Person
John Quade
Acting · 1938–2009 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Biography
John William Saunders III (April 1, 1938 – August 9, 2009), better known by the stage name John Quade, was an American character actor who starred in film and television. He was best known for his role as Cholla, the leader of the motorcycle gang the Black Widows in the Clint Eastwood films Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980).
Known for
The A-Team
Garber
Bonanza
Tallman
Ironside
1967
Knight Rider
1982
Baywatch
Kyle Rigler
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Rockford Files
Tenner
Charlie's Angels
Brown
The Wild Wild West
Man
Filmography
- 1993Return to Lonesome DoveMartin
- 1992Lucky Luke
- 1991And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!Walter Kotzwinkle
- 1990The Giant of Thunder MountainCarl (Townsman)
- 1989BaywatchKyle Rigler
- 1989UnconqueredGuard
- 1988The TrackerLomax
- 1988Longarm
- 1987Tigershark'Cowboy' Dave Reynolds
- 1987The HighwaymanBartender
- 1987La BambaBartender
- 1987WerewolfStorage Shed Owner
- 1986Houston: The Legend of TexasSen. Stansbury
- 1986The B.R.A.T. PatrolKnife
- 1986Seasons in the SunGordie Vickers
- 1984HunterJim Holloway
- 1983The A-TeamGarber
- 1982Knight Rider
- 1981The Fall Guy
- 1981Cattle Annie and Little BritchesMorgan
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1980Any Which Way You CanCholla
- 1980Trouble in High Timber CountryRoy
- 1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
- 1980When the Whistle Blows
- 1980Galactica 1980Sheriff Ellsworth
- 1980PowerLoading Dock Foreman
- 1979Paris
- 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyJolen Quince
- 1979Flatbush
- 1979B. J. and the Bear
- 1978Every Which Way but LooseCholla, The Biker Leader
- 1978Vega$
- 1978Sword of Justice
- 1978Go West, Young GirlIngalls
- 1978The Ghost of Flight 401Marshall
- 1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionAdam
- 1977Escape from Bogen CountySheriff Mason
- 1977CHiPsReno
- 1977Night TerrorThe Derelict
- 1977How the West Was Won
- 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
- 1977RootsSheriff Charlie Biggs
- 1976Quincy, M.E.
- 1976Charlie's AngelsBrown
- 1976The Wackiest Wagon Train in the WestJake
- 1976Special DeliveryBarney
- 1976The Outlaw Josey WalesComanchero Leader
- 1976The Quest
- 1976The Last Hard MenGant
- 1976The Bionic Woman
- 1975Starsky & Hutch
- 1975SwitchSheriff Jacobs
- 197592 in the ShadeRoy
- 1975Last Hours Before MorningKorbett
- 1975Rancho DeluxeCircular Face (uncredited)
- 1975Mr. RiccoArkansas
- 1975Baretta
- 1974The GodchildDenton
- 1974Virginia HillMousie
- 1974The Swinging CheerleadersBelski
- 1974Police Woman
- 1974The Rockford FilesTenner
- 1974Planet EarthKreeg Commandant
- 1974Honky Tonk
- 1973The StingRiley
- 1973PapillonMasked Breton
- 1973The Blue KnightKnobby Booker
- 1973The Blue KnightKnobby Booker
- 1973KojakColby
- 1973Faraday and CompanyHooper
- 1973High Plains DrifterJake Ross
- 1973Police Story
- 1972Goodnight, My LoveEdgar
- 1972Kung FuJohnson
- 1972Bad CompanyNolan
- 1972Deadhead MilesSpud Holder
- 1972MelindaCop (uncredited)
- 1972HammerRiley
- 1971NicholsScully One
- 1970McCloud
- 1967The High ChaparralBartender
- 1967Ironside
- 1965The Wild Wild WestMan
- 1959BonanzaTallman
- 1955GunsmokeShaw
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyKnife
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