Anthony Quinn
Birth Name:
Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca
Birth Place:
Chihuahua, Mexico
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director
Fast Facts
- Was honored with several lifetime achievement awards, some of them posthumously, including one from the Huelva Latin American Film Festival and one from the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
- Was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of King Henry II in the Broadway production of "Becket" in 1960
- After his father died, he began skipping school in favor of working to support his family, and by the time he was 18 he had worked as a farmer, a taxi driver, a preacher, a newsboy, and a welterweight boxer
- Became interested in art from a young age, entering and winning his first sculpting competition at the age of 12 and learning how to draw by sketching movie stars
- Won an architecture contest during high school that gave him the opportunity to work with Frank Lloyd Wright, who would later convince him to attend acting school to improve his speech
- Quote: "Someone once said if I was left on an island, I'd reconstruct the rocks․ I have a need to say I was here․"
- Although he was often relegated to so-called "exotic" roles in Western films due to his ethnicity, he frequently brought a much greater depth and emotional honesty to those characters than did other, more stereotypical portrayals of the time
- Best known for his role as Alexis Zorba in "Zorba the Greek," as Auda Abu Tayi in "Lawrence of Arabia," and as Paul Gauguin in "Lust for Life․"
- During his later years he began to focus again on his painting and sculpting, finding success from his very first one-man exhibition at a gallery in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he sold every piece in the show
- Wrote two autobiographies: "The Original Sin" in 1974 and "One Man Tango" in 1994
Awards
- 1943Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1953Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1957Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1957Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1958Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1958Golden Laurel - Top Male Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 1960Golden Laurel - Top Action Performance:Nominated
- 1963BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actor:Nominated
- 1963Golden Globe - Best Actor - Drama:Nominated
- 1964NBR Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1965Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1965Golden Globe - Best Actor - Drama:Nominated
- 1966BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actor:Nominated
- 1970Golden Globe - Best Actor - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 1970Golden Laurel - Male Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 1978Stinker Award - Worst On-Screen Couple:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1992Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1997Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated