Eddie Quillan

Acting · 0.7 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

The Strongest Man in the World

19756.2

Mutiny on the Bounty

19357.4

Viva Las Vegas

19646.1

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

19726.3

Young Mr. Lincoln

19397.2

Frankie and Johnny

19665.6

Brigadoon

19546.5

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

19666.7

The Flame of New Orleans

19416.5

Move Over, Darling

19636.7

The Bounty Killer

19656.0

Hitchhike!

19748.0

The Shakiest Gun in the West

19686.2

Summer Magic

19636.7

Incident on a Dark Street

19735.3

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

19635.9

Sweepstakes

19315.7

Allegheny Uprising

19395.9

The Godless Girl

19287.0

Made for Each Other

19396.1

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

19705.6

She Lives!

19736.6

The Judge and Jake Wyler

19722.5

Melvin Purvis G-Man

19756.3

Geraldine

19298.0

The Darker Side of Terror

19797.0

Mystery of the Riverboat

19446.5

Noisy Neighbors

19299.0

How to Frame a Figg

19716.6

London by Night

19376.1

Lifetime of Comedy

19605.5

Big Money

193010.0

Big City

19377.7

Meet the Baron

19335.3

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

Hi'ya, Sailor

19436.5

Come Blow Your Horn

19635.1

Hollywood Party

19345.7

Night Work

19306.3

White Mama

19808.0

Swing, Sister, Swing

19388.0

Song of the Sarong

19457.0

Dark Mountain

19445.3

It Ain't Hay

19436.5

Promises! Promises!

19634.8

The Flying Irishman

19395.0

This Is the Life

19446.0

Kid Glove Killer

19426.4

Too Many Blondes

19418.0

Here Comes Kelly

19433.7

Flying Blind

19414.6

Jungle Queen

19455.5

He Popped His Pistol

19537.0

For the Love of It

19806.0

Mad Bull

19778.0

Catalina, Here I Come

19277.0

He Took a Powder

19557.0

The Impostor

19446.4

Broadway to Hollywood

19335.0

Zebra in the Kitchen

19654.9

The Big Shot

193110.0

The Perils of Petersboro

19268.0

Let Down Your Aerial

194910.0

House About It

19508.0

The Tip-Off

19316.0

The Mandarin Mystery

19365.0

The College Kiddo

19279.0

The Golf Nut

19277.0

Nobody's Home

19558.0

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

19808.0

Sensation Hunters

19454.8

Her Actor Friend

192610.0

Fun on the Run

19514.7

Doggie in the Bedroom

19549.0

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

19415.8

A Fool and His Honey

1952

Twilight on the Prairie

19448.0

Follow the Band

19439.0

The Family Next Door

19395.8

The Gentleman from Louisiana

19368.0

Jungle Raiders

19457.0

Where Did You Get That Girl?

19416.0

Girl Crazy

19324.3

Priorities on Parade

19427.0

Dark Streets of Cairo

19407.5

Moonlight and Cactus

19445.5

Dixie Jamboree

19445.4

Dancing on a Dime

19405.0

Gridiron Flash

19344.8

Hi, Good Lookin'!

19446.5

La Conga Nights

19407.7

Strictly Personal

19337.5

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

19317.3

Father of Hell Town

1985

He Flew the Shrew

19517.0

A Guy Could Change

19467.0

Should Husbands Marry?

19268.0

Jungle Safari

19566.0

Slightly Terrific

19445.0

The Sophomore

19295.3

Show Folks

19287.0

Sideshow

19507.0

Come on Seven

195610.0

The Bull Fighter

192710.0

His Pest Friend

19558.0

Alaska Highway

19436.3

Love in a Police Station

192710.0

Hawaiian Nights

193910.0

Heebie Gee-Gees

19529.0

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

19489.0

Melody Parade

19438.0

Crabbin' in the Cabin

19489.0

Kitty from Killarney

19268.0

A-Hunting They Did Go

19537.0

Strop, Look and Listen

19528.0

For Sale, a Bungalow

19278.0