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