Eddie 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 c…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Connie Rivers
2. The A-Team (1983) — Old Man
3. Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Shorty
4. Columbo (1971) — Ferguson
5. Batman (1966) — Newsie
6. The Addams Family (1964) — Horace Beesley
7. Moonlighting (1985) — Abbie Cadabra
8. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — Tommy Ellison
9. Hello, Dolly! (1969) — Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
10. Highway to Heaven (1984)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) — Adam Clay
12. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Bell Hop
13. Brigadoon (1954) — Sandy
14. Viva Las Vegas (1964) — Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
15. Perry Mason (1957) — Bookkeeper Abner Keller
16. Matlock (1986) — David Sears
17. Lost in Space (1965) — Bartender
18. Gunsmoke (1955) — Barkeep
19. Move Over, Darling (1963) — Bellboy
20. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
21. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) — Elevator Operator
22. The Strongest Man in the World (1975) — Mr. Willoughby
23. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Scotty MacPherson
24. Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) — Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
25. The Big Valley (1965) — Hotel Clerk
26. Frankie and Johnny (1966) — Cashier (uncredited)
27. Made for Each Other (1939) — Conway
28. Mister Ed (1961)
29. Mannix (1967)
30. Summer Magic (1963) — Boston Mailman (uncredited)
31. The Lucy Show (1962) — Mr. Vincent
32. The Rifleman (1958)
33. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) — Train Porter (uncredited)
34. Adam-12 (1968) — T.J.
35. Baretta (1975)
36. Petticoat Junction (1963) — Dick
37. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
38. Allegheny Uprising (1939) — Will Anderson
39. Police Woman (1974)
40. Daniel Boone (1964) — Ephraim Smith (uncredited)