Quinn K. Redeker
Acting
Born May 2, 1936 · Woodstock, Illinois, USA
Died December 20, 2022
Also known as Quinn Mrdeker · Quinn Rdeker · Quinn Redeker
Biography
Quinn K. Redeker (May 2, 1936 – December 20, 2022) was an American actor and screenwriter. Quinn worked mainly in daytime television, however he was good friends with actor Robert Redford and appeared in three of his films: The Candidate, The Electric Horseman, and Ordinary People. As a screenwriter, Quinn received an Oscar nomination for co-writing The Deer Hunter.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1979 · nominated
Filmography34 titles
For Heaven's Sake
The Deer Hunter
CSI: Miami
The Rockford Files
The Bob Newhart Show
Bonanza
Ordinary People
Starsky & Hutch
The Six Million Dollar Man
Kojak
The Andromeda Strain
Adam-12
Barnaby Jones
The Young and the Restless
Police Story
Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told
Ironside
Mannix
Big Miracle
Sea Hunt
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Marcus Welby, M.D.
A Grandpa for Christmas
The Slams
The Candidate
Airport
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
The Virginian
That Girl
Mayberry R.F.D.
Where the Buffalo Roam
The F.B.I.
The Confessional
The Christine Jorgensen Story