Cast
Eddie Quillan
Acting
Cast
Eddie Quillan
Known for
Acting
Born
1907-03-31
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1990-07-19
Also known as Edward Quillan
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.
The Grapes of Wrath
as Connie Rivers
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Tommy Ellison
Hello, Dolly!
as Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Jungle Raiders
as Joe Riley
The Sophomore
as Joe Collins
Brigadoon
as Sandy
The Impostor
as Bouteau
Gridiron Flash
as Tommy "Cherub" Burke
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Adam Clay
Summer Magic
as Boston Mailman (uncredited)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World
as Mr. Willoughby
Big City
as Mike Edwards
Big Money
as Eddie
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Night Work
as Willie Musher
Dark Mountain
as Willie Dinsmire
How to Frame a Figg
as Old Man
Sideshow
as Big Top
Viva Las Vegas
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
as Bellboy
Frankie and Johnny
as Cashier (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
as Ray Lawson
The Bounty Killer
as Pianist
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
as Skat
Jungle Queen
as Chuck Kelly
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
as Stevens House Room Clerk
She Lives!
as Janitor
The Flame of New Orleans
as 3rd Sailor
Mad Bull
as Rafferty
Jungle Safari
as Chuck Kelly
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Made for Each Other
as Conway
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Elevator Operator
For the Love of It
as Wino
Song of the Sarong
as Tony Romans
Promises! Promises!
as Bartender
Hitchhike!
as Counterman
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Allegheny Uprising
as Will Anderson
Come Blow Your Horn
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Hi'ya, Sailor
as Corky Mills
White Mama
as Old White Man
The Judge and Jake Wyler
as Billy Lambert
Show Folks
as Eddie Kehoe
Strictly Personal
as Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
Swing, Sister, Swing
as Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
Hollywood Party
as Bob Benson
Incident on a Dark Street
as Security Guard
It Ain't Hay
as Harry, the Horse
The Godless Girl
as Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
Should Husbands Marry?
as Eddie McGrew
Broadway to Hollywood
as Ted Hackett III
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
as Alfred Ammonet
Dixie Jamboree
as Jeff Calhoun
The Darker Side of Terror
as Watchman
Alaska Highway
as Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
The Big Shot
as Ray Smith
He Flew the Shrew
as Eddie
A Fool and His Honey
as Eddie
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as Hotel Clerk
Here Comes Kelly
as Jimmy Kelly
Flying Blind
as Riley
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Tod Mason
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as Eddie
Sweepstakes
as Buddy Doyle
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Jerry Jones
Too Many Blondes
as Wally Pelton
The Tip-Off
as Tommy
Girl Crazy
as Danny Churchill
This Is the Life
as Gus
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Joe Olsen
Nobody's Home
Follow the Band
as Marvin Howe
Priorities on Parade
as Sticks O'Hara
Hawaiian Nights
as Ray Peters
The Mandarin Mystery
as Ellery Queen
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Tompkins
London by Night
as Bill
House About It
Kid Glove Killer
as Eddie Wright
Meet the Baron
as Man at Dock (uncredited)
Zebra in the Kitchen
as Man Watching TV
A Guy Could Change
as George Cummings
Slightly Terrific
as Charlie Young
Heebie Gee-Gees
as Eddie
Catalina, Here I Come
as Eddie
Geraldine
as Eddie Able
Moonlight and Cactus
as Stubby Lamont
Twilight on the Prairie
as Phil
A-Hunting They Did Go
The Flying Irishman
as Henry Corrigan
La Conga Nights
as Titus Endover
He Took a Powder
as Eddie
Strop, Look and Listen
as Eddy
Father of Hell Town
as Smitty
Melody Parade
as Jimmy Tracy
Kitty from Killarney
as Eddie McManus
The Family Next Door
as Sammy Pierce
Dancing on a Dime
as Jack Norcross
The Perils of Petersboro
as Eddie Knight
His Pest Friend
as Eddie
The Bull Fighter
as Young Flint
Hi, Good Lookin'!
as Dynamo Carson
Crabbin' in the Cabin
as Eddie
The College Kiddo
as Eddie Dunn - the Freshman
Her Actor Friend
as Buddy Jones
The Golf Nut
as Eddie
For Sale, a Bungalow
as Eddie
Doggie in the Bedroom
as Eddie
Fun on the Run
Love in a Police Station
as Officer Eddie Chase
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Noisy Neighbors
as Eddie Van Revel
Come on Seven
as Eddie
He Popped His Pistol
as Eddie
