Eddie Quillan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 31, 1907
- Died
- Jul 19, 1990 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 169
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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
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Movie
Connie Rivers
The A-Team
1983TV
Old Man
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Shorty, Gargan
Columbo
1971TV
Ferguson
Batman
1966TV
Newsie
The Addams Family
1964TV
Horace Beesley, Mr. Digby, George Bass, Clyde Arbogast, Joe Digby
Filmography
Matlock
1986TV
David Sears
Hell Town
1985TV
Poco Loco
Father of Hell Town
1985Movie
Smitty
Moonlighting
1985TV
Abbie Cadabra
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
The A-Team
1983TV
Old Man
For the Love of It
1980Movie
Wino
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980Movie
Alfred Ammonet
White Mama
1980Movie
Old White Man
The Darker Side of Terror
1979Movie
Watchman
Kaz
1978TV
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978Movie
Tompkins
Mad Bull
1977Movie
Rafferty
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975Movie
Hotel Clerk
The Strongest Man in the World
1975Movie
Mr. Willoughby
Baretta
1975TV
Police Woman
1974TV
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Shorty, Gargan
Petrocelli
1974TV
Lucas Tanner
1974TV
Hitchhike!
1974Movie
Counterman
She Lives!
1973Movie
Janitor
Incident on a Dark Street
1973Movie
Security Guard
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972Movie
Billy Lambert
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972Movie
Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
Nichols
1971TV
Agent
Columbo
1971TV
Ferguson
How to Frame a Figg
1971Movie
Old Man
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970Movie
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
1969Movie
Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Love, American Style
1969TV
Here's Lucy
1968TV
Cab Driver, Jackson
Adam-12
1968TV
T.J.
Julia
1968TV
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968Movie
Train Porter (uncredited)
Mannix
1967TV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967TV
Cimarron Strip
1967TV
Guard
Frankie and Johnny
1966Movie
Cashier (uncredited)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966Movie
Elevator Operator
Batman
1966TV
Newsie
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Amos Wick
Lost in Space
1965TV
Bartender
The Big Valley
1965TV
Hotel Clerk
The Bounty Killer
1965Movie
Pianist
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965Movie
Man Watching TV
Branded
1965TV
Cowhand (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964TV
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Ephraim Smith (uncredited), Inn Landlord, Mr. Stokey, Proprietor
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964TV
Scotty MacPherson
Valentine's Day
1964TV
Grover Cleveland Fipple
The Addams Family
1964TV
Horace Beesley, Mr. Digby, George Bass, Clyde Arbogast, Joe Digby
Viva Las Vegas
1964Movie
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
1963Movie
Bellboy
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963Movie
Stevens House Room Clerk
Glynis
1963TV
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Dick, Mort
Burke's Law
1963TV
Elevator Starter, Mr. Jellybean
Temple Houston
1963TV
Promises! Promises!
1963Movie
Bartender
Summer Magic
1963Movie
Boston Mailman (uncredited)
Come Blow Your Horn
1963Movie
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Mr. Vincent, Briggs
87th Precinct
1961TV
Mister Ed
1961TV
Surfside 6
1960TV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960TV
Bell Hop
Pete and Gladys
1960TV
Lifetime of Comedy
1960Movie
(archive footage)
The Detectives
1959TV
The Alaskans
1959TV
Law of the Plainsman
1959TV
Horace Arnold
The Rifleman
1958TV
The Texan
1958TV
Perry Mason
1957TV
Bookkeeper Abner Keller, Agent, Photographer
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957TV
Mel Jones
Come on Seven
1956Movie
Eddie
Jungle Safari
1956Movie
Chuck Kelly
He Took a Powder
1955Movie
Eddie
MGM Parade
1955TV
Self
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Barkeep, Telegrapher
Nobody's Home
1955Movie
His Pest Friend
1955Movie
Eddie
The Bob Cummings Show
1955TV
Sargeant Hall Bender, Air Sergeant
Brigadoon
1954Movie
Sandy
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954Movie
Eddie
A-Hunting They Did Go
1953Movie
He Popped His Pistol
1953Movie
Eddie
Strop, Look and Listen
1952Movie
Eddy
Heebie Gee-Gees
1952Movie
Eddie
A Fool and His Honey
1952Movie
Eddie
Fun on the Run
1951Movie
He Flew the Shrew
1951Movie
Eddie
House About It
1950Movie
Sideshow
1950Movie
Big Top
Let Down Your Aerial
1949Movie
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948Movie
Crabbin' in the Cabin
1948Movie
Eddie
A Guy Could Change
1946Movie
George Cummings
Sensation Hunters
1945Movie
Ray Lawson
Jungle Raiders
1945Movie
Joe Riley
Song of the Sarong
1945Movie
Tony Romans
Jungle Queen
1945Movie
Chuck Kelly
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944Movie
Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Moonlight and Cactus
1944Movie
Stubby Lamont
Dark Mountain
1944Movie
Willie Dinsmire
Dixie Jamboree
1944Movie
Jeff Calhoun
This Is the Life
1944Movie
Gus
Twilight on the Prairie
1944Movie
Phil
Slightly Terrific
1944Movie
Charlie Young
Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944Movie
Dynamo Carson
The Impostor
1944Movie
Bouteau
Hi'ya, Sailor
1943Movie
Corky Mills
Here Comes Kelly
1943Movie
Jimmy Kelly
Melody Parade
1943Movie
Jimmy Tracy
Alaska Highway
1943Movie
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
Follow the Band
1943Movie
Marvin Howe
It Ain't Hay
1943Movie
Harry, the Horse
Priorities on Parade
1942Movie
Sticks O'Hara
Kid Glove Killer
1942Movie
Eddie Wright
Flying Blind
1941Movie
Riley
Too Many Blondes
1941Movie
Wally Pelton
The Flame of New Orleans
1941Movie
3rd Sailor
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941Movie
Skat
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941Movie
Joe Olsen
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940Movie
Jerry Jones
Dancing on a Dime
1940Movie
Jack Norcross
La Conga Nights
1940Movie
Titus Endover
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Movie
Connie Rivers
Allegheny Uprising
1939Movie
Will Anderson
Hawaiian Nights
1939Movie
Ray Peters
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939Movie
Adam Clay
The Flying Irishman
1939Movie
Henry Corrigan
The Family Next Door
1939Movie
Sammy Pierce
Made for Each Other
1939Movie
Conway
Swing, Sister, Swing
1938Movie
Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
Big City
1937Movie
Mike Edwards
London by Night
1937Movie
Bill
The Mandarin Mystery
1936Movie
Ellery Queen
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936Movie
Tod Mason
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935Movie
Tommy Ellison
Gridiron Flash
1934Movie
Tommy "Cherub" Burke
Hollywood Party
1934Movie
Bob Benson
Meet the Baron
1933Movie
Man at Dock (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood
1933Movie
Ted Hackett III
Strictly Personal
1933Movie
Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
Girl Crazy
1932Movie
Danny Churchill
The Big Shot
1931Movie
Ray Smith
The Tip-Off
1931Movie
Tommy
Sweepstakes
1931Movie
Buddy Doyle
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931Movie
Eddie
Big Money
1930Movie
Eddie
Night Work
1930Movie
Willie Musher
The Sophomore
1929Movie
Joe Collins
Noisy Neighbors
1929Movie
Eddie Van Revel
Geraldine
1929Movie
Eddie Able
Show Folks
1928Movie
Eddie Kehoe
The Godless Girl
1928Movie
Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
Love in a Police Station
1927Movie
Officer Eddie Chase
The Bull Fighter
1927Movie
Young Flint
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927Movie
Eddie
The Golf Nut
1927Movie
Eddie
The College Kiddo
1927Movie
Eddie Dunn - the Freshman
Catalina, Here I Come
1927Movie
Eddie
Kitty from Killarney
1926Movie
Eddie McManus
Should Husbands Marry?
1926Movie
Eddie McGrew
The Perils of Petersboro
1926Movie
Eddie Knight
Her Actor Friend
1926Movie
Buddy Jones