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John Quade

Acting

Born April 1, 1938 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Died August 9, 2009

Also known as John William Saunders · John William Saunders III · جان کواد

Biography

John William Saunders III (April 1, 1938 – August 9, 2009), better known by the stage name John Quade, was an American character actor who starred in film and television. He was best known for his role as Cholla, the leader of the motorcycle gang the Black Widows in the Clint Eastwood films Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980).

Filmography47 titles

The Sting

1973as Riley

Papillon

1973as Masked Breton

Kung Fu

1972as Johnson

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Fall Guy

1981

The Rockford Files

1974as Tenner

The Wild Wild West

1965as Man

The A-Team

1983as Garber

Knight Rider

1982

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976as Comanchero Leader

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Bonanza

1959as Telegrapher

Roots

1977as Sheriff Charlie Biggs

La Bamba

1987as Bartender

Starsky & Hutch

1975

High Plains Drifter

1973as Jake Ross

Kojak

1973as Colby

McCloud

1970

Hunter

1984as Jim Holloway

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993as Martin

The Bionic Woman

1976

How the West Was Won

1976

Police Story

1973

CHiPs

1977as Reno

Ironside

1967

The High Chaparral

1967as Bartender

Charlie's Angels

1976as Brown

Gunsmoke

1955as Shaw

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981as Morgan

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990as Carl (Townsman)

Night Terror

1977as The Derelict

Police Woman

1974

Bad Company

1972as Nolan

The Last Hard Men

1976as Gant

Mr. Ricco

1975as Arkansas

Galactica 1980

1980as Sheriff Ellsworth

Every Which Way But Loose

1978as Cholla, The Biker Leader

Baywatch

1989as Kyle Rigler

Any Which Way You Can

1980as Cholla

92 in the Shade

1975as Roy

The Swinging Cheerleaders

1974as Belski

Planet Earth

1974as Kreeg Commandant

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird

1991as Walter Kotzwinkle

Rancho Deluxe

1975as Circular Face (uncredited)

Hammer

1972as Riley

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

1976as Jake