Anthony Quinn

Acting · Born 1915-04-21 in Chihuahua, Mexico

Biography

Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, The Message, Lion of the Desert, and La Strada. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice; for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956. Outside of acting, Quinn was also a writer, painter, and civil rights activist.

Filmography

• Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self
• La Strada as Zampanò
• Lawrence of Arabia as Auda abu Tayi
• Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
• The Ox-Bow Incident as Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez
• Jungle Fever as Lou Carbone
• Viva Zapata! as Eufemio Zapata
• Zorba the Greek as Alexis Zorba
• Only the Lonely as Nick Acropolis
• The Movie Orgy as Kubla Khan (archive footage)