JC Quinn
JC Quinn (born November 30, 1940 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † February 10, 2004 in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico ) was an American actor .
Life
Quinn studied acting in New York City and initially played in the theater . In the mid-1970s he played at the New York Shakespeare Festival and in 1981 he appeared in Heartland on Broadway . He made his feature film debut in 1978 in the drama Nightmare Behind Bars . Two years later he starred as a prison barber alongside Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman in Stuart Rosenberg's prison drama Brubaker . This was followed by roles in headhunting alongside Kirk Douglas and Silkwood , alongside Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell . From the mid-1980s Quinn received guest roles in various television series such as Cagney & Lacey and Miami Vice . In 1986, he served as Duncan Keller in the Stephen King film version Rhea M - It started without warning to see in James Cameron's science fiction film Abyss - abyss of death he put Arliss "Sonny" Dawson . Is Furthermore, he played in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and had a guest role on the British series The Professionals - The Next Generation . He made his last film appearances in 2000.
Quinn died in 2004 in a road traffic accident in Ciudad Juárez , Mexico .
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: Nightmare Behind Bars (On the Yard)
- 1980: Brubaker
- 1983: Headhunt (Eddie Macon's Run)
- 1983: Silkwood
- 1985: Crazy for You (Vision Quest)
- 1985: Cagney & Lacey
- 1986: At Close Range (At Close Range)
- 1986: Heartbreak Ridge
- 1986: Miami Vice
- 1986: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues , TV series)
- 1986: Rhea M - It started without warning (Maximum Overdrive)
- 1987: Barfly
- 1987: The Magician's Youth (Young Harry Houdini)
- 1988: Two times two (Big Business)
- 1989: Abyss - The Abyss
- 1989: Scott & Huutsch (Turner & Hooch)
- 1990: A Blessed Team (Father Dowling Mysteries)
- 1990: Days of Thunder (Days of Thunder)
- 1991: Palm Beach Duo (Silk Stalkings)
- 1991: Back to the Past (Quantum Leap)
- 1992: The Babe (The Babe)
- 1994: The Dream of Apollo XI (Pontiac Moon)
- 1995: God's Army - The Last Battle (The Prophecy)
- 1998: Dawson's Creek
- 1998: From the Earth to the Moon
- 1998: With all might (Primary Colors)
- 1999: The Professionals - The Next Generation (CI5: The New Professionals)
- 2000: takedown
Web links
- JC Quinn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- JC Quinn in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allmovie (English)
- ↑ filmreference (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Quinn, JC |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 2004 |
Place of death | Ciudad Juarez , Mexico |