Person

Anthony Quinn

Acting · 1915–2001 · Chihuahua, Mexico

Biography

Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, The Message, Lion of the Desert, and La Strada. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice; for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956. Outside of acting, Quinn was also a writer, painter, and civil rights activist.

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Filmography

2021FellinopolisSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2017This Is Bob Hope...actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal MomentsSelf (archive footage)
2007BrandoSelf (archive footage)
2002Avenging AngeloAngelo Allieghieri
2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American CinemaHimself
2002The Magic of FelliniSelf (archive footage)
2001The Making of Lawrence of ArabiaSelf
2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulSelf
2001Anthony Quinn: The Final WordsSelf
2000Terra de canonsSr. de Sicart
2000OriundiGiuseppe Padovani
1999Camino de SantiagoFélix Foulé
1999Private Screenings: Anthony QuinnSelf
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf
1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroSelf
1997The MayorAntonio Baracano
1996Seven ServantsArchie
1996GottiNeil Dellacroce
1996O. Henry's ChristmasSelf - Host
1996Ingrid Bergman RememberedSelf (archive footage)
1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllSelf
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
1995A Walk in the CloudsDon Pedro Aragón
1995The MagicianErcole
1994Hercules in the Maze of the MinotaurZeus
1994Hercules in the UnderworldZeus
1994Hercules and the Circle of FireZeus
1994Somebody to LoveEmillio
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf
1994Hercules and the Lost KingdomZeus
1994Hercules and the Amazon WomenZeus
1994This Can't Be LoveMichael Reyman
1993Last Action HeroTony Vivaldi
1991Pebble MillSelf
1991A Star for TwoDr. Gabriel Todd
1991MobstersDon Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
1991Jungle FeverLou Carbone
1991Only the LonelyNick Acropolis
1990Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelf
1990The Old Man and the SeaSantiago
1990RevengeTiburon 'Tibey' Mendez
199027 Wagons Full of CottonNarrator
1989Ghosts Can't Do ItScott
1989A Man of PassionMauricio
1988StradivariAntonio Stradivari
1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldSocrates Onassis
1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf
1987Treasure Island in Outer SpaceLong John Silver
1987Sacrée soiréeSelf
1984The Cosby ShowMr. Fuentes
1984Goldene KameraSelf
1983BrainwashExecutive Producer
1983RembetikaNarrator
1982ValentinaMosen Joaquín
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982Regina RomaPapa
1981High RiskMariano
1981The SalamanderBruno Manzini
1981Lion of the DesertOmar al-Mukhtar
1980Quinn RunningHimself
1979The PassageThe Basque
1978Los hijos de Sanchez
1978CaravansZulffiqar
1978The Children of SanchezJesús Sánchez
1978The Greek TycoonTheo Tomasis
1977Target of an AssassinErnest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade
1977Jesus of NazarethCaiaphas
1976The InheritanceGregorio Ferramonti
1976The Con ArtistsPhilip Bang
1976The MessageHamza
1976The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of GodHimself
1975Système 2Self
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1975Midi PremièreSelf
1974The Marseille ContractSteve Ventura
1973The Don Is DeadDon Angelo DiMorra
1973Deaf Smith & Johnny EarsErastus 'Deaf' Smith
1972Across 110th StreetCapt. Frank Mattelli
1972ArruzaNarrator
1972Midi trenteSelf
1972The Murder of Julius CaesarJulius Caesar
1971Film '72Self
1971The Man and the CityThomas Jefferson Alcala
1971The CityMayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
1971Voice of La RazaSelf
1970FlapFlapping Eagle
1970R.P.M.Prof. F.W.J. 'Paco' Perez
1970A Walk in the Spring RainWill Cade
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)
1970The Secret of Santa VittoriaItalo Bombolini
1969A Dream of KingsMatsoukas
1968The MagusMaurice Conchis
1968The Shoes of the FishermanKiril Lakota
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968The Movie OrgyKubla Khan (archive footage)
1967OmnibusSelf
1967The RoverPeyrol
1967The HappeningRoc Delmonico
1967The 25th HourJohann Moritz
1967Guns for San SebastianLeon Alastray
1966Lost CommandLt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
1965Marco the MagnificentKublai Khan
1965A High Wind in JamaicaChavez
1964Zorba the GreekAlexis Zorba
1964Behold a Pale HorseViñolas
1964The VisitSerge Miller
1962Lawrence of ArabiaAuda abu Tayi
1962Requiem for a HeavyweightLewis 'Mountain' Rivera
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961BarabbasBarabbas
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961The Guns of NavaroneCol. Andrea Stavros
1960Portrait in BlackDr. David Rivera
1960The Savage InnocentsInuk
1960Heller in Pink TightsTom Healy
1959Last Train from Gun HillCraig Belden
1959WarlockTom Morgan
1959The Black OrchidFrank Valente
1958The BuccaneerDirector
1958Hot SpellJack Duval
1957Wild Is the WindGino
1957Van Gogh: Darkness into LightSelf
1957The Ride BackBob Callen
1957The River's EdgeBen Cameron
1956The Wild PartyTom Kupfen
1956The Hunchback of Notre DameQuasimodo
1956Man from Del RioDave Robles
1956Lust for LifePaul Gauguin
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1955Seven Cities of GoldCapt. Gaspar de Portola
1955The Naked StreetPhil Regal
1955The Magnificent MatadorLuís Santos
1954AttilaAttila
1954UlyssesAntinoos
1954La StradaZampanò
1954The Long WaitJohnny McBride
1954Angels of DarknessFrancesco Caserto
1954Fatal DesireAlfio
1953Blowing WildWard 'Paco' Conway
1953East of SumatraKiang
1953Ride, Vaquero!José Esqueda
1953City Beneath the SeaTony Bartlett
1953SeminoleOsceola
1953The OscarsSelf
1952Against All FlagsCaptain Roc Brasiliano
1952The World in His ArmsPortugee
1952The BrigandPrince Ramón
1952Viva Zapata!Eufemio Zapata
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJason Burrage
1951Mask of the AvengerViovanni Larocca
1951The Brave BullsRaul Fuentes
1950Danger
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1949Lights Out
1948The Ford Theatre Hour
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947TycoonRicky Vegas
1947Black GoldCharley Eagle
1947CaliforniaDon Luís Rivera y Hernandez
1947Sinbad the SailorEmir
1946The Imperfect LadyJose Martinez
1945Road to HomeSelf (archive footage)
1945Back to BataanCaptain Andres Bonifacio
1945Where Do We Go from Here?Chief Badger
1945China SkyChen-Ta
1944Irish Eyes Are SmilingAl Jackson
1944Roger Touhy, GangsterGeorge Carroll
1944Ladies of WashingtonMichael Romanescue
1944Buffalo BillChief Yellow Hand
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1943Guadalcanal DiaryJesus ('Soose') Alverez
1943The Ox-Bow IncidentJuan Martínez/Francisco Morez
1942The Black SwanWogan
1942Road to MoroccoMullay Kasim
1942Larceny, Inc.Leo Dexter
1941The Perfect SnobAlexander Moreno
1941They Died with Their Boots OnCrazy Horse
1941Bullets for O'HaraTony Van Dyne / Tony Millard
1941Blood and SandManolo de Palma
1941Thieves Fall OutChic Collins
1941KnockoutHarry Trego
1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainJoe Yuma
1940City for ConquestMurray Burns
1940The Ghost BreakersRamon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
1940Road to SingaporeCaesar
1940Parole FixerFrancis 'Big Boy' Bradmore
1940Emergency SquadNick Buller
1939Television SpyForbes
1939Island of Lost MenChang Tai
1939Union PacificCordray
1939King of ChinatownMike Gordon
1938King of AlcatrazLou Gedney
1938Bulldog Drummond in AfricaHenchman Fordine
1938Hunted MenMack McGloyne
1938Tip-Off GirlsMarty
1938Dangerous to KnowNicolai Kusoff
1938The BuccaneerBeluche
1937Daughter of ShanghaiHarry Morgan
1937Partners in CrimeNicholas Mazaney
1937The Last Train from MadridCapt. Ricardo Álvarez
1937Waikiki WeddingKimo
1937Swing High, Swing LowThe Don
1936Night WaitressGangster
1936The PlainsmanCheyenne Indian
1936Sworn EnemyGangster (uncredited)
1936The Milky Way

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