Anthony Quinn
Highest Rated: 100% The World in His Arms (1952)
Lowest Rated: 0% The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Birthday: Apr 21, 1915
Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico
The tempestuous screen image of two-time Academy Award winner and Renaissance man Anthony Quinn at times seemed to mirror the prolific actor's much publicized, unquenchable thirst for life. His exotic background enabled him to play a nearly limitless variety of ethnic characters, ranging from Crazy Horse in "They Died with Their Boots On" (1942), to the marauding Mongol warrior in "Attila" (1955), to an Eskimo in "The Savage Innocents" (1961). An accomplished artist and painter in his own right, it came as no surprise when he embraced the role of impressionist Paul Gauguin in "Lust for Life" (1956), a role that won him his second Oscar. It was, however, for his embodiment of the garrulous "Zorba the Greek" (1964) that Quinn would be forever remembered, so perfectly did he capture the free-spirited, unrestrained nature of the irascible character. Incredibly prolific, he continued to work steadily over the decades, appearing in such films as "The Greek Tycoon" (1978) and the telepic adaptation of "Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea" (NBC, 1990). A man of deep appetites and diverse passions, both in film and in his own life, Anthony Quinn became one of cinema's most beloved and respected actors in a career that spanned nearly 70 years and more than a 150 memorable performances.
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Anthony Quinn
Filmography
Movies
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13% |
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Avenging Angelo | Angelo Allieghieri (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oriundi | Giuseppe Padovani (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seven Servants | Archie (Character) | - | 1996 |
60% |
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Gotti | Neil Dellacroce (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mayor | Antonio Baracano (Character) | - | 1996 |
46% |
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A Walk in the Clouds | Don Pedro Aragón (Character) | $48.0M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Somebody to Love | Emillio (Character) | $10.3K | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Hercules: Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | Zeus (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Hercules and the Circle of Fire | Zeus (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Can't Be Love | Michael Reyman (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Hercules in the Underworld | Zeus (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Hercules and the Amazon Women | Zeus (Character) | - | 1994 |
42% |
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Last Action Hero | Tony Vivaldi (Character) | - | 1993 |
65% |
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Only the Lonely | Nick Acropolis (Character) | $19.9M | 1991 |
9% |
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Mobsters | Don Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria (Character) | $19.7M | 1991 |
80% |
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Jungle Fever | Lou Carbone (Character) | $31.7M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Star for Two | Dr. Gabriel Todd (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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The Old Man and the Sea | Santiago (Character) | - | 1990 |
30% |
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Revenge | Tibey (Character) | $15.1M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Ghosts Can't Do It | Scott (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man of Passion | Mauricio (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stradivari | Antonio Stradivari (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Socrates Onassis (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Valentina | Mosen Joaquín (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Regina | Papa (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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The Salamander | Bruno Manzini (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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High Risk | Mariano (Character) | - | 1981 |
75% |
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Lion of the Desert | Omar Mukhtar (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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The Passage | The Basque (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Switch | Philip Bang (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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Caravans | Zulffiqar (Character) | - | 1978 |
0% |
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The Greek Tycoon | Theo Tomasis (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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The Children of Sanchez | Jesús Sánchez (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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The Message | Hamza (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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Target of an Assassin | Ernest Hobday (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet |
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The Con Artists | Philip Bang (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet |
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The Inheritance | Gregorio Ferramonti (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet |
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The Destructors | Steve Ventura (Character) | - | 1974 |
60% |
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The Don Is Dead | Don Angelo (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deadly Kiss | Don Angelo DiMorra (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears | Erastus "Deaf" Smith (Character) | - | 1973 |
83% |
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Across 110th Street |
Capt. Mattelli (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Forbidden Knowledge | Unknown (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Destiny of a Woman | Thomas Jefferson Alcala (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The City | Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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R.P.M. | Prof. F.W.J. `'Paco'` Perez (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet |
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A Walk in the Spring Rain | Will Cade (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet |
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Flap | Flapping Eagle (Character) | - | 1970 |
75% |
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Italo Bombolini (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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A Dream of Kings | Matsoukas (Character) | - | 1969 |
50% |
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The Magus | Maurice Conchis (Character) | - | 1968 |
43% |
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The Shoes of the Fisherman | Kiril Lakota (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Guns for San Sebastian | Leon Alastray (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rover | Peyrol (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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The 25th Hour | Johann Moritz (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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The Happening | Roc Delmonico (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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Lost Command | Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marco the Magnificent | Kublai Khan (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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A High Wind in Jamaica | Chavez (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet |
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The Visit | Serge Miller (Character) | - | 1964 |
90% |
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Behold a Pale Horse | Viñolas (Character) | - | 1964 |
80% |
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Zorba the Greek | Alexis Zorba (Character) | - | 1964 |
89% |
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Barabbas | Barabbas (Character) | - | 1962 |
93% |
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Lawrence of Arabia | Auda abu Tayi (Character) | $6.0M | 1962 |
89% |
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Requiem for a Heavyweight | Louis "Mountain" Rivera (Character) | - | 1962 |
92% |
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The Guns of Navarone | Col. Andrea Stavros (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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Heller in Pink Tights | Tom Healy (Character) | - | 1960 |
40% |
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Portrait in Black | Dr. David Rivera (Character) | - | 1960 |
71% |
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The Savage Innocents | Inuk (Character) | - | 1959 |
17% |
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The Black Orchid | Frank Valente (Character) | - | 1959 |
91% |
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Last Train From Gun Hill | Craig Belden (Character) | - | 1959 |
80% |
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Warlock | Tom Morgan (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet |
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The Buccaneer | Director | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Spell | John Henry Duval (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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The River's Edge | Ben Cameron (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ride Back | Bob Kallen (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Wild Is the Wind | Gino (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wild Party | Tom Kupfen (Character) | - | 1956 |
80% |
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Lust for Life | Paul Gauguin (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Man From Del Rio | Dave Robles (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Angels of Darkness | Francesco Caserto (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Ulysses | Antinous (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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The Naked Street | Phil Regal (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Seven Cities of Gold | Capt. Gaspar de Portola (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Magnificent Matador | Luís Santos (Character) | - | 1955 |
98% |
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La Strada | Zampanò (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Attila | Attila (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Long Wait | Johnny McBride (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fatal Desire | Alfio (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Blowing Wild | Ward `'Paco'` Conway (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Seminole | Osceola (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Ride, Vaquero | José Constantino Esqueda (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | City Beneath the Sea | Tony Bartlett (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East of Sumatra | Kiang (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Brigand | Prince Ramón (Character) | - | 1952 |
56% |
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Viva Zapata! | Eufemio Zapata (Character) | - | 1952 |
100% |
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The World in His Arms | Portugee (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet |
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Against All Flags | Capt. Roc Brasiliano (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mask of the Avenger | Viovanni Larocca (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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The Brave Bulls | Raul Fuentes (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Gold | Charley Eagle (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet |
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Tycoon | Ricky Vegas (Character) | $107.1K | 1947 |
80% |
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Sinbad the Sailor | Emir (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Imperfect Lady | Jose Martínez (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet |
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California | Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Where Do We Go From Here? | Chief Badger (Character) | - | 1945 |
86% |
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Back to Bataan | Capt. Andrés Bonifácio (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | China Sky | Chen-Ta (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Irish Eyes Are Smiling | Al Jackson (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ladies of Washington | Michael Romanescue (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet |
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Buffalo Bill | Chief Yellow Hand (Character) | - | 1944 |
92% |
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The Ox-Bow Incident | Juan Martínez (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet |
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Guadalcanal Diary | Jesus "Soose" Alvarez (Character) | - | 1943 |
83% |
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The Black Swan | Wogan (Character) | - | 1942 |
79% |
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Road to Morocco | Mullay Kasim (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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Larceny, Inc. | Leo Dexter (Character) | - | 1942 |
100% |
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Blood and Sand | Manolo de Palma (Character) | - | 1941 |
82% |
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They Died With Their Boots On | Crazy Horse (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bullets for O'Hara |
Tony Van Dyne/ |
- | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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Knockout | Mr. Harry Trego (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Snob | Alexander Moreno (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thieves Fall Out | Chic Collins (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Texas Rangers Ride Again | Joe Yuma (Character) | - | 1940 |
86% |
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The Ghost Breakers |
Ramon Mederos/ |
- | 1940 |
100% |
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Road to Singapore | Caesar (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Parole Fixer | Francis "Big Boy" Bradmore (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Emergency Squad | Nick Buller (Character) | - | 1940 |
83% |
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Union Pacific | Jack Cordray (Character) | - | 1939 |
60% | No Score Yet | Island of Lost Men | Chang Tai (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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Bulldog Drummond in Africa | Fordine (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous to Know | Nicholas 'Nicki' Kusnoff (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tip-Off Girls | Marty (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet |
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Waikiki Wedding | Kimo (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet |
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Swing High, Swing Low | The Don (Character) | - | 1937 |
95% |
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Daughter of Shanghai | Harry Morgan (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Train From Madrid | Capt. Ricardo Álvarez (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Partners in Crime | Nicholas Mazaney (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sworn Enemy | Gangster (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Parole! | Zingo Browning (Character) | - | 1936 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 69% | The Cosby Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1960 1963 |