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Anthony Quinn
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Birth Date
April 21, 1915
Died
June 3, 2001
Nationality
Mexico - United States
Sun Sign
Taurus
Natural hair color
Gray
Eye color
Brown
Height
6 ft 1½ in | 187 cm
Weight
84 kg | 185 lbs
Shoe size
12 US | 45 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Anthony Quinn was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on April 21, 1915, was a Mexican-American actor.
Young Anthony Quinn first started performing on the stage.
He made his big screen debut in comedy film The Milky Way (1936) in role as Todd Fight Spectator.
He got his television debut in NBC anthology series The Philco Television Playhouse (1949) in episode "Pride's Castle".
Anthony's breakthrough performance came as Manolo de Palma in romantic film Blood and Sand (1941).
He landed his Broadway debut in a play "The Gentleman from Athens" (1947).
Anthony Quinn Height and Weight
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Best Movies
He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Eufemio Zapata in Western film Viva Zapata! (1952).
He won the Academy Award and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Paul Gauguin in biographical film Lust for Life (1956).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Gino in drama movie Wild Is the Wind (1957).
He was nominated for the Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his role as Alexis Zorba in comedy drama film Zorba the Greek (1964).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Auda Abu Tayi in epic historical drama film Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Italo Bombolini in drama war movie The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Aniello 'Neil' Dellacroce in crime drama film Gotti (1996).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Socrates Onassis in biographical film Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988).
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) Western as Juan Martinez
Back to Bataan (1945) war action as Capt. Andrés Bonifácio
La Strada (1954) drama as Zampanò
The Guns of Navarone (1961) epic adventure war as Col. Andrea Stavrou
Road to Morocco (1942) comedy as Mullay Kasim
Across 110th Street (1972) action crime as Capt. Mattelli
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) drama sport as Louis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jungle Fever (1991) romantic drama as Lou Carbone
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) romantic drama as Don Pedro Aragon
Best TV Shows
The Man and the City (1971-1972) ABC drama series as Thomas Jefferson Alcala
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) epic drama serial as Caiaphas
Treasure Island in Space (1987) Italian science fiction miniseries as Long John Silver
Cosby (1999) CBS sitcom as Prof. Christo
Facts
Attended Hammel Street Elementary School, Belvedere Junior High School, Polytechnic High School and Belmont High School in Los Angeles
Studied art and architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright at Wisconsin studio, Taliesin.
Had Irish and Mexican ancestry.
He portrayed Zorba in a musical "Zorba" (1983).
He played Caesario Grimaldi in a play "Tchin-Tchin" (1962).
He was nominated for the Tony Award for best leading actor for his role as King Henry II in a play "Becket" (1960).
Became a naturalized United States citizen in 1947.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6251 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
He won the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1970.
He wrote two memoirs: The Original Sin (1972) and One Man Tango (1997).
Anthony died on June 3, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 86.
Spouse
He was married to:
Katherine Benvin (1997-2001) they had a daughter Antonia Patricia Rose Quinn and son Ryan Nicholas Quinn
Jolanda Addolori (1966-1997) they had three children: Francesco Quinn, Danny Quinn and Lorenzo Quinn
Katherine DeMille (1937-1965) they had five children: Christopher, Christina, Catalina, Duncan and Valentina
Relationships
Has been in relationship with Friedel Dunbar (1972-1977) they had two children: Sean Quinn and Alexander Anthony Quinn
He dated Inger Stevens (1969), Ingrid Bergman (1964), Barbara Stanwyck (1953), Suzan Ball (1952-1953) and Carole Lombard (1936).