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.
118 movies · 51 shows
Father of Hell Town
1985·0.0
For the Love of It
1980·6.0
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980·8.0
White Mama
1980·8.0
The Darker Side of Terror
1979·7.0
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978·0.0
Mad Bull
1977·8.0
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975·6.3
The Strongest Man in the World
1975·6.2
Hitchhike!
1974·8.0
She Lives!
1973·6.6
Incident on a Dark Street
1973·5.3
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972·2.5
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972·6.3
How to Frame a Figg
1971·6.6
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970·5.6
Hello, Dolly!
1969·7.0
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968·6.2
Frankie and Johnny
1966·5.6
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966·6.7
The Bounty Killer
1965·6.0
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965·4.9
Viva Las Vegas
1964·6.1
Move Over, Darling
1963·6.7
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963·5.9
Promises! Promises!
1963·4.8
Summer Magic
1963·6.7
Come Blow Your Horn
1963·5.1
Lifetime of Comedy
1960·5.5
Come on Seven
1956·10.0
Jungle Safari
1956·6.0
He Took a Powder
1955·7.0
Nobody's Home
1955·8.0
His Pest Friend
1955·8.0
Brigadoon
1954·6.5
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954·9.0
A-Hunting They Did Go
1953·7.0
He Popped His Pistol
1953·7.0
Strop, Look and Listen
1952·8.0
Heebie Gee-Gees
1952·9.0
A Fool and His Honey
1952·0.0
Fun on the Run
1951·4.7
He Flew the Shrew
1951·7.0
House About It
1950·8.0
Sideshow
1950·7.0
Let Down Your Aerial
1949·10.0
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948·9.0
Crabbin' in the Cabin
1948·9.0
A Guy Could Change
1946·7.0
Sensation Hunters
1945·4.8
Jungle Raiders
1945·7.0
Song of the Sarong
1945·7.0
Jungle Queen
1945·5.5
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944·6.5
Moonlight and Cactus
1944·5.5
Dark Mountain
1944·5.3
Dixie Jamboree
1944·5.4
This Is the Life
1944·6.0
Twilight on the Prairie
1944·8.0
Slightly Terrific
1944·5.0
Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944·6.5
The Impostor
1944·6.4
Hi'ya, Sailor
1943·6.5
Here Comes Kelly
1943·3.7
Melody Parade
1943·8.0
Alaska Highway
1943·6.3
Follow the Band
1943·9.0
It Ain't Hay
1943·6.5
Priorities on Parade
1942·7.0
Kid Glove Killer
1942·6.4
Flying Blind
1941·4.6
Too Many Blondes
1941·8.0
The Flame of New Orleans
1941·6.5
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941·5.8
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941·6.0
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940·7.5
Dancing on a Dime
1940·5.0
La Conga Nights
1940·7.7
The Grapes of Wrath
1940·7.8
Allegheny Uprising
1939·5.9
Hawaiian Nights
1939·10.0
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939·7.2
The Flying Irishman
1939·5.0
The Family Next Door
1939·5.8
Made for Each Other
1939·6.1
Swing, Sister, Swing
1938·8.0
Big City
1937·7.7
London by Night
1937·6.1
The Mandarin Mystery
1936·5.0
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936·8.0
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935·7.4
Gridiron Flash
1934·4.8
Hollywood Party
1934·5.7
Meet the Baron
1933·5.3
Broadway to Hollywood
1933·5.0
Strictly Personal
1933·7.5
Girl Crazy
1932·4.3
The Big Shot
1931·10.0
The Tip-Off
1931·6.0
Sweepstakes
1931·5.7
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931·7.3
Big Money
1930·10.0
Night Work
1930·6.3
The Sophomore
1929·5.3
Noisy Neighbors
1929·9.0
Geraldine
1929·8.0
Show Folks
1928·7.0
The Godless Girl
1928·7.0
Love in a Police Station
1927·10.0
The Bull Fighter
1927·10.0
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927·8.0
The Golf Nut
1927·7.0
The College Kiddo
1927·9.0
Catalina, Here I Come
1927·7.0
Kitty from Killarney
1926·8.0
Should Husbands Marry?
1926·8.0
The Perils of Petersboro
1926·8.0
Her Actor Friend
1926·10.0