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Louis Quinn is a Actor American born on 23 march 1915 at Chicago (USA)
Louis Quinn (March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe from 1958 to 1963 in the ABC/Warner Brothers detective television series, 77 Sunset Strip.
Quinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for Milton Berle and Don McNeill's Breakfast Club. His first television role was as a city council member in the 1956 episode "The Bachelor Party' of Jackie Cooper's NBC sitcom, The People's Choice.
Until his death from lung cancer in 1988, Quinn appeared regularly on television though not in major or recurring roles. He guest starred on the ABC/WB western series, The Alaskans. He appeared in three episodes of ABC's Batman (55, 56 and 111), once on NBC's The Virginian, in the 1977 film Raid on Entebbe, and the sitcoms, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Donna Reed Show, and Gilligan's Island. On the big screen, Quinn played mostly supporting roles in such films as Al Capone (1959), The Crowded Sky (1960), Gypsy (1962), For Those Who Think Young (1964), Birds Do It (1966), Unholy Rollers (1972), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), and All the President's Men (1976).
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Nationality USA
Birth 23 march 1915 at Chicago (USA)
Death 14 september 1988 (at 73 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 23 march 1915 at Chicago (USA)
Death 14 september 1988 (at 73 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Quinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for Milton Berle and Don McNeill's Breakfast Club. His first television role was as a city council member in the 1956 episode "The Bachelor Party' of Jackie Cooper's NBC sitcom, The People's Choice.
Until his death from lung cancer in 1988, Quinn appeared regularly on television though not in major or recurring roles. He guest starred on the ABC/WB western series, The Alaskans. He appeared in three episodes of ABC's Batman (55, 56 and 111), once on NBC's The Virginian, in the 1977 film Raid on Entebbe, and the sitcoms, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Donna Reed Show, and Gilligan's Island. On the big screen, Quinn played mostly supporting roles in such films as Al Capone (1959), The Crowded Sky (1960), Gypsy (1962), For Those Who Think Young (1964), Birds Do It (1966), Unholy Rollers (1972), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), and All the President's Men (1976).
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All the President's Men (1976)
, 2h18Directed by Alan J. Pakula
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Politique, Political films
Actors Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Hal Holbrook, Jane Alexander
Roles le vendeur
Rating78%
In June 1972, a security guard (Frank Wills, playing himself) at the Watergate complex finds a door kept unlocked with tape. He calls the police, who find and arrest five burglars in the Democratic National Committee headquarters within the complex. The next morning, The Washington Post assigns new reporter Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) to the local courthouse to cover the story, which is thought to be of minor importance.
The Unholy Rollers (1972)
, 1h28Directed by Vernon Zimmerman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films
Actors Claudia Jennings, Louis Quinn, Roberta Collins, John Steadman, Joe E. Tata, Dan Seymour
Roles Mr. Stern
Rating54%
Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters - especially Mickey, the current number one star of the team. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player. As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members and the owner of the team.
Welcome to the Club (1971)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Jack Warden, Kevin J. O'Connor, Al Mancini, Lon Satton, Christopher Malcolm, John Dunn-Hill
Roles Capitaine Sigmus
Rating43%
En 1945, afin de lutter contre la ségrégation raciale au sein de l'armée américaine, un officier engage une chorale afro-américaine pour accompagner son groupe.
Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, Billie Bird, Robert V. Barron, Louis Quinn, Richard Kiel
Rating42%
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
, 1h36Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Paul Lynde, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Robert Middleton
Rating52%
Rich kid and party animal Gardner Pruitt III (James Darren), known as “Ding” to his friends, is on the prowl for a new conquest in the form of teenager Sandy Palmer (Pamela Tiffin). In the meantime, Ding’s influential grandfather, B.S. Cronin (Robert Middleton) wants to curtail the romance and shut down a popular local college teen hangout.
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
, 2h2Directed by Lewis Milestone, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop
Rating64%
A gang of World War II 82nd Airborne veterans is recruited by Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Lawford) to rob five different Las Vegas casinos (Sahara, Riviera, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Sands and the Flamingo) on a single night.
The Crowded Sky (1960)
, 1h45Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist II, John Kerr, Anne Francis, Keenan Wynn
Roles Sidney Schreiber
Rating57%
A US Navy Lockheed TV-2 jet piloted by Captain Dale Heath (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), with an enlisted man (Troy Donahue) as a passenger, runs into trouble as soon as it is in the air. Both Heath's radio and his navigation system become disabled, with no way to correctly determine their altitude. At the same time, a Douglas DC-7 airliner piloted by veteran Dick Barnett (Dana Andrews), is carrying a full load of passengers, each with their own worries and problems to deal with.
High School Big Shot (1959)
, 1h10Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Tom Pittman, Malcolm Atterbury, Peter Leeds, Stanley Adams, Byron Foulger, Ron Gans
Rating34%
Marv Grant is a high school student who lives with his deadbeat, alcoholic father. At school he begins dating the attractive Betty Alexander (Virginia Aldridge), who eventually manipulates him into writing her English class term paper for her. Marv does this, but the subterfuge is easily uncovered by the professor. Betty fails the class, and the professor withdraws his recommendation from Marv's college application, without which Marv has no chance of earning a scholarship. In anger, Betty throws Marv over and returns to her old boyfriend, Vince, revealing that she had only been using Marv from the beginning.
Torpedo Run (1958)
, 1h38Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Robert Hardy, Paul Picerni, Dean Jones
Roles Martin
Rating63%
The American submarine Grayfish, under Lieutenant Commander/Commander Barney Doyle (Glenn Ford), searches for the Shinaru, one of the Japanese aircraft carriers that led the attack on Pearl Harbor. Doyle receives word that the target has an escort, including a transport ship carrying his wife and child, who were captured in the Philippines.