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