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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Father of Hell Town
Character:Smitty
Release Date:06/03/1985
For the Love of It
Character:Wino
Release Date:26/09/1980
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Character:Alfred Ammonet
Release Date:21/04/1980
White Mama
Character:Old White Man
Release Date:05/03/1980
The Darker Side of Terror
Character:Watchman
Release Date:03/04/1979
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Character:Tompkins
Release Date:23/01/1978
Mad Bull
Character:Rafferty
Release Date:21/12/1977
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:28/02/1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:Mr. Willoughby
Release Date:06/02/1975
Hitchhike!
Character:Counterman
Release Date:23/02/1974
She Lives!
Character:Janitor
Release Date:12/09/1973
Incident on a Dark Street
Character:Security Guard
Release Date:12/01/1973
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Character:Billy Lambert
Release Date:02/12/1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Character:Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1972
How to Frame a Figg
Character:Old Man
Release Date:01/02/1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Character:Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1970
Hello, Dolly!
Character:Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Release Date:12/12/1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Character:Train Porter (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1968
Frankie and Johnny
Character:Cashier (uncredited)
Release Date:31/03/1966
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
Character:Elevator Operator
Release Date:20/01/1966
The Bounty Killer
Character:Pianist
Release Date:30/07/1965
Zebra in the Kitchen
Character:Man Watching TV
Release Date:01/06/1965
Viva Las Vegas
Character:Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/1964
Move Over, Darling
Character:Bellboy
Release Date:19/12/1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Character:Stevens House Room Clerk
Release Date:06/11/1963
Promises! Promises!
Character:Bartender
Release Date:01/08/1963
Summer Magic
Character:Boston Mailman (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1963
Come Blow Your Horn
Character:Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:05/06/1963
Lifetime of Comedy
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1960
Come on Seven
Character:Eddie
Release Date:23/02/1956
Jungle Safari
Character:Chuck Kelly
Release Date:01/01/1956
He Took a Powder
Character:
Release Date:27/10/1955
Nobody's Home
Character:
Release Date:09/06/1955
His Pest Friend
Character:
Release Date:20/01/1955
Brigadoon
Character:Sandy
Release Date:08/09/1954
Doggie in the Bedroom
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1954
A-Hunting They Did Go
Character:
Release Date:24/10/1953
He Popped His Pistol
Character:
Release Date:14/05/1953
Strop, Look and Listen
Character:
Release Date:11/12/1952
Heebie Gee-Gees
Character:Eddie
Release Date:09/04/1952
A Fool and His Honey
Character:Eddie
Release Date:10/01/1952
Fun on the Run
Character:
Release Date:10/05/1951
He Flew the Shrew
Character:
Release Date:11/01/1951
House About It
Character:
Release Date:20/07/1950
Sideshow
Character:Big Top
Release Date:18/06/1950
Let Down Your Aerial
Character:
Release Date:17/11/1949
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Character:
Release Date:16/12/1948
Crabbin' in the Cabin
Character:
Release Date:13/05/1948
A Guy Could Change
Character:George Cummings
Release Date:27/01/1946
Sensation Hunters
Character:Ray Lawson
Release Date:12/10/1945
Jungle Raiders
Character:Joe Riley
Release Date:14/09/1945
Song of the Sarong
Character:Tony Romans
Release Date:01/04/1945
Jungle Queen
Character:Chuck Kelly
Release Date:22/01/1945
Mystery of the Riverboat
Character:Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Release Date:24/10/1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Character:Stubby Lamont
Release Date:08/09/1944
Dark Mountain
Character:Willie Dinsmire
Release Date:01/09/1944
Dixie Jamboree
Character:Jeff Calhoun
Release Date:15/08/1944
This Is the Life
Character:Gus
Release Date:01/06/1944
Twilight on the Prairie
Character:Phil
Release Date:30/04/1944
Slightly Terrific
Character:Charlie Young
Release Date:01/04/1944
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Character:Dynamo Carson
Release Date:22/03/1944
The Impostor
Character:Bouteau
Release Date:10/02/1944
Hi'ya, Sailor
Character:Corky Mills
Release Date:08/10/1943
Here Comes Kelly
Character:Jimmy Kelly
Release Date:19/09/1943
Melody Parade
Character:Jimmy Tracy
Release Date:27/08/1943
Alaska Highway
Character:Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
Release Date:24/06/1943
Follow the Band
Character:Marvin Howe
Release Date:01/04/1943
It Ain't Hay
Character:Harry, the Horse
Release Date:22/02/1943
Priorities on Parade
Character:Sticks O'Hara
Release Date:23/07/1942
Kid Glove Killer
Character:Eddie Wright
Release Date:17/04/1942
Flying Blind
Character:Riley
Release Date:29/08/1941
Too Many Blondes
Character:Wally Pelton
Release Date:01/08/1941
The Flame of New Orleans
Character:3rd Sailor
Release Date:07/07/1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Character:Skat
Release Date:17/01/1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Character:Joe Olsen
Release Date:03/01/1941
Dark Streets of Cairo
Character:Jerry Jones
Release Date:01/12/1940
Dancing on a Dime
Character:Jack Norcross
Release Date:01/11/1940
La Conga Nights
Character:Titus Endover
Release Date:31/05/1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Connie Rivers
Release Date:15/03/1940
Allegheny Uprising
Character:Will Anderson
Release Date:10/11/1939
Hawaiian Nights
Character:Ray Peters
Release Date:08/09/1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Character:Adam Clay
Release Date:09/06/1939
The Flying Irishman
Character:Henry Corrigan
Release Date:07/04/1939
The Family Next Door
Character:Sammy Pierce
Release Date:30/03/1939
Made for Each Other
Character:Conway
Release Date:10/02/1939
Swing, Sister, Swing
Character:Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
Release Date:16/12/1938
Big City
Character:Mike Edwards
Release Date:03/09/1937
London by Night
Character:Bill
Release Date:30/07/1937
The Mandarin Mystery
Character:Ellery Queen
Release Date:23/12/1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Character:Tod Mason
Release Date:14/08/1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Character:Tommy Ellison
Release Date:22/11/1935
Gridiron Flash
Character:Tommy "Cherub" Burke
Release Date:06/10/1934
Hollywood Party
Character:Bob Benson
Release Date:24/05/1934
Meet the Baron
Character:Man at Dock (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1933
Broadway to Hollywood
Character:Ted Hackett III
Release Date:15/09/1933
Strictly Personal
Character:Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
Release Date:17/03/1933
Girl Crazy
Character:Danny Churchill
Release Date:24/03/1932
The Big Shot
Character:Ray Smith
Release Date:31/12/1931
The Tip-Off
Character:Tommy
Release Date:16/10/1931
Sweepstakes
Character:Buddy Doyle
Release Date:10/07/1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1931
Big Money
Character:Eddie
Release Date:28/10/1930
Night Work
Character:Willie Musher
Release Date:03/08/1930
The Sophomore
Character:Joe Collins
Release Date:24/08/1929
Geraldine
Character:Eddie Able
Release Date:20/01/1929
Show Folks
Character:Eddie Kehoe
Release Date:20/10/1928
The Godless Girl
Character:Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
Release Date:20/08/1928
Love in a Police Station
Character:Officer Eddie Chase
Release Date:25/12/1927
The Bull Fighter
Character:Young Flint
Release Date:27/11/1927
For Sale, a Bungalow
Character:Eddie
Release Date:30/10/1927
The Golf Nut
Character:Eddie
Release Date:03/09/1927
The College Kiddo
Character:Eddie Dunn - the Freshman
Release Date:07/08/1927
Catalina, Here I Come
Character:Eddie
Release Date:16/04/1927
Kitty from Killarney
Character:Eddie McManus
Release Date:19/12/1926
Should Husbands Marry?
Character:Eddie McGrew
Release Date:26/10/1926
The Perils of Petersboro
Character:Eddie Knight
Release Date:26/09/1926
Her Actor Friend
Character:Buddy Jones
Release Date:29/08/1926
Television Appearances
Matlock
Character:David Sears
Hell Town
Character:Poco Loco
Moonlighting
Character:Abbie Cadabra
Highway to Heaven
Character:
The A-Team
Character:Old Man
Kaz
Character:
Baretta
Character:
Police Woman
Character:
Little House on the Prairie
Character:Buffalo Bill
Petrocelli
Character:
Lucas Tanner
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
Nichols
Character:Agent
Columbo
Character:Ferguson
Love, American Style
Character:
Here's Lucy
Character:Cab Driver
Here's Lucy
Character:Jackson
Adam-12
Character:T.J.
Julia
Character:
Mannix
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Batman
Character:Newsie
The F.B.I.
Character:Amos Wick
Lost in Space
Character:Bartender
The Big Valley
Character:Hotel Clerk
Branded
Character:Cowhand (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Ephraim Smith (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
Character:Inn Landlord
Daniel Boone
Character:Mr. Stokey
Daniel Boone
Character:Proprietor
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Scotty MacPherson
Valentine's Day
Character:
The Addams Family
Character:Horace Beesley
The Addams Family
Character:Mr. Digby
The Addams Family
Character:George Bass
The Addams Family
Character:Clyde Arbogast
The Addams Family
Character:Joe Digby
Glynis
Character:
Petticoat Junction
Character:Dick
Petticoat Junction
Character:Mort
Burke's Law
Character:Elevator Starter
Burke's Law
Character:Mr. Jellybean
The Lucy Show
Character:Mr. Vincent
The Lucy Show
Character:Briggs
87th Precinct
Character:
Mister Ed
Character:
Surfside 6
Character:
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Bell Hop
Pete and Gladys
Character:
The Detectives
Character:
The Alaskans
Character:
Law of the Plainsman
Character:Horace Arnold
The Rifleman
Character:
The Texan
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Bookkeeper Abner Keller
Perry Mason
Character:Agent
Perry Mason
Character:Photographer
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Mel Jones
MGM Parade
Character:Self
Gunsmoke
Character:Barkeep
Gunsmoke
Character:Telegrapher
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