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Encyclopedia > J.C. Quinn
J.C. Quinn

Born November 30, 1940
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA United States
Died February 10, 2004 aged 63
Mexico Mexico
Notable roles Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson in The Abyss
Walter Boyett in Turner and Hooch
Waddell in Days of Thunder
Mr. Newman in Megaville
Duncan in Maximum Overdrive
Uncle Charlie in Primary Colours
Burrows in The Prophecy

J.C. Quinn (November 30, 1940February 10, 2004) was an American film and theatre actor. Quinn's career was marked by dozens of films from the 1970s onwards and hundreds of minor television appearances. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... The Abyss is an award-winning science fiction film from 1989, written and directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. ... Turner & Hooch is a 1989 comedy film starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, and Reginald VelJohnson. ... Days of Thunder is a 1990 movie produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. ... Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 tongue-in-cheek horror film, written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King. ... Primary Colors, a 1996 novel by Anonymous (later revealed by Donald Foster to be journalist Joe Klein), is a roman à clef about U.S. President Bill Clintons first presidential campaign in 1992. ... The Prophecy is a 1995 film starring Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Walken (as the Archangel Gabriel), Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen (as Lucifer). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Much like American popular music, American cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...


Born in Philadelphia, he studied acting in New York and spent seventeen years on stage before moving to Hollywood to act in films. With his rugged facial features and gravelly voice, J.C. Quinn was often mistaken for two better-known actors, Harvey Keitel and Dick Miller, both of whom he shared a physical resemblance to. NY redirects here. ... ... Harvey Johannes Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor based in New York City. ... Dick Miller with Al Rodrigo. ...


Quinn's numerous television credits include appearing on Cagney and Lacey, Miami Vice, Quantum Leap, Dawson's Creek, and Cheers. Cagney and Lacey was an American television series, which aired on CBS for six seasons from 1982 to 1988. ... Miami Vice was a popular television series (five seasons on NBC from 1984-1989) starring Don Johnson (James Sonny Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Ricardo Rico Tubbs) as two Miami police detectives working undercover. ... Quantum Leap is a science fiction television series that ran for 97 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on NBC. It follows the adventures of Dr. Samuel Beckett (played by Scott Bakula), a brilliant scientist who after researching time-travel, and doing experiments in something he calls The Imaging... Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998 to May 14, 2003 on The WB network. ... Cheers was a American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ...


Quinn died in a car crash in Mexico on February 10, 2004. A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Select filmography

See the complete J.C. Quinn filmography at IMDb
Year Title Role
2000 Animal Factory Ivan McGhee
1998 Primary Colors Uncle Charlie
1998 Digging to China Minister
1997 Deceiver Priest
1995 The Prophecy Burrows
1992 The Babe Jack Dunn
1990 Days of Thunder Waddell
1990 Megaville Mr. Newman
1989 The Abyss Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
1989 Turner and Hooch Walter Boyett
1987 Barfly Jim
1986 Maximum Overdrive Duncan
1986 At Close Range Boyd
1984 C.H.U.D. Murphy

This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Animal Factory is a film about prison life directed by actor Steve Buscemi. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Primary Colors, a 1996 novel by Anonymous (later revealed by Donald Foster to be journalist Joe Klein), is a roman à clef about U.S. President Bill Clintons first presidential campaign in 1992. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Digging to China is a 1998 American film starring Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon and Mary Stuart Masterson. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... Chris Thiles 2004 album Deceiver features a total of 39 instruments, all played by Thile himself. ... // March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye. ... The Prophecy is a 1995 film starring Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Walken (as the Archangel Gabriel), Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen (as Lucifer). ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... For the band named Babe Ruth, see Babe Ruth (band). ... // Chris Rock and Adam Sandler join SNL February 4 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Mimi Rogers divorce. ... Days of Thunder is a 1990 movie produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. ... // Chris Rock and Adam Sandler join SNL February 4 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Mimi Rogers divorce. ... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... The Abyss is an award-winning science fiction film from 1989, written and directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. ... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Turner & Hooch is a 1989 comedy film starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, and Reginald VelJohnson. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Barfly is a 1987 feature film. ... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 tongue-in-cheek horror film, written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King. ... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... At Close Range is based on the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston, Sr. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... C.H.U.D. an acronym for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller was a 1984 B-movie horror flick produced by Andrew Bonime, and directed by Douglas Cheek with Peter Stein as the director of photography. ...

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Persondata
NAME Quinn, J.C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 2004
PLACE OF DEATH Mexico


 

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