Eddie Quillan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward "Eddie" Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the 1922 comedy short Up and at 'Em. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short The Love Sundae opposite actress Alice Day. Quillan would remain a popular leading and secondary actor throughout the sound film era and would appear in such notable films as 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone, 1939's Young Mr. Lincoln opposite Henry Fonda and Alice Brady, as 'Connie Rivers' in John Ford's 1940 film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath opposite Henry Fonda, in 1943's Alaska Highway and It Ain't Hay opposite the comedic duo Abbott and Costello. Quillan's breezy screen personality was seen in "B" musicals, comedies, and even serials during the 1940s. In 1948 Columbia Pictures producer Jules White teamed Quillan with veteran movie comic Wally Vernon for a series of comedy short subjects. White emphasized extreme physical comedy in these films, and Vernon and Quillan made a good team, enthusiastically engaging in pratfalling, kick-in-the-pants slapstick. The series ran through 1956. Beginning in the late 1950s, Quillan began to make the transition to the medium of television and by the 1960s could be seen frequently appearing as a guest actor in such series as The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, Perry Mason, and approximately five appearances on the camp-horror comedy series The Addams Family. He was a regular on the Anthony Franciosa sitcom Valentine's Day from 1964 to 1965, and from 1968 through 1971 he appeared as "Eddie Edson" on the television drama Julia opposite actress Diahann Carroll. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Quillan continued to appear in motion pictures, but in increasingly smaller roles and often in bit parts. One notable appearance of the era was his role of 'Sandy' in the 1954 Vincente Minnelli directed musical Brigadoon. Quillan also appeared in the uncredited role of 'Mr.Cassidy' in the 1969 Gene Kelly film adaptation of Hello, Dolly!. Quillan appeared in My Three Sons as Mr Hewlett (1961) and also appeared on the western television adventure series The Rifleman as Angus Evans. In the 1970s, Quillan made guest appearances on such varied television series as Mannix, Here's Lucy, Chico and the Man and Baretta. After meeting and befriending actor and director Michael Landon, he played numerous bit roles in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie. Quillan also performed in the Landon-directed series Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy during the 1980s. Quillan made his last television appearance in a 1987 episode of the television crime-mystery series Matlock.
The Grapes of Wrath
(Connie Rivers)
Come on Seven
(Eddie)
Viva Las Vegas
(Master of Ceremonies (uncredited))
Mutiny on the Bounty
(Tommy Ellison)
Come Blow Your Horn
(Elevator Boy (uncredited))
The Flame of New Orleans
(3rd Sailor)
Allegheny Uprising
(Will Anderson)
Young Mr. Lincoln
(Adam Clay)
The Mandarin Mystery
(Ellery Queen)
Kid Glove Killer
(Eddie Wright)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Made for Each Other
(Conway)
The Judge and Jake Wyler
(Billy Lambert)
Big City
(Mike Edwards)
The Impostor
(Bouteau)
The Darker Side of Terror
(Watchman)
The Godless Girl
(Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson)
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
(Stevens House Room Clerk)
Broadway to Hollywood
(Ted Hackett III)
Dark Mountain
(Willie Dinsmire)
The Perils of Petersboro
(Eddie Knight)
Should Husbands Marry?
(Eddie McGrew)
Kitty from Killarney
(Eddie McManus)
Girl Crazy
(Danny Churchill)
The College Kiddo
(Eddie Dunn - the Freshman)
For Sale, a Bungalow
(Eddie)
The Bull Fighter
(Young Flint)
Love in a Police Station
(Officer Eddie Chase)
She Lives!
(Janitor)
Sideshow
(Big Top)
The Tip-Off
(Tommy Jordan)
Here Comes Kelly
(Jimmy Kelly)
Dark Streets of Cairo
(Jerry Jones)
Melody Parade
(Jimmy Tracy)
Catalina, Here I Come
(Eddie)
The Big Shot
(Ray Smith)
Sweepstakes
(Buddy Doyle)
Hollywood Party
(Bob Benson)
Mad Bull
(Rafferty)
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Crabbin' in the Cabin
Let Down Your Aerial
House About It
He Flew the Shrew
Fun on the Run
Strop, Look and Listen
He Popped His Pistol
A-Hunting They Did Go
Doggie in the Bedroom
His Pest Friend
Nobody's Home
He Took a Powder
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
(Tompkins)
Jungle Raiders
(Joe Riley)
Jungle Queen
(Chuck Kelly)
Gridiron Flash
(Tommy "Cherub" Burke)
London by Night
(Bill)
Night Work
(Willie Musher)
Dancing on a Dime
(Jack Norcross)
Mystery of the Riverboat
(Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7])
The Flying Irishman
(Henry Corrigan)
Summer Magic
(Boston Mailman)
Melvin Purvis G-Man
(Hotel Clerk)
Brigadoon
(Sandy)
For the Love of It
(Wino)
Slightly Terrific
(Charlie Young)
Show Folks
(Eddie Kehoe)
Hi, Good Lookin'!
(Dynamo Carson)
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
(Alfred Ammonet)
Father of Hell Town
(Smitty)
Hello, Dolly!
(Mr. Cassidy (uncredited))
The Family Next Door
(Sammy Pierce)
The Sophomore
(Joe Collins)
Frankie and Johnny
(Cashier (uncredited))
The Gentleman from Louisiana
(Tod Mason)
Strictly Personal
(Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed)
Alaska Highway
(Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones)
Geraldine
(Eddie Able)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
(Elevator Operator)
White Mama
(Old White Man)
Dixie Jamboree
(Jeff Calhoun)
Sensation Hunters
(Ray Lawson)
Twilight on the Prairie
(Phil)
Follow the Band
(Marvin Howe)
Swing, Sister, Swing
(Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters)
Hawaiian Nights
(Ray Peters)
Where Did You Get That Girl?
(Joe Olsen)
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
(Skat)
La Conga Nights
(Titus Endover)
Too Many Blondes
(Wally Pelton)
Hi'ya, Sailor
(Corky Mills)
Song of the Sarong
(Tony Romans)
The Golf Nut
(Eddie)
Moonlight and Cactus
(Stubby Lamont)
Meet the Baron
(Man at Dock (uncredited))
It Ain't Hay
(Harry, the Horse)
Flying Blind
(Riley)
A Guy Could Change
(George Cummings)
Jungle Safari
(Chuck Kelly)
Promises! Promises!
(Bartender)
The Bounty Killer
(Pianist)
Lifetime of Comedy
((archive footage))
How to Frame a Figg
(Old Man)
The Strongest Man in the World
(Mr. Willoughby)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
(Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited))
Priorities on Parade
(Sticks O'Hara)
Incident on a Dark Street
(Security Guard)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
(Train Porter (uncredited))
Heebie Gee-Gees
(Eddie)
This Is the Life
(Gus)
Hitchhike!
(Counterman)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
(Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited))
Move Over, Darling
(Bellboy)
A Fool and His Honey
(Eddie)
Big Money
(Eddie)
Zebra in the Kitchen
(Man Watching TV)
Her Actor Friend
(Buddy Jones)
Mister Ed
The Andy Griffith Show
(Bell Hop)
Burke's Law
(Elevator Starter)
Here's Lucy
(Cab Driver)
The A-Team
(Old Man)
Little House on the Prairie
(Buffalo Bill)
The F.B.I.
(Amos Wick)
Matlock
Batman
(Newsie)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Moonlighting
(Abbie Cadabra)
Highway to Heaven
The Streets of San Francisco
Baretta
Petticoat Junction
(Dick)
Mannix
Surfside 6
Lost in Space
(Bartender)
Perry Mason
(Bookkeeper Abner Keller)
Gunsmoke
(Barkeep)
Glynis
Valentine's Day
87th Precinct
Police Woman
Cimarron Strip
Daniel Boone
(Ephraim Smith (uncredited))
Julia
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(Mel Jones)
The Big Valley
(Hotel Clerk)
Petrocelli
Pete and Gladys
Lucas Tanner
The Alaskans
The Rifleman
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Addams Family
(Horace Beesley)
Law of the Plainsman
(Horace Arnold)
The Texan
The Detectives
Hell Town
(Poco Loco)
Nichols
(Agent)
Petticoat Junction
(Mort)
Adam-12
(T.J.)
Gunsmoke
(Telegrapher)
Perry Mason
(Agent)
The Lucy Show
(Mr. Vincent)
The Lucy Show
(Briggs)
Burke's Law
(Mr. Jellybean)
Columbo
(Ferguson)
Here's Lucy
(Jackson)
Daniel Boone
(Inn Landlord)
Daniel Boone
(Mr. Stokey)
Daniel Boone
(Proprietor)
Perry Mason
(Photographer)
The Addams Family
(Mr. Digby)
The Addams Family
(George Bass)
The Addams Family
(Clyde Arbogast)
The Addams Family
(Joe Digby)
Love, American Style