Bill Quinn

Bill Quinn

Age
81 (passed away Apr. 29th, 1994)
Birthday
May. 6th, 1912
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Height

Bill Quinn's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Rifleman TV Show
The Rifleman
Ironside TV Show
Ironside
Archie Bunker's Place TV Show
Archie Bunker's Place
The Eleventh Hour TV Show
The Eleventh Hour
Shane TV Show
Shane
The Outsider TV Show
The Outsider
Storefront Lawyers TV Show
Storefront Lawyers
 

Main Movie Roles

1989 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1983 - Twilight Zone: The Movie
1981 - Bustin' Loose
1981 - Dead & Buried
1968 - The Shakiest Gun in the West
1967 - The Reluctant Astronaut
1965 - Mirage
1965 - Brainstorm
1963 - It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 - The Birds
1962 - Advise & Consent
1960 - From the Terrace

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Doc Travis
7
Walter
7
Colonel
6
Admiral Benson
6
Hanger-on
4
Harry Butler
4
Doctor Stanton
4
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Appeared in silent films as a child, billed as Billy Quinn.
  • Grandfather of 'Robert William Newhart' (qv), and Bob and Virginia's three other children.
  • Bald, skinny, hollow-eyed veteran character actor in hundreds of TV shows, mostly found in bucolic settings with a pipe thrust in his mouth.
  • Appeared in recurring roles on several TV shows including _"The Rifleman" (1958)_ (qv), _"McHale's Navy" (1962)_ (qv), _"The Odd Couple" (1970)_ (qv) and _"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979)_ (qv). He also could be glimpsed every once in a while on _"Newhart" (1982)_ (qv). Bill's daughter, Virginia, is married to the show's star, 'Bob Newhart' (qv).
  • Longstanding radio performer known for his work on "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" and the aptly-titled "Just Plain Bill."
  • Father-in-law of 'Bob Newhart' (qv): Father of Bob's wife, Virginia Quinn Newhart.
  • Bill and 'Nanette Fabray' (qv) occasionally played 'Mary Tyler Moore' (qv)'s parents on her classic 1970s sitcom, _"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)_ (qv).
  • A vaudeville and stage performer, he made his Broadway debut as "Billy Quinn" in "Daddies" at the age of 6.


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