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

• La Strada as Zampanò
• Lawrence of Arabia as Auda abu Tayi
• The Ox-Bow Incident as Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez
• Zorba the Greek as Alexis Zorba
• The Guns of Navarone as Col. Andrea Stavros
• A Walk in the Clouds as Don Pedro Aragón
• The Message as Hamza
• Lust for Life as Paul Gauguin
• Last Train from Gun Hill as Craig Belden
• Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self

TV

• Jesus of Nazareth as Caiaphas
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Cosby Show as Mr. Fuentes
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jason Burrage
• The Man and the City as Thomas Jefferson Alcala
• The Philco Television Playhouse
• Pebble Mill as Self
• Lights Out
• The Oscars as Self