Eddie Quillan
Acting
Born: March 31, 1907 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 19, 1990 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
The A-Team
1983
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Columbo
1971
Batman
1966
The Addams Family
1964
Moonlighting
1985
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Hello, Dolly!
1969
Highway to Heaven
1984
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Photos (2)
Movies (101)
The Grapes of Wrath
Connie Rivers
Brigadoon
Sandy
Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Tommy Ellison
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
Bellboy
Frankie and Johnny
Cashier (uncredited)
Viva Las Vegas
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Adam Clay
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Elevator Operator
How to Frame a Figg
Old Man
It Ain't Hay
Harry, the Horse
The Strongest Man in the World
Mr. Willoughby
Made for Each Other
Conway
Summer Magic
Boston Mailman (uncredited)
Allegheny Uprising
Will Anderson
The Bounty Killer
Pianist
Come Blow Your Horn
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Stevens House Room Clerk
Big City
Mike Edwards
Night Work
Willie Musher
Hitchhike!
Counterman
Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett III
Sweepstakes
Buddy Doyle
The Darker Side of Terror
Watchman
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Train Porter (uncredited)
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Billy Lambert
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Hotel Clerk
Mystery of the Riverboat
Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Kid Glove Killer
Eddie Wright
The Flying Irishman
Henry Corrigan
Zebra in the Kitchen
Man Watching TV
The Flame of New Orleans
3rd Sailor
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Jungle Queen
Chuck Kelly
Meet the Baron
Man at Dock (uncredited)
Sideshow
Big Top
The Tip-Off
Tommy
Hollywood Party
Bob Benson
A Guy Could Change
George Cummings
Father of Hell Town
Smitty
Should Husbands Marry?
Eddie McGrew
The Godless Girl
Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
Hi'ya, Sailor
Corky Mills
Catalina, Here I Come
Eddie
White Mama
Old White Man
Alaska Highway
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
The Impostor
Bouteau
London by Night
Bill
Moonlight and Cactus
Stubby Lamont
Incident on a Dark Street
Security Guard
Dark Streets of Cairo
Jerry Jones
For the Love of It
Wino
Geraldine
Eddie Able
Flying Blind
Riley
A Fool and His Honey
Eddie
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Tod Mason
Gridiron Flash
Tommy "Cherub" Burke
Priorities on Parade
Sticks O'Hara
Big Money
Eddie
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Skat
Mad Bull
Rafferty
Let Down Your Aerial
1949
Song of the Sarong
Tony Romans
The Sophomore
Joe Collins
Sensation Hunters
Ray Lawson
Kitty from Killarney
Eddie McManus
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
Jungle Raiders
Joe Riley
Show Folks
Eddie Kehoe
The Perils of Petersboro
Eddie Knight
The Mandarin Mystery
Ellery Queen
Dixie Jamboree
Jeff Calhoun
This Is the Life
Gus
Promises! Promises!
Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Joe Olsen
Slightly Terrific
Charlie Young
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Alfred Ammonet
Swing, Sister, Swing
Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Tompkins
Melody Parade
Jimmy Tracy
Twilight on the Prairie
Phil
Girl Crazy
Danny Churchill
The Golf Nut
Eddie
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Dynamo Carson
The Family Next Door
Sammy Pierce
Dancing on a Dime
Jack Norcross
Noisy Neighbors
Eddie Van Revel
Follow the Band
Marvin Howe
Dark Mountain
Willie Dinsmire
She Lives!
Janitor
A-Hunting They Did Go
1953
Strictly Personal
Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
Hawaiian Nights
Ray Peters
Jungle Safari
Chuck Kelly
Crabbin' in the Cabin
Eddie
La Conga Nights
Titus Endover
The Big Shot
Ray Smith
Here Comes Kelly
Jimmy Kelly
Come on Seven
Eddie
TV Shows (66)
Columbo
Ferguson · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Bookkeeper Abner Keller · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Agent · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Photographer · 1 eps
Mannix
3 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Bell Hop · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Shorty · 5 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Gargan · 1 eps
The A-Team
Old Man · 1 eps
Love, American Style
1 eps
Adam-12
T.J. · 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Dick · 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Mort · 1 eps
The Rifleman
2 eps
Batman
Newsie · 1 eps
Matlock
David Sears · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
2 eps
The F.B.I.
Amos Wick · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Hotel Clerk · 1 eps
Moonlighting
Abbie Cadabra · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Mr. Vincent · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Briggs · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Daniel Boone
Ephraim Smith (uncredited) · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Inn Landlord · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Mr. Stokey · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Proprietor · 1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1 eps
Lost in Space
Bartender · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Elevator Starter · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Mr. Jellybean · 1 eps
The Addams Family
Horace Beesley · 1 eps
The Addams Family
Mr. Digby · 1 eps
The Addams Family
George Bass · 1 eps
The Addams Family
Clyde Arbogast · 1 eps
The Addams Family
Joe Digby · 1 eps
Mister Ed
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Barkeep · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Telegrapher · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Cab Driver · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Jackson · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
Baretta
1 eps
Surfside 6
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Scotty MacPherson · 1 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
The Texan
1 eps
Petrocelli
1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Mel Jones · 1 eps
Branded
Cowhand (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
2 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
Sargeant Hall Bender · 1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
Air Sergeant · 1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
Julia
3 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
Nichols
Agent · 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
Horace Arnold · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
Guard · 1 eps
The Alaskans
1 eps
Kaz
1 eps
Temple Houston
1 eps
Valentine's Day
Grover Cleveland Fipple · 34 eps
Hell Town
Poco Loco · 15 eps
Lucas Tanner
3 eps
Glynis
1 eps
