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Eddie Quillan
Born · March 31, 1907
Died · July 19, 1990 (83 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio
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.
Matlock
(1 episode)
7.1
1986
Hell Town
Poco Loco · (15 episodes)
5.0
1985
Father of Hell Town
Smitty
0.0
1985
Moonlighting
Abbie Cadabra · (1 episode)
7.5
1985
Highway to Heaven
(2 episodes)
7.4
1984
The A-Team
Old Man · (1 episode)
7.5
1983
For the Love of It
Wino
3.0
1980
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Alfred Ammonet
0.0
1980
White Mama
Old White Man
8.0
1980
The Darker Side of Terror
Watchman
6.3
1979
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Tompkins
0.0
1978
Mad Bull
Rafferty
0.0
1977
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Hotel Clerk
6.7
1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Mr. Willoughby
6.1
1975
Baretta
(1 episode)
6.3
1975
Police Woman
(1 episode)
6.2
1974
Little House on the Prairie
Buffalo Bill · (6 episodes)
7.9
1974
Petrocelli
(1 episode)
7.0
1974
Lucas Tanner
(3 episodes)
7.0
1974
Hitchhike!
Counterman
8.0
1974
She Lives!
Janitor
5.8
1973
Incident on a Dark Street
Security Guard
5.0
1973
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Billy Lambert
3.0
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
6.9
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
6.3
1972
Nichols
Agent · (1 episode)
5.0
1971
Columbo
Ferguson · (1 episode)
8.1
1971
How to Frame a Figg
Old Man
6.2
1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
5.0
1970
Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
7.0
1969
Love, American Style
(1 episode)
6.0
1969
Here's Lucy
Cab Driver · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Here's Lucy
Jackson · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Adam-12
T.J. · (1 episode)
7.0
1968
Julia
(3 episodes)
6.0
1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Train Porter (uncredited)
6.2
1968
Mannix
(3 episodes)
6.7
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(2 episodes)
6.2
1967
Cimarron Strip
(1 episode)
5.0
1967
Frankie and Johnny
Cashier (uncredited)
5.7
1966
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
Elevator Operator
6.7
1966
Batman
Newsie · (1 episode)
7.3
1966
The F.B.I.
Amos Wick · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
Lost in Space
Bartender · (1 episode)
7.1
1965
The Big Valley
Hotel Clerk · (1 episode)
6.1
1965
The Bounty Killer
Pianist
5.8
1965
Zebra in the Kitchen
Man Watching TV
5.0
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1 episode)
7.2
1964
Daniel Boone
Ephraim Smith (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Daniel Boone
Inn Landlord · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Daniel Boone
Mr. Stokey · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Daniel Boone
Proprietor · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Valentine's Day
(34 episodes)
0.0
1964
The Addams Family
Horace Beesley · (1 episode)
8.0
1964
The Addams Family
Mr. Digby · (1 episode)
8.0
1964
The Addams Family
George Bass · (1 episode)
8.0
1964
The Addams Family
Clyde Arbogast · (1 episode)
8.0
1964
The Addams Family
Joe Digby · (1 episode)
8.0
1964
Viva Las Vegas
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
6.2
1964
Move Over, Darling
Bellboy
6.5
1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Stevens House Room Clerk
5.8
1963
Glynis
(1 episode)
0.0
1963
Petticoat Junction
Dick · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
Petticoat Junction
Mort · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
Burke's Law
Elevator Starter · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Burke's Law
Mr. Jellybean · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Promises! Promises!
Bartender
4.8
1963
Summer Magic
Boston Mailman
6.7
1963
Come Blow Your Horn
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
4.8
1963
The Lucy Show
Mr. Vincent · (1 episode)
7.0
1962
The Lucy Show
Briggs · (1 episode)
7.0
1962
87th Precinct
(1 episode)
7.5
1961
Mister Ed
(1 episode)
6.7
1961
Surfside 6
(1 episode)
5.0
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Bell Hop · (1 episode)
7.6
1960
Pete and Gladys
(1 episode)
6.5
1960
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
0.0
1960
The Detectives
(1 episode)
5.6
1959
The Alaskans
(1 episode)
5.5
1959
Law of the Plainsman
Horace Arnold · (1 episode)
6.0
1959
The Rifleman
(2 episodes)
7.0
1958
The Texan
(1 episode)
5.0
1958
Perry Mason
Bookkeeper Abner Keller · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Agent · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Photographer · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Mel Jones · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Come on Seven
Eddie
0.0
1956
Jungle Safari
Chuck Kelly
4.0
1956
He Took a Powder
0.0
1955
Gunsmoke
Barkeep · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Telegrapher · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Nobody's Home
0.0
1955
His Pest Friend
0.0
1955
Brigadoon
Sandy
6.5
1954
Doggie in the Bedroom
0.0
1954
A-Hunting They Did Go
0.0
1953
He Popped His Pistol
0.0
1953
Strop, Look and Listen
0.0
1952
Heebie Gee-Gees
Eddie
0.0
1952
A Fool and His Honey
Eddie
0.0
1952
Fun on the Run
2.0
1951
He Flew the Shrew
0.0
1951
House About It
0.0
1950
Sideshow
Big Top
0.0
1950
Let Down Your Aerial
0.0
1949
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
0.0
1948
Crabbin' in the Cabin
0.0
1948
A Guy Could Change
George Cummings
0.0
1946
Sensation Hunters
Ray Lawson
4.7
1945
Jungle Raiders
Joe Riley
5.5
1945
Song of the Sarong
Tony Romans
5.0
1945
Jungle Queen
Chuck Kelly
5.0
1945
Mystery of the Riverboat
Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
6.0
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Stubby Lamont
4.0
1944
Dark Mountain
Willie Dinsmire
5.3
1944
Dixie Jamboree
Jeff Calhoun
4.5
1944
This Is the Life
Gus
5.0
1944
Twilight on the Prairie
Phil
0.0
1944
Slightly Terrific
Charlie Young
4.5
1944
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Dynamo Carson
5.7
1944
The Impostor
Bouteau
6.0
1944
Hi'ya, Sailor
Corky Mills
6.0
1943
Here Comes Kelly
Jimmy Kelly
1.0
1943
Melody Parade
Jimmy Tracy
0.0
1943
Alaska Highway
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
5.0
1943
Follow the Band
Marvin Howe
0.0
1943
It Ain't Hay
Harry, the Horse
6.4
1943
Priorities on Parade
Sticks O'Hara
0.0
1942
Kid Glove Killer
Eddie Wright
6.2
1942
Flying Blind
Riley
3.5
1941
Too Many Blondes
Wally Pelton
0.0
1941
The Flame of New Orleans
3rd Sailor
6.2
1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Skat
5.0
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Joe Olsen
5.0
1941
Dark Streets of Cairo
Jerry Jones
6.0
1940
Dancing on a Dime
Jack Norcross
5.0
1940
La Conga Nights
Titus Endover
7.5
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Connie Rivers
7.8
1940
Allegheny Uprising
Will Anderson
5.6
1939
Hawaiian Nights
Ray Peters
0.0
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Adam Clay
7.2
1939
The Flying Irishman
Henry Corrigan
4.6
1939
The Family Next Door
Sammy Pierce
5.2
1939
Made for Each Other
Conway
6.2
1939
Swing, Sister, Swing
Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
0.0
1938
Big City
Mike Edwards
7.4
1937
London by Night
Bill
6.0
1937
The Mandarin Mystery
Ellery Queen
5.0
1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Tod Mason
0.0
1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Tommy Ellison
7.3
1935
Gridiron Flash
Tommy "Cherub" Burke
3.3
1934
Hollywood Party
Bob Benson
5.8
1934
Meet the Baron
Man at Dock (uncredited)
4.3
1933
Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett III
4.6
1933
Strictly Personal
Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
5.0
1933
Girl Crazy
Danny Churchill
4.5
1932
The Big Shot
Ray Smith
0.0
1931
The Tip-Off
Tommy Jordan
5.2
1931
Sweepstakes
Buddy Doyle
4.5
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
6.0
1931
Big Money
Eddie
0.0
1930
Night Work
Willie Musher
6.2
1930
The Sophomore
Joe Collins
4.5
1929
Geraldine
Eddie Able
0.0
1929
Show Folks
Eddie Kehoe
6.0
1928
The Godless Girl
Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
7.0
1928
Love in a Police Station
Officer Eddie Chase
0.0
1927
The Bull Fighter
Young Flint
0.0
1927
For Sale, a Bungalow
Eddie
0.0
1927
The Golf Nut
Eddie
0.0
1927
The College Kiddo
Eddie Dunn - the Freshman
0.0
1927
Catalina, Here I Come
Eddie
0.0
1927
Kitty from Killarney
Eddie McManus
0.0
1926
Should Husbands Marry?
Eddie McGrew
0.0
1926
The Perils of Petersboro
Eddie Knight
0.0
1926
Her Actor Friend
Buddy Jones
0.0
1926