Acting
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.
Filmography
Matlock
Series · 1986
Father of Hell Town
Film · 1985
Moonlighting
Series · 1985
Hell Town
Series · 1985
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
The A-Team
Series · 1983
For the Love of It
Film · 1980
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Film · 1980
White Mama
Film · 1980
The Darker Side of Terror
Film · 1979
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Film · 1978
Kaz
Series · 1978
Mad Bull
Film · 1977
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Film · 1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Film · 1975
Baretta
Series · 1975
Hitchhike!
Film · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Petrocelli
Series · 1974
Lucas Tanner
Series · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
She Lives!
Film · 1973
Incident on a Dark Street
Film · 1973
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Film · 1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Film · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
How to Frame a Figg
Film · 1971
Nichols
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Film · 1970
Hello, Dolly!
Film · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Film · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Julia
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Mannix
Series · 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Series · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
Frankie and Johnny
Film · 1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Film · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
The Bounty Killer
Film · 1965
Zebra in the Kitchen
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Lost in Space
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
Viva Las Vegas
Film · 1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Series · 1964
Valentine's Day
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Come Blow Your Horn
Film · 1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Film · 1963
Summer Magic
Film · 1963
Promises! Promises!
Film · 1963
Move Over, Darling
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Glynis
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Temple Houston
Series · 1963
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
Mister Ed
Series · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
Lifetime of Comedy
Film · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
Surfside 6
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
The Alaskans
Series · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
Series · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Come on Seven
Film · 1956
Jungle Safari
Film · 1956
His Pest Friend
Film · 1955
Nobody's Home
Film · 1955
He Took a Powder
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
The Bob Cummings Show
Series · 1955
The Bob Cummings Show
Series · 1955
Doggie in the Bedroom
Film · 1954
Brigadoon
Film · 1954
A-Hunting They Did Go
Film · 1953
He Popped His Pistol
Film · 1953
Strop, Look and Listen
Film · 1952
Heebie Gee-Gees
Film · 1952
A Fool and His Honey
Film · 1952
Fun on the Run
Film · 1951
He Flew the Shrew
Film · 1951
Sideshow
Film · 1950
House About It
Film · 1950
Let Down Your Aerial
Film · 1949
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Film · 1948
Crabbin' in the Cabin
Film · 1948
A Guy Could Change
Film · 1946
Jungle Raiders
Film · 1945
Jungle Queen
Film · 1945
Sensation Hunters
Film · 1945
Song of the Sarong
Film · 1945
The Impostor
Film · 1944
Dark Mountain
Film · 1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
Film · 1944
Slightly Terrific
Film · 1944
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Film · 1944
Dixie Jamboree
Film · 1944
Twilight on the Prairie
Film · 1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Film · 1944
This Is the Life
Film · 1944
Here Comes Kelly
Film · 1943
Melody Parade
Film · 1943
Alaska Highway
Film · 1943
Follow the Band
Film · 1943
Hi'ya, Sailor
Film · 1943
It Ain't Hay
Film · 1943
Kid Glove Killer
Film · 1942
Priorities on Parade
Film · 1942
The Flame of New Orleans
Film · 1941
Too Many Blondes
Film · 1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Film · 1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Film · 1941
Flying Blind
Film · 1941
The Grapes of Wrath
Film · 1940
Dark Streets of Cairo
Film · 1940
Dancing on a Dime
Film · 1940
La Conga Nights
Film · 1940
Allegheny Uprising
Film · 1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Film · 1939
Made for Each Other
Film · 1939
The Flying Irishman
Film · 1939
The Family Next Door
Film · 1939
Hawaiian Nights
Film · 1939
Swing, Sister, Swing
Film · 1938
Big City
Film · 1937
London by Night
Film · 1937
The Mandarin Mystery
Film · 1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Film · 1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935
Hollywood Party
Film · 1934
Gridiron Flash
Film · 1934
Broadway to Hollywood
Film · 1933
Strictly Personal
Film · 1933
Meet the Baron
Film · 1933
Girl Crazy
Film · 1932
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Film · 1931
The Tip-Off
Film · 1931
The Big Shot
Film · 1931
Sweepstakes
Film · 1931
Night Work
Film · 1930
Big Money
Film · 1930
The Sophomore
Film · 1929
Geraldine
Film · 1929
Noisy Neighbors
Film · 1929
The Godless Girl
Film · 1928
Show Folks
Film · 1928
For Sale, a Bungalow
Film · 1927
The Bull Fighter
Film · 1927
The College Kiddo
Film · 1927
Love in a Police Station
Film · 1927
Catalina, Here I Come
Film · 1927
The Golf Nut
Film · 1927
The Perils of Petersboro
Film · 1926
Should Husbands Marry?
Film · 1926
Kitty from Killarney
Film · 1926
Her Actor Friend
Film · 1926