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Anthony Quinn (I) (1915–2001)


Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to an Irish-Mexican father and a Mexican mother. After starting life in extremely modest circumstances in Mexico, his family moved to Los Angeles, California, where he grew up in the Boyle Heights and the Echo Park neighborhoods... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (167 titles)
2000 Oriundi
Giuseppe Padovani
 
1999 Camino de Santiago (TV mini-series)
Félix Foulé
Episode #1.3 (1999) … Félix Foulé
Episode #1.2 (1999) … Félix Foulé
Episode #1.1 (1999) … Félix Foulé
 
1999 Cosby (TV series)
Prof. Christo
Lucas Illuminus (1999) … Prof. Christo
 
1999 Tierra de cañones
Sr. de Sicart
 
1997 The Mayor
Antonio Baracano
 
1996 Seven Servants
Archie
 
1996 Gotti (TV movie)
Neil Dellacroce
 
1995 La noche de los castillos (TV series)
Rey Falop
Episode dated 18 November 1995 (1995) … Rey Falop
Episode dated 11 November 1995 (1995) … Rey Falop
Episode dated 4 November 1995 (1995) … Rey Falop
Episode dated 28 October 1995 (1995) … Rey Falop
Episode dated 21 October 1995 (1995) … Rey Falop
 
1995 Il mago
Ercole
 
1995 A Walk in the Clouds
Don Pedro Aragon
 
1994 Hercules in the Underworld (TV movie)
Zeus
 
1994 Somebody to Love
Emillio
 
1994 Hercules and the Amazon Women (TV movie)
Zeus
 
1994 This Can't Be Love (TV movie)
Michael Reyman
 
1991 Mobsters
Don Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
 
1991 Jungle Fever
Lou Carbone
 
1991 Only the Lonely
Nick Acropolis
 
1991 A Star for Two
 
1990 The Old Man and the Sea (TV movie)
Santiago
 
1990/I Revenge
Tibey
 
1989 Ghosts Can't Do It
Scott
 
1989 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Mr. Fuentes
Surf's Up (1989) … Mr. Fuentes
 
1989 A Man of Passion
Mauricio
 
1988 Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari
 
1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (TV movie)
Socrates Onassis
 
1987 L'isola del tesoro (TV mini-series)
Long John Silver
 
1982 Valentina
Mosen Joaquín
 
1982 Regina Roma
Papa
 
1981 High Risk
Mariano
 
1981 Crosscurrent
 
1981 The Salamander
Bruno Manzini
 
1979 The Passage
The Basque
 
1978 Caravans
Zulffiqar
 
1978 The Greek Tycoon
Theo Tomasis
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Caiaphas
Part 2 (1977) … Caiaphas
Part 1 (1977) … Caiaphas
 
1977 The Message
Hamza
 
1977 Target of an Assassin
Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade
 
1976 The Inheritance
Gregorio Ferramonti
 
1976 High Rollers
Philip Bang
 
1974 The Destructors
Steve Ventura
 
1973 The Don Is Dead
Don Angelo
 
1973 Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Erastus 'Deaf' Smith
 
1972 Across 110th Street
Capt. Mattelli
 
1972 The Voice of La Raza
Narrator
 
1971 The City (TV movie)
Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala
 
1970 Flap
Flapping Eagle
 
1970 R.P.M.
Prof. F.W.J. 'Paco' Perez
 
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain
Will Cade
 
1969 A Dream of Kings
Matsoukas
 
1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Italo Bombolini
 
1968/I The Shoes of the Fisherman
Kiril Lakota
 
1968 Guns for San Sebastian
Leon Alastray
 
1967 The Rover
Peyrol
 
1967 The Happening
Roc Delmonico
 
1967 The 25th Hour
Johann Moritz
 
1966 Lost Command
Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
 
1965 Marco the Magnificent
Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor of China
 
1964 Behold a Pale Horse
Viñolas
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Louis 'Mountain' Rivera
 
1961 Barabbas
Barabbas
 
1960 Portrait in Black
Dr. David Rivera
 
1960 The Savage Innocents
Inuk
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights
Thomas 'Tom' Healy
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
Craig Belden
 
1959 Warlock
Tom Morgan
 
1958 Hot Spell
John Henry Duval
 
1957 Wild Is the Wind
Gino
 
1957 The Ride Back
Bob Kallen
 
1957 The River's Edge
Ben Cameron
 
1956 The Wild Party
Tom Kupfen
 
1956 Man from Del Rio
Dave Robles
 
1951-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Bandit's Hide-Out (1955)
Dark Fleece (1951)
 
1955 Seven Cities of Gold
Capt. Gaspar de Portola
 
1955 The Magnificent Matador
Luís Santos
 
1954 Attila
Attila (as Anthony Qvinn)
 
1954 Ulysses
Antinoos
 
1954 La strada
Zampanò
 
1954 Angels of Darkness
Francesco Caserto
 
1953 Funniest Show on Earth (uncredited)
 
1953 Blowing Wild
Ward 'Paco' Conway
 
1953 East of Sumatra
Kiang
 
1953 Ride, Vaquero!
José Constantino Esqueda
 
1953 Seminole
Osceola
 
1953 City Beneath the Sea
Tony Bartlett
 
1952 Against All Flags
Capt. Roc Brasiliano
 
1952 The Brigand
Prince Ramón
 
1952 The World in His Arms
Portugee
 
1951 Mask of the Avenger
Viovanni Larocca
 
1951 Danger (TV series)
Blue (1951)
 
1951 The Brave Bulls
Raul Fuentes
 
1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Ticket to Oblivion (1951)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
The House of Dust (1951)
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
Partners (1951)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Babe Callahan
Ned McCobb's Daughter (1951) … Babe Callahan
 
1947 Tycoon
Ricky
 
1947 Black Gold
Charley Eagle
 
1947 The Imperfect Lady
Jose Martínez
 
1947 California
Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Emir
 
1945 Back to Bataan
Capt. Andrés Bonifácio
 
1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
Chief Badger
 
1945 China Sky
Chen-Ta
 
1944 Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Al Jackson
 
1944 Roger Touhy, Gangster
George Carroll
 
1944 Ladies of Washington
Michael Romanescue
 
1943 Guadalcanal Diary
Jesus ('Soose') Alvarez
 
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
Juan Martínez
 
1942 The Black Swan
Wogan
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Leo Dexter
 
1941 The Perfect Snob
Alexander Moreno
 
1941 Bullets for O'Hara
Tony Van Dyne/Tony Millard
 
1941 Thieves Fall Out
Chic Collins
 
1941 Knockout
Mr. Harry Trego
 
1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Joe Yuma
 
1940 City for Conquest
Murray Burns
 
1940 The Ghost Breakers
Ramon Mederos/Francisco Mederos
 
1940 Parole Fixer
Francis 'Big Boy' Bradmore
 
1940 Emergency Squad
Nick Buller
 
1939 Television Spy
Forbes
 
1939 Island of Lost Men
Chang Tai
 
1939 Union Pacific
Cordray
 
1939 King of Chinatown
Mike Gordon
 
1938 King of Alcatraz
Lou Gedney
 
1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Fordine (henchman)
 
1938 Hunted Men
Legs
 
1938 Tip-Off Girls
Marty
 
1938 Dangerous to Know
Nicholas 'Nicki' Kusnoff
 
1937 Daughter of Shanghai
Harry Morgan
 
1937 Partners in Crime
Nicholas Mazaney
 
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
Capt. Ricardo Álvarez
 
1937 Under Strange Flags
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low
The Don
 
1936 Night Waitress
Gangster (uncredited)
 
1936 The Plainsman
A Cheyenne Indian
 
1936 Sworn Enemy
Gangster (uncredited)
 
1936 The Milky Way
Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2000 Oriundi (producer)
 
1982 Kiss My Grits (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1981 Circle of Power (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1972 Across 110th Street (executive producer)
 
1964 Zorba the Greek (associate producer)
 
1964 The Visit (co-producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1954 The Long Wait (performer: "ONCE")
 
1940 City for Conquest (performer: "The Continental" 1934 - uncredited, "Shadow Waltz" 1933 - uncredited, "She's a Latin from Manhattan" 1934 - uncredited, "I'm Just Wild About Harry" 1921 - uncredited, "Jalousie" Jealousy / 1925 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1958 The Buccaneer
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009 The Last Station (in memory of: with gratitude)
 
2009 Evocator (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
Anthony Quinn: A Lust for Life (1998) (very special thanks)
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (78 titles)
2007 Mobsters (TV series)
Himself
Frank Costello (2007) … Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1997-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Actor
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2001) … Himself
Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace (2001) … Himself
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997) … Himself - Actor
Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style (1997) … Himself
 
2001 Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Anthony Quinn: The Final Words (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 2000 Hispanic Heritage Awards (TV special)
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of Tony Scott … Himself
 
1999 Private Screenings (TV series)
Himself
Anthony Quinn (1999) … Himself
 
1998 The DeMille Dynasty (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 August 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996-1997 Corazón, corazón (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 July 1997 (1997) … Himself
Episode dated 13 October 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1997 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jacquline Bisset (1997) … Himself
 
1995-1996 ¿Qué apostamos? (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 December 1996 (1996) … Himself
Episode dated 27 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1996 ¡Soy un niño! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Cine de barrio (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 October 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
Show nº 14 (1996) … Himself
Show nº2 (1996) … Himself
Show nº1 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.11 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1994 Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (TV documentary)
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Tal cual (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 December 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 Larry King TNT Extra 3 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1972-1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 February 1991 (1991) … Himself
Episode dated 21 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 28 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture Drama
 
1990 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 October 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Himself
Anthony Quinn (1990) … Himself
 
1989-1990 American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (TV series)
Himself - Host
27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1990) … Himself - Host
Let Me Hear You Whisper (1990) … Himself - Host
The Rope (1989) … Himself - Host
Third and Oak: The Pool Hall (1989) … Himself - Host
 
1989 Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 La luna (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1988 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 June 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Gregory Peck: His Own Man (documentary)
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Foreign Language Film
 
1987 The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter & Performer
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Salute to Lady Liberty (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Kazantzakis (TV short)
Himself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Muhammad Ali (1978) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1976 The Making of an Epic: Mohammad Messenger of God (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972-1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor / Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 17 August 1973 (1973) … Himself - Actor
Episode dated 23 January 1973 (1973) … Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 4 December 1972 (1972) … Himself - Actor
 
1973 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #3.2 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Arruza (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.153 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.35 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
Mr. Anthony Quinn and Miss Peggy Lee (1970) … Himself
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Star of Film
Episode #4.36 (1969) … Himself - Star of Film
Episode #4.31 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 San Sebastian 1746 in 1968 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1968/II The Shoes of the Fisherman (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Leading Role
 
1962-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Poetry Reader
Episode #16.29 (1963) … Poetry Reader
Episode #16.9 (1962) … Himself
 
1962-1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.93 (1963) … Himself
Episode #1.50 (1962) … Himself
 
1960-1963 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 3 February 1963 (1963) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 9 October 1960 (1960) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1961 PM East (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 December 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 August 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #5.36 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress
 
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1956 Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Himself - Host / Texas Ranger Clay Waldon
The Long Trail (1954) … Himself - Host/Texas Ranger Clay Waldon
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (26 titles)
2008-2011 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (documentary)
Osceola (uncredited)
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Brando (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Voces (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Manola de Palma
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Las cerezas (TV series)
 
2003 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Making 'Avenging Angelo' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Anthony Quinn and Kirk Douglas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2002 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 The Magic of Fellini (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Ox-Bow Incident' (uncredited)
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Ox-Bow Incident (uncredited)
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Leon Alastray (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Subject of TV documentary, c.1983, featuring his family and work. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 7 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »


Alternate Names:

Anthony Qvinn

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Marlon Brando] I admire Marlon's talent, but I don't envy the pain that created it. See more »

Trivia:

While many biographies have the young Quinn, who was the son of an Irish father and Mexican mother, growing up on the streets of East L.A., the truth was that he grew up in Echo Park, attending Polytechnic (which at the time was located in downtown L.A. before it moved to North Hollywood) and Belmont high schools... See more »

Nickname:

Tony See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus