3

Frankie and Johnny

19665.6

Viva Las Vegas

19646.1

Young Mr. Lincoln

19397.2

Brigadoon

19546.5

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

19666.7

The Bounty Killer

19656.0

Move Over, Darling

19636.7

The Flame of New Orleans

19416.5

Made for Each Other

19396.1

The Shakiest Gun in the West

19686.2

Allegheny Uprising

19395.9

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

19705.6

The Godless Girl

19287.0

Melvin Purvis G-Man

19756.3

Summer Magic

19636.7

Hitchhike!

19748.0

Noisy Neighbors

19299.0

Big City

19377.7

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

19635.9

It Ain't Hay

19436.5

How to Frame a Figg

19716.6

Incident on a Dark Street

19735.3

Sweepstakes

19315.7

Lifetime of Comedy

19605.5

Geraldine

19298.0

Kid Glove Killer

19426.4

Mystery of the Riverboat

19446.5

Song of the Sarong

19457.0

Hi'ya, Sailor

19436.5

She Lives!

19736.6

The Judge and Jake Wyler

19722.5

Promises! Promises!

19634.8

This Is the Life

19446.0

Come Blow Your Horn

19635.1

Mad Bull

19778.0

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

London by Night

19376.1

Meet the Baron

19335.3

Big Money

193010.0

Too Many Blondes

19418.0

Night Work

19306.3

The Darker Side of Terror

19797.0

He Popped His Pistol

19537.0

Doggie in the Bedroom

19549.0

Swing, Sister, Swing

19388.0

Dark Mountain

19445.3

Jungle Queen

19455.5

Hollywood Party

19345.7

Dixie Jamboree

19445.4

Zebra in the Kitchen

19654.9

White Mama

19808.0

The Tip-Off

19316.0

Catalina, Here I Come

19277.0

For the Love of It

19806.0

La Conga Nights

19407.7

The Gentleman from Louisiana

19368.0

The Impostor

19446.4

House About It

19508.0

He Took a Powder

19557.0

Strictly Personal

19337.5

The Big Shot

193110.0

The Flying Irishman

19395.0

Fun on the Run

19514.7

The Golf Nut

19277.0

A Guy Could Change

19467.0

Flying Blind

19414.6

Nobody's Home

19558.0

The Family Next Door

19395.8

Let Down Your Aerial

194910.0

The Mandarin Mystery

19365.0

The Perils of Petersboro

19268.0

Her Actor Friend

192610.0

The College Kiddo

19279.0

Follow the Band

19439.0

Sensation Hunters

19454.8

Broadway to Hollywood

19335.0

A Fool and His Honey

1952

Here Comes Kelly

19433.7

Sideshow

19507.0

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

19808.0

Crabbin' in the Cabin

19489.0

Slightly Terrific

19445.0

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

19415.8

Father of Hell Town

1985

Dark Streets of Cairo

19407.5

Girl Crazy

19324.3

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

19317.3

He Flew the Shrew

19517.0

Alaska Highway

19436.3

Dancing on a Dime

19405.0

Jungle Raiders

19457.0

Love in a Police Station

192710.0

Twilight on the Prairie

19448.0

A-Hunting They Did Go

19537.0

His Pest Friend

19558.0

Priorities on Parade

19427.0

Gridiron Flash

19344.8

Hi, Good Lookin'!

19446.5

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

19489.0

Heebie Gee-Gees

19529.0

Where Did You Get That Girl?

19416.0

The Sophomore

19295.3

Jungle Safari

19566.0

Should Husbands Marry?

19268.0

Show Folks

19287.0

Hawaiian Nights

193910.0

Moonlight and Cactus

19445.5

Come on Seven

195610.0

For Sale, a Bungalow

19278.0

Melody Parade

19438.0

The Bull Fighter

192710.0

Kitty from Killarney

19268.0

Strop, Look and Listen

19528.0