From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward "Eddie" Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the ... 1922 comedy short Up and at 'Em. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short The Love Sundae opposite actress Alice Day. Quillan would remain a popular leading and secondary actor throughout the sound film era and would appear in such notable films as 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone, 1939's Young Mr. Lincoln opposite Henry Fonda and Alice Brady, as 'Connie Rivers' in John Ford's 1940 film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath opposite Henry Fonda, in 1943's Alaska Highway and It Ain't Hay opposite the comedic duo Abbott and Costello. Quillan's breezy screen personality was seen in "B" musicals, comedies, and even serials during the 1940s. In 1948 Columbia Pictures producer Jules White teamed Quillan with veteran movie comic Wally Vernon for a series of comedy short subjects. White emphasized extreme physical comedy in these films, and Vernon and Quillan made a good team, enthusiastically engaging in pratfalling, kick-in-the-pants slapstick. The series ran through 1956. Beginning in the late 1950s, Quillan began to make the transition to the medium of television and by the 1960s could be seen frequently appearing as a guest actor in such series as The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, Perry Mason, and approximately five appearances on the camp-horror comedy series The Addams Family. He was a regular on the Anthony Franciosa sitcom Valentine's Day from 1964 to 1965, and from 1968 through 1971 he appeared as "Eddie Edson" on the television drama Julia opposite actress Diahann Carroll. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Quillan continued to appear in motion pictures, but in increasingly smaller roles and often in bit parts. One notable appearance of the era was his role of 'Sandy' in the 1954 Vincente Minnelli directed musical Brigadoon. Quillan also appeared in the uncredited role of 'Mr.Cassidy' in the 1969 Gene Kelly film adaptation of Hello, Dolly!. Quillan appeared in My Three Sons as Mr Hewlett (1961) and also appeared on the western television adventure series The Rifleman as Angus Evans. In the 1970s, Quillan made guest appearances on such varied television series as Mannix, Here's Lucy, Chico and the Man and Baretta. After meeting and befriending actor and director Michael Landon, he played numerous bit roles in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie. Quillan also performed in the Landon-directed series Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy during the 1980s. Quillan made his last television appearance in a 1987 episode of the television crime-mystery series Matlock.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Hell Town
as Poco Loco
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Sep 11, 1985
Little House on the Prairie
as Buffalo Bill
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
The Andy Griffith Show
as Bell Hop
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1960
Burke's Law
as Elevator Starter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1963
Here's Lucy
as Cab Driver
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
The A-Team
as Old Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1983
The F.B.I.
as Amos Wick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
Batman
as Newsie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1966
Moonlighting
as Abbie Cadabra
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1985
Petticoat Junction
as Dick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1963
Lost in Space
as Bartender
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1965
Perry Mason
as Bookkeeper Abner Keller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Gunsmoke
as Barkeep
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Daniel Boone
as Ephraim Smith (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Mel Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 01, 1957
The Big Valley
as Hotel Clerk
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1965
The Addams Family
as Horace Beesley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
Law of the Plainsman
as Horace Arnold
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1959
Nichols
as Agent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1971
Petticoat Junction
as Mort
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1963
Adam-12
as T.J.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1968
Gunsmoke
as Telegrapher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Perry Mason
as Agent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
The Lucy Show
as Mr. Vincent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
The Lucy Show
as Briggs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Burke's Law
as Mr. Jellybean
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1963
Columbo
as Ferguson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1971
Here's Lucy
as Jackson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
Daniel Boone
as Inn Landlord
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Daniel Boone
as Mr. Stokey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Daniel Boone
as Proprietor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Perry Mason
as Photographer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
The Addams Family
as Mr. Digby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
The Addams Family
as Joe Digby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
The Addams Family
as Clyde Arbogast
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
The Addams Family
as George Bass
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
Valentine's Day
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
Mannix
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Julia
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 17, 1968
Lucas Tanner
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Highway to Heaven
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 19, 1984
The Rifleman
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 30, 1958
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 1967
Mister Ed
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1961
Matlock
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1986
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1964
The Streets of San Francisco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1972
Baretta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 1975
Surfside 6
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1960
Glynis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1963
87th Precinct
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1961
Police Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Cimarron Strip
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 07, 1967
Petrocelli
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Pete and Gladys
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1960
The Alaskans
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
The Texan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1958
The Detectives
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 1959
Love, American Style
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1969
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