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J.C. Quinn

Highest Rated: 89% The Abyss (1989)

Lowest Rated: 14% Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Birthday: Nov 30, 1940

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

A scratchy-voiced actor drawn to characters who were a bit rough around the edges, J.C. Quinn is best known for playing gruff guys such as crew member "Sonny" Dawson in the James Cameron thriller "The Abyss," starring Ed Harris, and rival pit crew chief Waddell in Tony Scott's car-racing flick "Days of Thunder," starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Before transitioning almost exclusively to feature films, Quinn spent the 1980s hopping from one TV series to the next in guest roles, including "Hill Street Blues" and "Miami Vice," having lived and trained for the theater in New York City for many years.

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Highest-Rated Movies

89% 83% The Abyss Watchlist
87% 79% At Close Range
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80% 64% Primary Colors
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76% 82% Barfly
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60% 78% Vision Quest
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57% 57% Hit Me
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52% 69% Big Business
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50% 51% Turner & Hooch
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50% 73% Times Square
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47% 37% The Babe
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Takedown 57% 2000 Sgt. Tom Janks Actor Across the Line 62% 2000 Harmon Actor Holy Joe 62% 1999 Bob Actor Primary Colors 80% 64% 1998 Uncle Charlie Actor Country Justice 50% 1997 Jimmy Tulin Actor Buried Alive II 35% 1997 Curtis Actor To Love, Honor and Deceive 67% 1996 Louie Actor Hit Me 57% 57% 1996 Fred Bascomb Actor God's Lonely Man 69% 1996 Clarence Actor The Prophecy 46% 64% 1995 Burrows Actor All-American Murder 24% 1992 Harry Forbes Actor The Babe 47% 37% 1992 Jack Dunn Actor CrissCross 23% 1992 Jetty Actor The Rape of Dr. Willis 1991 Det. Joe Porter Actor Prayer of the Rollerboys 64% 1991 Jaworsky Actor Megaville 1990 Newman Actor Runaway Heart 1990 Sebastian Actor Days of Thunder 38% 60% 1990 Waddell Actor Turner & Hooch 50% 51% 1989 Walter Boyett Actor The Abyss 89% 83% 1989 "Sonny" Dawson Actor Gross Anatomy 36% 53% 1989 Papa Slovak Actor Big Business 52% 69% 1988 Garth Ratliff Actor Love Dream 40% 1988 Willy Actor Barfly 76% 82% 1987 Jim Actor Maximum Overdrive 14% 50% 1986 Duncan Keller Actor
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