Anthony Quinn
Biography
Anthony Quinn was a Mexican and American actor whose career ran from 1936 until 2001 and who often played earthy, passionate men. Born in Chihuahua City and raised in East Los Angeles, he boxed and studied architecture before his film debut in The Plainsman (1936). Early typecasting as villains and minor parts gave way to larger roles in Blood and Sand (1941) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Eufemio Zapata in Viva Zapata! (1952), the first performer born in Mexico to take an Academy Award, and another for Paul Gauguin in Lust for Life (1956). He was later nominated for Best Actor for Wild is the Wind and Zorba the Greek (1964). His films included The Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), The Message (1976) and Jungle Fever (1991). On Broadway he earned a Tony nomination for Becket and later starred in the musical Zorba.
86years old at death
- Born Chihuahua City
- Died Boston
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (birth name)Also credited as Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Pallares
Movie Career
- Films
- 78
- Career span
- 66 years1936 to 2002
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A role that slipped away
Quinn went back to the theater, taking over from Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway.
Early training
Quinn studied architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin and was encouraged by Wright to pursue acting when Quinn mentioned he wanted to be an actor.
Beyond film
In 1983, Quinn played Zorba again in a musical called Zorba, appearing in 362 performances on Broadway and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Anthony Quinn movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
J. Lee Thompson directed three of these films, Moustapha Akkad two and William A. Wellman two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by J. Lee Thompson
All films by Moustapha Akkad
All films by William A. Wellman
Also four films together1 more actor
- Fortunio BonanovaLarceny, Inc. (1942), The Black Swan (1942), Blood and Sand (1941) and Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Anthony Quinn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$459 million
22 of the 78 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 78 films: 22 worldwide figure; 9 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 41 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 9US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 41Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$137M29.9% of the total
- 2$70M15.2% of the total
- 3$50M10.9% of the total
- 4$32M7.1% of the total
- 5$29M6.3% of the total
- 6$25M5.5% of the total
- 7$20M4.4% of the total
- 8$16M3.4% of the total
$79.7 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1953 to 1995, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1957 | Best Supporting Actor | Lust for Life | Won |
| 1953 | Best Supporting Actor | Viva Zapata! | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 1995 | Donostia Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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