Portrait of Eddie Quillan

Acting

Eddie Quillan

Career

Active from 1926 to 1985, with a break from 1965 to 1984, busiest in 1927 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eddie Quillan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Pulp Adventure 2
  • Exotic Locale 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Classic Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

162
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 73
Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as David Sears

Hell Town
Hell Town (1985)

TV show ยท as Poco Loco

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Abbie Cadabra

Father of Hell Town
Father of Hell Town (1985)

as Smitty

Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Old Man

White Mama
White Mama (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Old White Man

For the Love of It
For the Love of It (1980)

as Wino

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980)

as Alfred Ammonet

1970s

21 titles ยท average score 59
Kaz
Kaz (1978)

TV show

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Willoughby

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Gargan / Shorty

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Petrocelli
Petrocelli (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner (1974)

TV show

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Charlie, School Custodian (uncredited)

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ferguson

Nichols
Nichols (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Agent

How to Frame a Figg
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Old Man

1960s

40 titles ยท average score 65
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as T.J.

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Newsie

Lost in Space
Lost in Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Bartender

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Hotel Clerk

Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day (1964)

TV show ยท as Grover Cleveland Fipple

The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Horace Beesley / Mr. Digby

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Ephraim Smith (uncredited) / Proprietor

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Dick / Mort

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Mr. Vincent / Briggs

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Bell Hop

1950s

21 titles ยท average score 72
The Detectives
The Detectives (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman (1959)

TV show ยท as Horace Arnold

The Alaskans
The Alaskans (1959)

TV show

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The Texan
The Texan (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Agent / Bookkeeper Abner Keller

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mel Jones

Jungle Safari
Jungle Safari (1956)

as Chuck Kelly

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Barkeep / Telegrapher

The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Air Sergeant / Sargeant Hall Bender

Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sandy

A Fool and His Honey
A Fool and His Honey (1952)

as Eddie

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 59
Song of the Sarong
Song of the Sarong (1945)

as Tony Romans

Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ray Lawson

Jungle Queen
Jungle Queen (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Chuck Kelly

Jungle Raiders
Jungle Raiders (1945)

as Joe Riley

Dixie Jamboree
Dixie Jamboree (1944)

as Jeff Calhoun

Hi, Good Lookin'!
Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944)

as Dynamo Carson

Hi'ya, Sailor
Hi'ya, Sailor (1943)

as Corky Mills

Follow the Band
Follow the Band (1943)

as Marvin Howe

Melody Parade
Melody Parade (1943)

as Jimmy Tracy

Here Comes Kelly
Here Comes Kelly (1943)

as Jimmy Kelly

Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Eddie Wright

Dancing on a Dime
Dancing on a Dime (1940)

as Jack Norcross

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 59
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman (1939)

as Henry Corrigan

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Conway

The Family Next Door
The Family Next Door (1939)

as Sammy Pierce

The Mandarin Mystery
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ellery Queen

The Gentleman from Louisiana
The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936)

as Tod Mason

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tommy Ellison

Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash (1934)

as Tommy "Cherub" Burke

Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party (1934)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bob Benson

Strictly Personal
Strictly Personal (1933)

as Thomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed

Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes (1931)

as Buddy Doyle

The Tip-Off
The Tip-Off (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tommy

Night Work
Night Work (1930)

as Willie Musher

1920s

15 titles ยท average score 69
The Sophomore
The Sophomore (1929)

as Joe Collins

Geraldine
Geraldine (1929)

as Eddie Able

Noisy Neighbors
Noisy Neighbors (1929)

as Eddie Van Revel

The Godless Girl
The Godless Girl (1928)
GoodWatch score 69

as Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson

Show Folks
Show Folks (1928)

as Eddie Kehoe

Catalina, Here I Come
Catalina, Here I Come (1927)

as Eddie

The Golf Nut
The Golf Nut (1927)

as Eddie

Love in a Police Station
Love in a Police Station (1927)

as Officer Eddie Chase

The College Kiddo
The College Kiddo (1927)

as Eddie Dunn - the Freshman

The Perils of Petersboro
The Perils of Petersboro (1926)

as Eddie Knight

Her Actor Friend
Her Actor Friend (1926)

as Buddy Jones

Kitty from Killarney
Kitty from Killarney (1926)

as Eddie McManus