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Bill Quinn
File:Bill Quinn in The Wild Wild West 1968.jpg
Quinn in The Wild Wild West, 1968
Born
William Tyrell Quinn

(1912-05-06)May 6, 1912
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 81)
Camarillo, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1923–1989
Spouse
Mary Roden
​
(m. 1940)​
Children3
RelativesBob Newhart (son-in-law)

William Tyrell Quinn (May 6, 1912 – April 29, 1994) was an American film actor.

Quinn appeared in more than 150 acting roles over seven decades, starting in the 1920s in silent films and ending in 1989 in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. He is best remembered as Archie's blind friend, Mr. Van Ranseleer, in All in the Family, and later as a regular in the spin-off Archie Bunker's Place.[1] His other television roles include The Odd Couple, in which he played the recurring role of the roommates' physician, Dr. Melnitz; The Rifleman as Sweeney, the bartender; McHale's Navy; and Mary's father in The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In 1971, he was featured in the Universal Pictures movie How to Frame a Figg starring Don Knotts. He appeared in the 1961, Perry Mason, season 4, episode 22 "The Case of the Cowardly Lion" as Judge 1. He played Warden Sloan in the 1969 season 2 episode 2 "Six Hours to Live" of Land of the Giants.

Quinn also played in Barnaby Jones, in the episode titled "Murder Once Removed" (January 21, 1975).[2]

He played Judge Antonio Runzuli in Bustin' Loose starring Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson.

He was also known for his regular appearances on The Rifleman as Frank Sweeney, the North Fork Saloon bartender.

Quinn was the father-in-law of Bob Newhart: he is the father of Newhart's wife, Virginia "Ginnie" Quinn Newhart.[3] He appeared in small supporting roles in several episodes of The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart.[1]

Quinn died at the age of 81 in Camarillo, California of natural causes. He was survived by his wife of 54 years and three daughters.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "TV, Film and Stage Actor Bill Quinn Dead at 81". Associated Press. May 3, 1994. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Demetria Fulton; previewed Quinn on Barnaby Jones, in the episode titled "Murder Once Removed" (January 21, 1975)
  3. ^ "Bill Quinn" RiflemanConners.com. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
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