Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Donostia Award · 1995
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1957
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1953
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1965 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1958 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1953 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
This Is Bob Hope...
Lawrence of Arabia
La Strada
Jesus of Nazareth
The 25th Hour
The Ox-Bow Incident
Zorba the Greek
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
A Walk in the Clouds
Lion of the Desert
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
The Guns of Navarone
The Message
The Visit
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Lust for Life
The Con Artists
Last Train from Gun Hill
Larceny, Inc
A Man of Passion
The Cosby Show
Regina Roma
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Guns for San Sebastian
What's My Line?
Barabbas
Viva Zapata!
Road to Morocco
City for Conquest
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Flap
The Dick Cavett Show
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Savage Innocents
Warlock
The Ed Sullivan Show
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Across 110th Street
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
They Died with Their Boots On
The Wild Party
Hercules and the Circle of Fire
Last Action Hero
Revenge
The Buccaneer
Man from Del Rio
Ulysses
The Black Swan
Blood and Sand