Eddie Quillan
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Bookkeeper Abner Keller
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Agent
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Photographer
1957
Series
Columbo
Ferguson
1971
Series
The A-Team
Old Man
1983
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Shorty
1974
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Gargan
1974
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Bell Hop
1960
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Batman
Newsie
1966
Series
Love, American Style
1969
Series
Adam-12
T.J.
1968
Series
The Lucy Show
Mr. Vincent
1962
Series
The Lucy Show
Briggs
1962
Series
Matlock
David Sears
1986
Series
Petticoat Junction
Dick
1963
Series
Petticoat Junction
Mort
1963
Series
Police Woman
1974
Series
Moonlighting
Abbie Cadabra
1985
Series
Daniel Boone
Ephraim Smith (uncredited)
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Inn Landlord
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Mr. Stokey
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Proprietor
1964
Series
Highway to Heaven
1984
Series
The Big Valley
Hotel Clerk
1965
Series
Lost in Space
Bartender
1965
Series
Burke's Law
Elevator Starter
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Mr. Jellybean
1963
Series
The F.B.I.
Amos Wick
1965
Series
Gunsmoke
Barkeep
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Telegrapher
1955
Series
The Addams Family
Horace Beesley
1964
Series
The Addams Family
Mr. Digby
1964
Series
The Addams Family
George Bass
1964
Series
The Addams Family
Clyde Arbogast
1964
Series
The Addams Family
Joe Digby
1964
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Series
Baretta
1975
Series
Here's Lucy
Cab Driver
1968
Series
Here's Lucy
Jackson
1968
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Mel Jones
1957
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Scotty MacPherson
1964
Series
Surfside 6
1960
Series
The Texan
1958
Series
The Detectives
1959
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Sargeant Hall Bender
1955
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Air Sergeant
1955
Series
Branded
Cowhand (uncredited)
1965
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Series
Petrocelli
1974
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Series
Cimarron Strip
Guard
1967
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Series
Julia
1968
Series
87th Precinct
1961
Series
Law of the Plainsman
Horace Arnold
1959
Series
Nichols
Agent
1971
Film
The Grapes of Wrath
Connie Rivers
1940
Series
The Alaskans
1959
Series
Temple Houston
1963
Series
Valentine's Day
Grover Cleveland Fipple
1964
Series
Kaz
1978
Film
Hello, Dolly!
Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
1969
Series
Hell Town
Poco Loco
1985
Film
Mutiny on the Bounty
Tommy Ellison
1935
Film
Frankie and Johnny
Cashier (uncredited)
1966
Film
Viva Las Vegas
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1964
Film
Move Over, Darling
Bellboy
1963
Film
The Strongest Man in the World
Mr. Willoughby
1975
Film
Young Mr. Lincoln
Adam Clay
1939
Series
Glynis
1963
Series
Lucas Tanner
1974
Film
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)
1972
Film
Brigadoon
Sandy
1954
Film
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Elevator Operator
1966
Film
Allegheny Uprising
Will Anderson
1939
Film
Made for Each Other
Conway
1939
Film
It Ain't Hay
Harry, the Horse
1943
Film
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Train Porter (uncredited)
1968
Film
The Flame of New Orleans
3rd Sailor
1941
Film
Sweepstakes
Buddy Doyle
1931
Film
Summer Magic
Boston Mailman (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Bounty Killer
Pianist
1965
Film
Kid Glove Killer
Eddie Wright
1942
Film
Hollywood Party
Bob Benson
1934
Film
Big City
Mike Edwards
1937
Film
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
1970
Film
Meet the Baron
Man at Dock (uncredited)
1933
Film
Noisy Neighbors
Eddie Van Revel
1929
Film
Come Blow Your Horn
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1963
Film
White Mama
Old White Man
1980
Film
Promises! Promises!
Bartender
1963
Film
Geraldine
Eddie Able
1929
Film
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Billy Lambert
1972
Film
The Godless Girl
Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
1928
Film
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Stevens House Room Clerk
1963
Film
Strictly Personal
Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
1933
Film
Incident on a Dark Street
Security Guard
1973
Film
Hi'ya, Sailor
Corky Mills
1943
Film
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Hotel Clerk
1975
Film
Zebra in the Kitchen
Man Watching TV
1965
Film
Mystery of the Riverboat
Jug Jenks [Chs. 1-4, 7]
1944
Film
La Conga Nights
Titus Endover
1940
Film
The Tip-Off
Tommy
1931
Film
Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett III
1933
Film
Dixie Jamboree
Jeff Calhoun
1944
Film
For the Love of It
Wino
1980
Film
Alaska Highway
Pompadour 'Shorty' Jones
1943
Film
The Impostor
Bouteau
1944
Film
Hitchhike!
Counterman
1974
Film
Mad Bull
Rafferty
1977
Film
How to Frame a Figg
Old Man
1971
Too Many Blondes
Wally Pelton
1941
Film
Show Folks
Eddie Kehoe
1928
Film
Gridiron Flash
Tommy "Cherub" Burke
1934
Film
Jungle Queen
Chuck Kelly
1945
Film
A Guy Could Change
George Cummings
1946
Film
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Joe Olsen
1941
Film
Follow the Band
Marvin Howe
1943
Film
Priorities on Parade
Sticks O'Hara
1942
Film
Big Money
Eddie
1930
Film
She Lives!
Janitor
1973
Film
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Tompkins
1978
Film
This Is the Life
Gus
1944
Film
The Family Next Door
Sammy Pierce
1939
Film
Dancing on a Dime
Jack Norcross
1940
Film
The Perils of Petersboro
Eddie Knight
1926
Film
London by Night
Bill
1937
Film
The Mandarin Mystery
Ellery Queen
1936
Film
Hawaiian Nights
Ray Peters
1939
Film
Dark Mountain
Willie Dinsmire
1944
Film
Dark Streets of Cairo
Jerry Jones
1940
Film
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
1960
Film
The Darker Side of Terror
Watchman
1979
Film
Song of the Sarong
Tony Romans
1945
Film
Jungle Safari
Chuck Kelly
1956
Film
Jungle Raiders
Joe Riley
1945
Her Actor Friend
Buddy Jones
1926
Film
Sensation Hunters
Ray Lawson
1945
Film
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Dynamo Carson
1944
Film
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Tod Mason
1936
Film
The Golf Nut
Eddie
1927
He Popped His Pistol
Eddie
1953
Film
Girl Crazy
Danny Churchill
1932
Film
Night Work
Willie Musher
1930
Film
Slightly Terrific
Charlie Young
1944
Film
The Big Shot
Ray Smith
1931
He Flew the Shrew
Eddie
1951
Film
Swing, Sister, Swing
Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
1938
Doggie in the Bedroom
Eddie
1954
Film
Father of Hell Town
Smitty
1985
Film
Sideshow
Big Top
1950
Film
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
Film
Here Comes Kelly
Jimmy Kelly
1943
Film
The Flying Irishman
Henry Corrigan
1939
Film
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Skat
1941
Film
Kitty from Killarney
Eddie McManus
1926
Film
Flying Blind
Riley
1941
Film
Melody Parade
Jimmy Tracy
1943
Nobody's Home
1955
Heebie Gee-Gees
Eddie
1952
Film
Moonlight and Cactus
Stubby Lamont
1944
Film
Catalina, Here I Come
Eddie
1927
Film
Let Down Your Aerial
1949
Film
Twilight on the Prairie
Phil
1944
Film
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Alfred Ammonet
1980
House About It
1950
He Took a Powder
Eddie
1955
Love in a Police Station
Officer Eddie Chase
1927
Film
Should Husbands Marry?
Eddie McGrew
1926
For Sale, a Bungalow
Eddie
1927
Film
The Sophomore
Joe Collins
1929
Film
A Fool and His Honey
Eddie
1952
Fun on the Run
1951
Film
A-Hunting They Did Go
1953
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Eddie
1931
His Pest Friend
Eddie
1955
The College Kiddo
Eddie Dunn - the Freshman
1927
Film
Come on Seven
Eddie
1956
The Bull Fighter
Young Flint
1927
Strop, Look and Listen
Eddy
1952
Film
Crabbin' in the Cabin
Eddie
1948