Acting
Anthony Quinn
Born 1915-04-21
Chihuahua, Mexico
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962
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Last Action Hero
1993
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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La Strada
1954
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A Walk in the Clouds
1995
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The Guns of Navarone
1961
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The Cosby Show
1984
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
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Sacrée soirée
1987
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (227 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fellinopolis | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Green Fog | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | This Is Bob Hope... | actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Brando | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Avenging Angelo | Angelo Allieghieri | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Himself | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Magic of Fellini | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Making of Lawrence of Arabia | Self | Movie | 2001 |
| Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul | Self | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Anthony Quinn: The Final Words | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Terra de canons | Sr. de Sicart | Movie | 2000 |
 | Oriundi | Giuseppe Padovani | Movie | 2000 |
| Oriundi | Producer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Camino de Santiago | Félix Foulé | TV Series | 1999 |
| Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn | Self | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Mayor | Antonio Baracano | Movie | 1997 |
 | Seven Servants | Archie | Movie | 1996 |
 | Gotti | Neil Dellacroce | Movie | 1996 |
 | O. Henry's Christmas | Self - Host | Movie | 1996 |
 | Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
| John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
 | A Walk in the Clouds | Don Pedro Aragón | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Magician | Ercole | Movie | 1995 |
 | Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | Zeus | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules in the Underworld | Zeus | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules and the Circle of Fire | Zeus | Movie | 1994 |
 | Somebody to Love | Emillio | Movie | 1994 |
 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | Zeus | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules and the Amazon Women | Zeus | Movie | 1994 |
 | This Can't Be Love | Michael Reyman | Movie | 1994 |
 | Last Action Hero | Tony Vivaldi | Movie | 1993 |
| Enopios Enopio | Guest | TV Series | 1991 | |
| Pebble Mill | Self | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | A Star for Two | Dr. Gabriel Todd | Movie | 1991 |
 | Mobsters | Don Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria | Movie | 1991 |
 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Jungle Fever | Lou Carbone | Movie | 1991 |
 | Only the Lonely | Nick Acropolis | Movie | 1991 |
 | Anthony Quinn: An Original | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Old Man and the Sea | Santiago | Movie | 1990 |
 | Revenge | Tiburon 'Tibey' Mendez | Movie | 1990 |
| 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Narrator | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Ghosts Can't Do It | Scott | Movie | 1989 |
 | A Man of Passion | Mauricio | Movie | 1989 |
 | Stradivari | Antonio Stradivari | Movie | 1988 |
 | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Socrates Onassis | Movie | 1988 |
 | Gregory Peck: His Own Man | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | Treasure Island in Outer Space | Long John Silver | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Sacrée soirée | Self | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Fuentes | TV Series | 1984 |
| Goldene Kamera | Self | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Brainwash | Executive Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Rembetika | Narrator | Movie | 1983 |
 | Valentina | Mosen Joaquín | Movie | 1982 |
 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Regina Roma | Papa | Movie | 1982 |
 | High Risk | Mariano | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Salamander | Bruno Manzini | Movie | 1981 |
 | Lion of the Desert | Omar al-Mukhtar | Movie | 1981 |
| Quinn Running | Himself | Movie | 1980 | |
 | The Passage | The Basque | Movie | 1979 |
 | Los hijos de Sanchez | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Caravans | Zulffiqar | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Children of Sanchez | Jesús Sánchez | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Greek Tycoon | Theo Tomasis | Movie | 1978 |
 | Target of an Assassin | Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade | Movie | 1977 |
 | Jesus of Nazareth | Caiaphas | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Inheritance | Gregorio Ferramonti | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Con Artists | Philip Bang | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Message | Hamza | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God | Himself | Movie | 1976 |
| Système 2 | Self | TV Series | 1975 | |
 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Midi Première | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Marseille Contract | Steve Ventura | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Don Is Dead | Don Angelo DiMorra | Movie | 1973 |
 | Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears | Erastus 'Deaf' Smith | Movie | 1973 |
 | Across 110th Street | Capt. Frank Mattelli | Movie | 1972 |
| Across 110th Street | Executive Producer | Movie | 1972 |
 | Arruza | Narrator | Movie | 1972 |
 | Midi trente | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Murder of Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
| The Man and the City | Thomas Jefferson Alcala | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | The City | Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala | Movie | 1971 |
| V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Voice of La Raza | Self | Movie | 1971 |
 | Flap | Flapping Eagle | Movie | 1970 |
 | R.P.M. | Prof. F.W.J. 'Paco' Perez | Movie | 1970 |
 | A Walk in the Spring Rain | Will Cade | Movie | 1970 |
 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Italo Bombolini | Movie | 1970 |
 | A Dream of Kings | Matsoukas | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Shoes of the Fisherman | Kiril Lakota | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Magus | Maurice Conchis | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Movie Orgy | Kubla Khan (archive footage) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Omnibus | Self | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Rover | Peyrol | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Happening | Roc Delmonico | Movie | 1967 |
 | The 25th Hour | Johann Moritz | Movie | 1967 |
 | Guns for San Sebastian | Leon Alastray | Movie | 1967 |
 | Lost Command | Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy | Movie | 1966 |
 | Marco the Magnificent | Kublai Khan | Movie | 1965 |
 | A High Wind in Jamaica | Chavez | Movie | 1965 |
 | Zorba the Greek | Alexis Zorba | Movie | 1964 |
| Zorba the Greek | Associate Producer | Movie | 1964 |
 | Behold a Pale Horse | Viñolas | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Visit | Serge Miller | Movie | 1964 |
| The Visit | Producer | Movie | 1964 |
 | Lawrence of Arabia | Auda abu Tayi | Movie | 1962 |
 | Requiem for a Heavyweight | Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Barabbas | Barabbas | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Guns of Navarone | Col. Andrea Stavros | Movie | 1961 |
 | Portrait in Black | Dr. David Rivera | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Savage Innocents | Inuk | Movie | 1960 |
 | Heller in Pink Tights | Tom Healy | Movie | 1960 |
 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Craig Belden | Movie | 1959 |
 | Warlock | Tom Morgan | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Black Orchid | Frank Valente | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Buccaneer | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Hot Spell | Jack Duval | Movie | 1958 |
 | Wild Is the Wind | Gino | Movie | 1957 |
| Van Gogh: Darkness into Light | Self | Movie | 1957 | |
 | The Ride Back | Bob Callen | Movie | 1957 |
 | The River's Edge | Ben Cameron | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Wild Party | Tom Kupfen | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo | Movie | 1956 |
 | Man from Del Rio | Dave Robles | Movie | 1956 |
 | Lust for Life | Paul Gauguin | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter / Performer | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Cinépanorama | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Seven Cities of Gold | Capt. Gaspar de Portola | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Naked Street | Phil Regal | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Magnificent Matador | Luís Santos | Movie | 1955 |
 | Attila | Attila | Movie | 1954 |
 | Ulysses | Antinous | Movie | 1954 |
 | La Strada | Zampanò | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Long Wait | Johnny McBride | Movie | 1954 |
 | Angels of Darkness | Francesco Caserto | Movie | 1954 |
 | Fatal Desire | Alfio | Movie | 1954 |
 | Blowing Wild | Ward 'Paco' Conway | Movie | 1953 |
 | East of Sumatra | Kiang | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ride, Vaquero! | José Esqueda | Movie | 1953 |
 | City Beneath the Sea | Tony Bartlett | Movie | 1953 |
 | Seminole | Osceola | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Against All Flags | Captain Roc Brasiliano | Movie | 1952 |
 | The World in His Arms | Portugee | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Brigand | Prince Ramón | Movie | 1952 |
 | Viva Zapata! | Eufemio Zapata | Movie | 1952 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Jason Burrage | TV Series | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Clay Waldon | TV Series | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Pepe | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Mask of the Avenger | Viovanni Larocca | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Brave Bulls | Raul Fuentes | Movie | 1951 |
| Danger | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Lights Out | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1949 |
 | The Ford Theatre Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Tycoon | Ricky Vegas | Movie | 1947 |
 | Black Gold | Charley Eagle | Movie | 1947 |
 | California | Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez | Movie | 1947 |
 | Sinbad the Sailor | Emir | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Imperfect Lady | Jose Martinez | Movie | 1946 |
| Road to Home | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Back to Bataan | Captain Andres Bonifacio | Movie | 1945 |
 | Where Do We Go from Here? | Chief Badger | Movie | 1945 |
 | China Sky | Chen-Ta | Movie | 1945 |
 | Irish Eyes Are Smiling | Al Jackson | Movie | 1944 |
 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | George Carroll | Movie | 1944 |
 | Ladies of Washington | Michael Romanescue | Movie | 1944 |
 | Buffalo Bill | Chief Yellow Hand | Movie | 1944 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
 | Guadalcanal Diary | Jesus ('Soose') Alverez | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Black Swan | Wogan | Movie | 1942 |
 | Road to Morocco | Mullay Kasim | Movie | 1942 |
 | Larceny, Inc. | Leo Dexter | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Perfect Snob | Alexander Moreno | Movie | 1941 |
 | They Died with Their Boots On | Crazy Horse | Movie | 1941 |
 | Bullets for O'Hara | Tony Van Dyne / Tony Millard | Movie | 1941 |
 | Blood and Sand | Manolo de Palma | Movie | 1941 |
 | Thieves Fall Out | Chic Collins | Movie | 1941 |
 | Knockout | Harry Trego | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Joe Yuma | Movie | 1940 |
 | City for Conquest | Murray Burns | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Ghost Breakers | Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes | Movie | 1940 |
 | Road to Singapore | Caesar | Movie | 1940 |
 | Parole Fixer | Francis 'Big Boy' Bradmore | Movie | 1940 |
 | Emergency Squad | Nick Buller | Movie | 1940 |
 | Television Spy | Forbes | Movie | 1939 |
 | Island of Lost Men | Chang Tai | Movie | 1939 |
 | Union Pacific | Cordray | Movie | 1939 |
 | King of Chinatown | Mike Gordon | Movie | 1939 |
 | King of Alcatraz | Lou Gedney | Movie | 1938 |
 | Bulldog Drummond in Africa | Henchman Fordine | Movie | 1938 |
 | Hunted Men | Mack McGloyne | Movie | 1938 |
 | Tip-Off Girls | Marty | Movie | 1938 |
 | Dangerous to Know | Nicolai Kusoff | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Buccaneer | Beluche | Movie | 1938 |
 | Daughter of Shanghai | Harry Morgan | Movie | 1937 |
 | Partners in Crime | Nicholas Mazaney | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Last Train from Madrid | Capt. Ricardo Álvarez | Movie | 1937 |
 | Waikiki Wedding | Kimo | Movie | 1937 |
 | Swing High, Swing Low | The Don | Movie | 1937 |
 | Night Waitress | Gangster | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Plainsman | Cheyenne Indian | Movie | 1936 |
 | Sworn Enemy | Gangster (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Milky Way | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |