Anthony Quinn
Acting · Directing · Production
Born April 21, 1915, Chihuahua, Mexico
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
- 2018The Green Fog
- 2017This Is Bob Hope... — actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002Avenging Angelo — Angelo Allieghieri
- 2000Oriundi — Giuseppe Padovani, Producer
- 2000Terra de canons — Sr. de Sicart
- Camino de Santiago — Félix Foulé
- 1997The Mayor — Antonio Baracano
- 1996Gotti — Neil Dellacroce
- 1996Seven Servants — Archie
- 1995A Walk in the Clouds — Don Pedro Aragón
- 1995The Magician — Ercole
- 1994Hercules and the Amazon Women — Zeus
- 1994Hercules and the Circle of Fire — Zeus
- 1994Hercules and the Lost Kingdom — Zeus
- 1994Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur — Zeus
- 1994Hercules in the Underworld — Zeus
- 1994Somebody to Love — Emillio
- 1994This Can't Be Love — Michael Reyman
- 1993Last Action Hero — Tony Vivaldi
- 1991A Star for Two — Dr. Gabriel Todd
- Enopios Enopio — Guest
- 1991Jungle Fever — Lou Carbone
- 1991Mobsters — Don Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
- 1991Only the Lonely — Nick Acropolis
- 199027 Wagons Full of Cotton — Narrator
- 1990Revenge — Tiburon 'Tibey' Mendez
- 1990The Old Man and the Sea — Santiago
- 1989A Man of Passion — Mauricio
- 1989Ghosts Can't Do It — Scott
- 1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the World — Socrates Onassis
- 1988Stradivari — Antonio Stradivari
- Treasure Island in Outer Space — Long John Silver
- The Cosby Show — Mr. Fuentes
- 1983Brainwash — Executive Producer
- 1983Rembetika — Narrator
- 1982Regina Roma — Papa
- 1982Valentina — Mosen Joaquín
- 1981High Risk — Mariano
- 1981Lion of the Desert — Omar al-Mukhtar
- 1981The Salamander — Bruno Manzini
- 1979The Passage — The Basque
- 1978Caravans — Zulffiqar
- 1978Los hijos de Sanchez
- 1978The Children of Sanchez — Jesús Sánchez
- 1978The Greek Tycoon — Theo Tomasis
- Jesus of Nazareth — Caiaphas
- 1977Target of an Assassin — Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade
- 1976The Con Artists — Philip Bang
- 1976The Inheritance — Gregorio Ferramonti
- 1976The Message — Hamza
- 1974The Marseille Contract — Steve Ventura
- 1973Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears — Erastus 'Deaf' Smith
- 1973The Don Is Dead — Don Angelo DiMorra
- 1972Across 110th Street — Capt. Frank Mattelli, Executive Producer
- 1972Arruza — Narrator
- 1972The Murder of Julius Caesar — Julius Caesar
- 1971The City — Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala
- The Man and the City — Thomas Jefferson Alcala
- 1970A Walk in the Spring Rain — Will Cade
- 1970Flap — Flapping Eagle
- 1970R.P.M. — Prof. F.W.J. 'Paco' Perez
- 1970The Secret of Santa Vittoria — Italo Bombolini
- 1969A Dream of Kings — Matsoukas
- 1968The Magus — Maurice Conchis
- 1968The Movie Orgy — Kubla Khan (archive footage)
- 1968The Shoes of the Fisherman — Kiril Lakota
- 1967Guns for San Sebastian — Leon Alastray
- 1967The 25th Hour — Johann Moritz
- 1967The Happening — Roc Delmonico
- 1967The Rover — Peyrol
- 1966Lost Command — Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
- 1965A High Wind in Jamaica — Chavez
- 1965Marco the Magnificent — Kublai Khan
- 1964Behold a Pale Horse — Viñolas
- 1964The Visit — Serge Miller, Producer
- 1964Zorba the Greek — Alexis Zorba, Associate Producer
- 1962Lawrence of Arabia — Auda abu Tayi
- 1962Requiem for a Heavyweight — Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
- 1961Barabbas — Barabbas
- 1961The Guns of Navarone — Col. Andrea Stavros
- 1960Heller in Pink Tights — Tom Healy
- 1960Portrait in Black — Dr. David Rivera
- 1960The Savage Innocents — Inuk
- 1959Last Train from Gun Hill — Craig Belden
- 1959The Black Orchid — Frank Valente
- 1959Warlock — Tom Morgan
- 1958Hot Spell — Jack Duval
- 1958The Buccaneer — Director
- 1957The Ride Back — Bob Callen
- 1957The River's Edge — Ben Cameron
- 1957Wild Is the Wind — Gino
- 1956Lust for Life — Paul Gauguin
- 1956Man from Del Rio — Dave Robles
- 1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Quasimodo
- 1956The Wild Party — Tom Kupfen
- 1955Seven Cities of Gold — Capt. Gaspar de Portola
- 1955The Magnificent Matador — Luís Santos
- 1955The Naked Street — Phil Regal
- 1954Angels of Darkness — Francesco Caserto
- 1954Attila — Attila
- 1954Fatal Desire — Alfio
- 1954La Strada — Zampanò
- 1954The Long Wait — Johnny McBride
- 1954Ulysses — Antinous
- 1953Blowing Wild — Ward 'Paco' Conway
- 1953City Beneath the Sea — Tony Bartlett
- 1953East of Sumatra — Kiang
- 1953Ride, Vaquero! — José Esqueda
- 1953Seminole — Osceola
- 1952Against All Flags — Captain Roc Brasiliano
- 1952The Brigand — Prince Ramón
- 1952The World in His Arms — Portugee
- 1952Viva Zapata! — Eufemio Zapata
- 1951Mask of the Avenger — Viovanni Larocca
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Jason Burrage, Clay Waldon, Pepe
- 1951The Brave Bulls — Raul Fuentes
- Danger
- Lights Out
- The Ford Theatre Hour
- The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1947Black Gold — Charley Eagle
- 1947California — Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez
- 1947Sinbad the Sailor — Emir
- 1947Tycoon — Ricky Vegas
- 1946The Imperfect Lady — Jose Martinez
- 1945Back to Bataan — Captain Andres Bonifacio
- 1945China Sky — Chen-Ta
- 1945Where Do We Go from Here? — Chief Badger
- 1944Buffalo Bill — Chief Yellow Hand
- 1944Irish Eyes Are Smiling — Al Jackson
- 1944Ladies of Washington — Michael Romanescue
- 1944Roger Touhy, Gangster — George Carroll
- 1943Guadalcanal Diary — Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
- 1943The Ox-Bow Incident — Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez
- 1942Larceny, Inc. — Leo Dexter
- 1942Road to Morocco — Mullay Kasim
- 1942The Black Swan — Wogan
- 1941Blood and Sand — Manolo de Palma
- 1941Bullets for O'Hara — Tony Van Dyne / Tony Millard
- 1941Knockout — Harry Trego
- 1941The Perfect Snob — Alexander Moreno
- 1941They Died with Their Boots On — Crazy Horse
- 1941Thieves Fall Out — Chic Collins
- 1940City for Conquest — Murray Burns
- 1940Emergency Squad — Nick Buller
- 1940Parole Fixer — Francis 'Big Boy' Bradmore
- 1940Road to Singapore — Caesar
- 1940The Ghost Breakers — Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
- 1940The Texas Rangers Ride Again — Joe Yuma
- 1939Island of Lost Men — Chang Tai
- 1939King of Chinatown — Mike Gordon
- 1939Television Spy — Forbes
- 1939Union Pacific — Cordray
- 1938Bulldog Drummond in Africa — Henchman Fordine
- 1938Dangerous to Know — Nicolai Kusoff
- 1938Hunted Men — Mack McGloyne
- 1938King of Alcatraz — Lou Gedney
- 1938The Buccaneer — Beluche
- 1938Tip-Off Girls — Marty
- 1937Daughter of Shanghai — Harry Morgan
- 1937Partners in Crime — Nicholas Mazaney
- 1937Swing High, Swing Low — The Don
- 1937The Last Train from Madrid — Capt. Ricardo Álvarez
- 1937Waikiki Wedding — Kimo
- 1936Night Waitress — Gangster
- 1936Sworn Enemy — Gangster (uncredited)
- 1936The Milky Way
- 1936The Plainsman — Cheyenne Indian
Appearances as themselves (46)
- 2021Fellinopolis — Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2009Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments — Self (archive footage)
- 2007Brando — Self (archive footage)
- 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema — Himself
- 2002The Magic of Fellini — Self (archive footage)
- 2001Anthony Quinn: The Final Words — Self
- 2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul — Self
- 2001The Making of Lawrence of Arabia — Self
- 1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western — Self
- 1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero — Self
- 1996Ingrid Bergman Remembered — Self (archive footage)
- 1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All — Self
- 1996O. Henry's Christmas — Self - Host
- Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
- Inside the Actors Studio — Self
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her — Self
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire — Self (archive footage)
- Pebble Mill — Self
- 1990Anthony Quinn: An Original — Self
- 1988Gregory Peck: His Own Man — Self
- Sacrée soirée — Self
- Goldene Kamera — Self
- 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
- 1980Quinn Running — Himself
- 1976The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God — Himself
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
- Midi Première — Self
- Système 2 — Self
- Midi trente — Self
- Film '72 — Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
- 1971Voice of La Raza — Self
- 1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis — Self (archive footage)
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
- Omnibus — Self
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self, Self - Co-Host
- 1957Van Gogh: Darkness into Light — Self
- Cinépanorama — Self
- Tony Awards — Self - Host, Self - Co-Host, Self - Presenter / Performer
- The Oscars — Self
- What's My Line? — Self - Mystery Guest
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
- 1945Road to Home — Self (archive footage)
- Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient, Self - Nominee