American actor Quinn Anthony: biography, filmography, photo

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American actor Anthony Quinn (photo can be seen in the article) is a two-time Oscar-winning artist and writer of Mexican origin. Throughout his career, he did not lose touch with his homeland, often came to his country and talked with loved ones for a long time.

Anthony Quinn, biography

The actor was born on April 21, 1915 in the small Mexican town of Chihuahua. Anthony's father - Francisco Quinn, an Irishman, did not have a permanent job. Mother, a representative of the Aztecs, was a simple woman without education. The family lived modestly, but little Quinn graduated from high school, and then began to study architecture at the fine arts studio. His teacher was the famous Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom Anthony even became friends. However, the architectural talent was not revealed, the training had to be completed.

Movie debut

At the age of twenty, Quinn Anthony decided to become an actor. Further development of events showed that the choice of profession was made correctly. The film debut took place in 1936 in the comedy film "The Milky Way", where the famouscomedian Harold Lloyd. Although Quinn Anthony played a small minor role, the director of the production, Leo McCarey, predicted a great future for him in cinema. At the same time, film producers also noticed the debutant, who soon began to send invitations.

Popularity

Next Anthony Quinn, an actor by vocation, played over fifty roles between 1936 and 1951. Among the characters were: Indians and Chinese guerrillas, pirates and gangsters, polished dandies and street ragamuffins. Quinn Anthony quickly became popular, memorable appearance and innate talent for reincarnation brought him worldwide fame. Crowds of fans began to besiege the charismatic actor, postmen brought bags of letters, he could only move around the city in a car with dark windows.

Broadway

Anthony Quinn, whose photos were already in all newspapers and magazines, settled in a remote suburb of Los Angeles in order to somehow reduce the hype surrounding his person. In 1947, the actor, who had previously had Mexican citizenship, took American citizenship. He then moved to New York and began acting on Broadway in popular productions such as "Born in Texas", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "A Gentleman from Athens".

Return

Five years later, Quinn Anthony returned to Los Angeles and starred in his first life-changing film, for which he was awarded an Oscar in 1952. It was a motion picture directed by EliaKazan, where the actor played the revolutionary Eumenia Zapata, the brother of the protagonist. The second film for which Quinn Anthony won an Oscar was Lust for Life, directed by Vincent Minnelli. The film was made in 1957.

Zampano the Circus Strongman

In 1954, the actor moved to Italy, having received an invitation from Federico Fellini to participate in the filming of the film "The Road". Quinn Anthony played Zampano, the male lead. His character was a circus athlete breaking chains. The female lead, a young circus performer named Gelsomina, was played by Juliet Mazina.

In 1956, Quinn played in another Italian film called "Notre Dame Cathedral" directed by Jean Delannoy. Here Anthony also played the main role - the hunchback Quasimodo, in love with the gypsy Esmeralda.

In the sixties, back in the US, Quinn starred in several films: "Lawrence of Arabia", "Zorba the Greek", "The Guns of Navarone". For the role of Zorba, selflessly dancing sirtaki, the actor received another Oscar nomination. During this period of his life, Anthony Quinn was at the peak of his popularity, filming both in Hollywood and in Europe. His next notable works were roles in films: "Bluff" in 1976; "The Lion of the Desert", staged in 1981; "The Secret of Santa Victoria", released in 1969.

Golden Raspberry

In 1990, Quinn's career began to decline, but he managed tostarred in several films, such as "Revenge" in 1989, "The Last Action Hero", was released in 1993, "Stradivari", the picture was filmed in 1989, "Only the Lonely Will Understand", at the box office since 1991. Like many movie stars, Anthony Quinn received a Golden Raspberry nomination in 1992. The reason was his disastrous role in the film "Gangsters". Quinn accepted the failure with a smile and was not at all upset. It was the only failure in a long career as an actor, all other roles turned out to be figurative and characteristic.

In 1994, the actor played in the TV series "The Amazing Journeys of Hercules", and the last film with his participation was "Angel of Vengeance", in which Anthony Quinn played the gangster Angelo Alligieri. His partner on the set was Sylvester Stallone, who played the role of Frank Delano.

Filmography

During his film career, Anthony Quinn starred in more than sixty films, many of which were included in the Golden Fund of American Cinema.

The following is a select list of films featuring the acclaimed actor:

• "Milky Way", cameo role. Directed by Leo McCarey, 1936;
• "Ups and downs", the character of Don, a colleague of the protagonist. Staged by Mitchel Leisen, 1937 production;
• Union Pacific, a 1939 Western directed by Cecil deMille. Quinn played Jack Cordray, a henchmaninfluential Sid Kempo;
• "Road to Singapore", musical comedy, directed by Victor Scherzinger. Anthony played the cabaret artist Caesar. Film created in 1940;
• "Ox Bow Incident", a western directed by William Wellman. The picture was taken in 1943. The role of Juan Martinez;
• "Vivat Zapata", a film with a revolutionary plot, was shot in 1952 by Elia Kazan. Quinn played the role of Eufemio Zapata;
• Attila is a 1954 historical film directed by Pietro Francisci. Anthony played the main role in the film, his character is Attila himself, the leader of the ancient Huns;
• The Road is a 1954 neorealist film by Italian director Federico Fellini. Quinn played the role of the circus strongman Zampano.
• "The Travels of Odysseus", a famous legend of ancient Greece, staged by director Mario Camerini in 1954. Anthony Quinn's character is Antinous;
• "Naked Street", a 1955 gangster action film directed by Makwell Shane. Quinn co-starred as mob boss Phil Regal;
• Lust for Life is a 1956 film based on the novel by Irving Stone, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Anthony played the French artist Paul Gauguin;
• "Notre Dame Cathedral" by Jean Dellanois in 1956. Quinn's character is the hunchback Quasimodo;
• Barabbas the Robber is a 1961 film based on a biblical story directed by Richard Fleischer. Anthony Quinn played a criminalBarabbas, male lead;
• "The Guns of Navarone", a 1961 war drama filmed by J. Lee Thompson. Quinn's character is Andrea Stavros, Colonel;
• "Lawrence of Arabia", a 1962 epic film directed by David Lean. Anthony played one of the main roles, the character Auda Taya;
• Zorba the Greek is a 1964 action-packed film based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. Quinn played the main role, in his performance the image of Zorb turned out to be bright and impressive;
• Bluff is a 1976 crime comedy directed by Italian director Sergio Cobrucci. The character of Phillip Bang was played by Anthony Quinn in a figurative and lucid way. The popular actor and singer Adriano Celentano helped him in this;
• "The Lion of the Desert", a 1981 military-political film directed by Mustafa Akad. Quinn played the role of Omar Mukhtar;
• "Treasure Island", an adventure film created by director Renato Castellano in 1987. Anthony played the role of pirate John Silver.

In the spring of 2001, actor Anthony Quinn, whose filmography is quite extensive, as already mentioned, starred for the last time.

Private life

Anthony Quinn has been married three times. The first wife was the daughter of director Cecil DeMille - Katherine. With her, the actor had five children, two boys and three girls. The eldest son Christopher died at the age of two years, drowned in the pool. The remaining four are still alive and well.

C Katherine actordivorced in 1966. Some time later, Anthony married a second time. The chosen one was Yolanda Addolori, a costume designer who worked in the film project Barabbas the Robber. The new wife gave birth to her husband three sons: Lorenzo, Danny and Francisco. Two are currently alive.

Quinn's third wife was his secretary Kat Benvin. She gave the actor two more children, daughter Actinia and son Ryan. In total, Anthony had ten heirs. In addition, the actor has two illegitimate children from a little-known lady named Friedel Dunbar.

Anthony Quinn, whose children have become an integral part of his life, was happy to be in the circle of his heirs. The actor died at the age of 86 from throat cancer on June 3, 2001.