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	Acting
Most Rating	13.726
Birthday	1907-03-31
Place of Birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As	Edward Quillan,

The Grapes of Wrath

Mutiny on the Bounty

Come Blow Your Horn

The Flame of New Orleans

Allegheny Uprising

Young Mr. Lincoln

Too Many Blondes

The Mandarin Mystery

Kid Glove Killer

Made for Each Other

Big City

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

The Impostor

The Godless Girl

Broadway to Hollywood

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

Dark Mountain

Girl Crazy

Sideshow

The Tip-Off

Here Comes Kelly

Dark Streets of Cairo

Melody Parade

Catalina, Here I Come

The Big Shot

Sweepstakes

Hollywood Party

Jungle Raiders

Gridiron Flash

Jungle Queen

London by Night

Night Work

Dancing on a Dime

The Flying Irishman

Twilight on the Prairie

Summer Magic

Brigadoon

Hi, Good Lookin'!

Show Folks

The Family Next Door

The Sophomore

The Gentleman from Louisiana

Alaska Highway

Strictly Personal

Dixie Jamboree

Sensation Hunters

Follow the Band

The Golf Nut

Swing, Sister, Swing

Hawaiian Nights

Where Did You Get That Girl?

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

La Conga Nights

Hi'ya, Sailor

Song of the Sarong

Moonlight and Cactus

Meet the Baron

It Ain't Hay

Flying Blind

A Guy Could Change

Jungle Safari

Mystery of the Riverboat

Promises! Promises!

The Bounty Killer

Lifetime of Comedy

How to Frame a Figg

The Strongest Man in the World

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Priorities on Parade

Incident on a Dark Street

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Heebie Gee-Gees

This Is the Life

Hitchhike!

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Move Over, Darling

A Fool and His Honey

Big Money

Zebra in the Kitchen

Her Actor Friend