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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

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No Score Yet 55% Takedown Sgt. Tom Janks (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 62% Across the Line Harmon (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 62% Holy Joe Bob (Character) - 1999
80% 64% Primary Colors Uncle Charlie (Character) $39.0M 1998
No Score Yet 50% Country Justice Jimmy Tulin (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 35% Buried Alive II Curtis (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 62% To Love, Honor and Deceive Louie (Character) - 1996
57% 57% Hit Me Fred Bascomb (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 69% God's Lonely Man Clarence (Character) - 1996
46% 64% The Prophecy Burrows (Character) $15.7M 1995
No Score Yet 24% All-American Murder Harry Forbes (Character) - 1992
47% 37% The Babe Jack Dunn (Character) $17.0M 1992
No Score Yet 24% CrissCross Jetty (Character) $2.7M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rape of Dr. Willis Det. Joe Porter (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 64% Prayer of the Rollerboys Jaworsky (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Megaville Newman (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Runaway Heart Sebastian (Character) - 1990
38% 60% Days of Thunder Waddell (Character) $80.6M 1990
50% 51% Turner & Hooch Walter Boyett (Character) $70.5M 1989
89% 83% The Abyss "Sonny" Dawson (Character) $54.3M 1989
36% 53% Gross Anatomy Papa Slovak (Character) $11.3M 1989
52% 69% Big Business Garth Ratliff (Character) $39.6M 1988
No Score Yet 40% Love Dream Willy (Character) - 1988
76% 82% Barfly Jim (Character) $116.6K 1987
14% 50% Maximum Overdrive Duncan Keller (Character) $6.0M 1986
87% 79% At Close Range Boyd (Character) $560.7K 1986
60% 78% Vision Quest Elmo (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 33% Twisted Sheriff (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Invasion of Privacy Wilbur Purdy (Character) - 1983
50% 73% Times Square Simon (Character) - 1980

TV

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83% No Score Yet That's Life Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
87% 95% Cheers Carmichael (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Boss Cooley (Guest Star) 1991
71% 89% Miami Vice D.E.A. Agent Harrison (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet 1st & Ten Red Griswold (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		1984-1985