Anthony Quinn

Born: 1915-04-21 in Chihuahua, Mexico

Died: 2001-06-03

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2021

Fellinopolis as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2018

The Green Fog

2017

This Is Bob Hope... as actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009

Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments as Self (archive footage)

2007

Brando as Self (archive footage)

2002

Avenging Angelo as Angelo Allieghieri
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as Himself
The Magic of Fellini as Self (archive footage)

2001

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia as Self
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words as Self
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul as Self

2000

Oriundi as Giuseppe Padovani
Terra de canons as Sr. de Sicart

1999

Camino de Santiago as Félix Foulé

1993

Last Action Hero as Tony Vivaldi

1991

Pebble Mill as Self
Jungle Fever as Lou Carbone
Mobsters as Don Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
Only the Lonely as Nick Acropolis
Enopios Enopio as Guest
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
A Star for Two as Dr. Gabriel Todd

1990

Revenge as Tiburon 'Tibey' Mendez
The Old Man and the Sea as Santiago
Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self
27 Wagons Full of Cotton as Narrator

1989

Ghosts Can't Do It as Scott
A Man of Passion as Mauricio

1988

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Socrates Onassis
Stradivari as Antonio Stradivari
Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self

1987

Sacrée soirée as Self
Treasure Island in Outer Space as Long John Silver

1984

The Cosby Show as Mr. Fuentes
Goldene Kamera as Self

1983

Brainwash ... (Executive Producer)
Rembetika as Narrator

1982

Night of 100 Stars as Self
Valentina as Mosen Joaquín
Regina Roma as Papa

1981

Lion of the Desert as Omar al-Mukhtar
The Salamander as Bruno Manzini
High Risk as Mariano

1980

Quinn Running as Himself

1979

The Passage as The Basque

1978

Caravans as Zulffiqar
The Children of Sanchez as Jesús Sánchez
The Greek Tycoon as Theo Tomasis
Los hijos de Sanchez

1977

Jesus of Nazareth as Caiaphas
Target of an Assassin as Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade

1976

The Con Artists as Philip Bang
The Message as Hamza
The Inheritance as Gregorio Ferramonti
The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God as Himself

1975

Midi Première as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
Système 2 as Self

1974

The Marseille Contract as Steve Ventura

1973

The Don Is Dead as Don Angelo DiMorra
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears as Erastus 'Deaf' Smith

1972

Midi trente as Self
Across 110th Street as Capt. Frank Mattelli
The Murder of Julius Caesar as Julius Caesar
Arruza as Narrator

1971

Film '72 as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
The Man and the City as Thomas Jefferson Alcala
The City as Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala
Voice of La Raza as Self

1970

The Secret of Santa Vittoria as Italo Bombolini
A Walk in the Spring Rain as Will Cade
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
Flap as Flapping Eagle
R.P.M. as Prof. F.W.J. 'Paco' Perez

1969

A Dream of Kings as Matsoukas

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
The Shoes of the Fisherman as Kiril Lakota
The Movie Orgy as Kubla Khan (archive footage)
The Magus as Maurice Conchis

1967

Omnibus as Self
Guns for San Sebastian as Leon Alastray
The 25th Hour as Johann Moritz
The Happening as Roc Delmonico
The Rover as Peyrol

1966

Lost Command as Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy

1965

A High Wind in Jamaica as Chavez
Marco the Magnificent as Kublai Khan

1964

Zorba the Greek as Alexis Zorba
Behold a Pale Horse as Viñolas
The Visit as Serge Miller

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
Lawrence of Arabia as Auda abu Tayi
Requiem for a Heavyweight as Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self
The Guns of Navarone as Col. Andrea Stavros
Barabbas as Barabbas

1960

Heller in Pink Tights as Tom Healy
The Savage Innocents as Inuk
Portrait in Black as Dr. David Rivera

1959

Last Train from Gun Hill as Craig Belden
Warlock as Tom Morgan
The Black Orchid as Frank Valente

1958

The Buccaneer ... (Director)
Hot Spell as Jack Duval

1957

The River's Edge as Ben Cameron
Wild Is the Wind as Gino
The Ride Back as Bob Callen
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light as Self

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Host
Cinépanorama as Self
Lust for Life as Paul Gauguin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Quasimodo
Man from Del Rio as Dave Robles
The Wild Party as Tom Kupfen

1955

Seven Cities of Gold as Capt. Gaspar de Portola
The Naked Street as Phil Regal
The Magnificent Matador as Luís Santos

1954

Ulysses as Antinous
La Strada as Zampanò
Attila as Attila
The Long Wait as Johnny McBride
Fatal Desire as Alfio
Angels of Darkness as Francesco Caserto

1953

The Oscars as Self
Ride, Vaquero! as José Esqueda
City Beneath the Sea as Tony Bartlett
Seminole as Osceola
East of Sumatra as Kiang
Blowing Wild as Ward 'Paco' Conway

1952

Viva Zapata! as Eufemio Zapata
The World in His Arms as Portugee
Against All Flags as Captain Roc Brasiliano
The Brigand as Prince Ramón

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jason Burrage
Mask of the Avenger as Viovanni Larocca
The Brave Bulls as Raul Fuentes

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
Danger

1949

Lights Out

1948

1947

Sinbad the Sailor as Emir
California as Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez
Tycoon as Ricky Vegas
Black Gold as Charley Eagle

1946

The Imperfect Lady as Jose Martinez

1945

Back to Bataan as Captain Andres Bonifacio
China Sky as Chen-Ta
Where Do We Go from Here? as Chief Badger
Road to Home as Self (archive footage)

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
Irish Eyes Are Smiling as Al Jackson
Buffalo Bill as Chief Yellow Hand
Roger Touhy, Gangster as George Carroll
Ladies of Washington as Michael Romanescue

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident as Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez
Guadalcanal Diary as Jesus ('Soose') Alverez

1942

The Black Swan as Wogan
Road to Morocco as Mullay Kasim
Larceny, Inc. as Leo Dexter

1941

They Died with Their Boots On as Crazy Horse
Blood and Sand as Manolo de Palma
Knockout as Harry Trego
Bullets for O'Hara as Tony Van Dyne / Tony Millard
The Perfect Snob as Alexander Moreno
Thieves Fall Out as Chic Collins

1940

The Ghost Breakers as Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Joe Yuma
City for Conquest as Murray Burns
Road to Singapore as Caesar
Emergency Squad as Nick Buller
Parole Fixer as Francis 'Big Boy' Bradmore

1939

Union Pacific as Cordray
Island of Lost Men as Chang Tai
King of Chinatown as Mike Gordon
Television Spy as Forbes

1938

Dangerous to Know as Nicolai Kusoff
Bulldog Drummond in Africa as Henchman Fordine
The Buccaneer as Beluche
Hunted Men as Mack McGloyne
Tip-Off Girls as Marty
King of Alcatraz as Lou Gedney

1937

The Last Train from Madrid as Capt. Ricardo Álvarez
Waikiki Wedding as Kimo
Daughter of Shanghai as Harry Morgan
Swing High, Swing Low as The Don
Partners in Crime as Nicholas Mazaney

1936

The Plainsman as Cheyenne Indian
Sworn Enemy as Gangster (uncredited)
The Milky Way
Night Waitress as Gangster