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Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) was a Mexican-born American actor, painter and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including La Strada, The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek, Guns for San Sebastian, Lawrence of Arabia, The Message and Lion of the Desert. He won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars®: for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956.
His IMDb page shows 168 acting credits from 1936-2002. This page ranks 90 Anthony Quinn movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos movies not released in North America and some of his movies that barely made a dent at the box office were not included in the rankings. (Hey Lyle….since this was your request….if you see a movie that needs to be added just let me know….and we will try and find the actual box office grosses for the missing movie.)
Anthony Quinn Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1962
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
AA Best Picture Win
1961
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1942
Road to Morocco (1942)
1941
Blood and Sand (1941)
1964
Zorba the Greek (1964)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
1941
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
1942
The Black Swan (1942)
1947
Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)
1940
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
1944
Irish Eyes are Smiling (1944)
1939
Union Pacific (1939)
1943
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
1947
Tycoon (1947)
1947
California (1947)
1945
Back to Bataan (1945)
1938
The Buccaneer (1938)
1958
The Buccaneer (1958)
1942
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
1940
City for Conquest (1940)
1944
Buffalo Bill (1944)
1937
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
1956
Lust for Life (1956)
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1937
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
1936
The Plainsman (1936)
1961
Barabbas (1961)
1946
The Imperfect Lady (1946)
1952
Viva Zapata! (1952)
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
1960
Portrait in Black (1960)
1945
Where Do We Go From Here? (1945)
Uncredited Role
1952
The World in His Arms (1952)
1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
1976
The Message (1976)
1954
Ulysses (1954)
1942
Larceny Inc./A Night Before Christmas (1942)
1957
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
AA Best Actor Nom
1991
Jungle Fever (1991)
1962
Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962)
1945
China Sky (1945)
1969
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
1954
La Strada (1954)
1972
Across 110th Street (1972)
1953
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
1938
King of Alcatraz (1938)
1954
The Long Wait (1954)
1995
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
1964
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
1952
Against All Flags (1952)
1993
Last Action Hero (1993)
1980
Lion of the Desert (1980)
1959
Warlock (1959)
1941
The Perfect Snob (1941)
1953
Seminole (1953)
1958
Hot Spell (1958)
1964
The Visit (1964)
1955
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
1960
The Savage Innocents (1960)
1939
Island of Lost Men (1939)
1947
Black Gold (1947)
1953
City Beneath The Sea (1953)
1991
Only the Lonely (1991)
1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
1956
The Wild Party (1956)
1953
Blowing Wild (1953)
1968
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
1955
The Naked Street (1955)
1954
Attila (1954)
1937
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
1953
East of Sumatra (1953)
1951
The Brave Bulls (1951)
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
1968
Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
1954
Angels of Darkness (1954)
1967
The 25th Hour (1967)
1966
Lost Command (1966)
1967
The Happening (1967)
1941
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
1978
Caravans (1978)
1940
Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
2000
Oriundi (2000)
1991
Mobsters (1991)
1979
The Passage (1979)
1956
Man From Del Rio (1956)
1978
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
1957
The River's Edge (1957)
1967
The Rover (1967)
1960
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
1955
The Magnificent Matador (1955)
1965
Marco the Magnificent (1965)
1970
Flap (1970)
1958
The Black Orchid (1958)
1981
High Risk (1981)
1941
Knockout (1941)
1990
Revenge (1990)
1973
The Don Is Dead (1973)
1970
A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)
1968
The Magus (1968)
1974
The Destructors/The Marseille Contract (1974)
1981
The Salamander (1981)
1970
R.P.M. (1970)
1994
Somebody to Love (1994)
2002
Avenging Angelo (2002)
1990
Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)
Anthony Quinn Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Anthony Quinn movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Anthony Quinn movie won.
- Sort Anthony Quinn movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) AA Best Picture Win |
Peter O'Toole & Alec Guinness |
41.50 | 595.9 | 595.90 | 1 | 94 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & David Niven |
37.10 | 541.1 | 1,040.50 | 3 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | Road to Morocco (1942) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
11.40 | 424.8 | 424.80 | 7 | 80 | 02 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 6 | Blood and Sand (1941) | Tyrone Power & Rita Hayworth |
5.60 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 18 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 97.3 | |
| 7 | Zorba the Greek (1964) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Lila Kedrova & Alan Bates |
12.60 | 144.2 | 144.20 | 17 | 81 | 07 / 03 | 97.2 | |
| 5 | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland |
6.00 | 232.4 | 498.50 | 15 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 7 | The Black Swan (1942) | Tyrone Power & Maureen O'Hara |
8.60 | 318.6 | 318.60 | 12 | 71 | 03 / 01 | 96.2 | |
| 9 | Sinbad, the Sailor (1947) | Maureen O'Hara & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
7.60 | 220.5 | 383.90 | 33 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 11 | The Ghost Breakers (1940) | Bob Hope | 4.60 | 176.0 | 176.00 | 21 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 8 | Irish Eyes are Smiling (1944) | Monty Woolley | 7.30 | 244.5 | 244.50 | 31 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 11 | Union Pacific (1939) | Barbara Stanwyck | 5.50 | 211.8 | 211.80 | 25 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 10 | Guadalcanal Diary (1943) | Preston Foster | 8.60 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 15 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 15 | Tycoon (1947) | John Wayne | 7.60 | 222.5 | 301.20 | 32 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 13 | California (1947) | Barbara Stanwyck & Ray Milland |
10.50 | 307.1 | 307.10 | 13 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 17 | Back to Bataan (1945) | John Wayne | 5.70 | 179.2 | 245.70 | 58 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 16 | The Buccaneer (1938) | Fredric March & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
5.60 | 221.8 | 221.80 | 22 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 17 | The Buccaneer (1958) | Yul Brynner & Claire Bloom |
9.10 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 20 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 17 | The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) AA Best Picture Nom |
Henry Fonda & Dana Andrews |
2.10 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 122 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 19 | City for Conquest (1940) | James Cagney | 3.30 | 127.2 | 197.30 | 45 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 19 | Buffalo Bill (1944) | Maureen O'Hara | 6.50 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 38 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 23 | Swing High, Swing Low (1937) | Carole Lombard & Fred MacMurray |
4.00 | 165.8 | 165.80 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 21 | Lust for Life (1956) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Kirk Douglas | 4.60 | 89.3 | 150.90 | 67 | 83 | 04 / 01 | 89.8 | |
| 24 | Waikiki Wedding (1937) | Bing Crosby | 3.60 | 151.1 | 151.10 | 55 | 65 | 02 / 01 | 89.7 | |
| 25 | The Plainsman (1936) | Gary Cooper & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
4.10 | 175.6 | 175.60 | 28 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 26 | Barabbas (1961) | Arthur Kennedy | 8.30 | 120.7 | 120.70 | 25 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 28 | The Imperfect Lady (1946) | Ray Milland | 4.90 | 149.8 | 149.80 | 67 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 27 | Viva Zapata! (1952) AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Marlon Brando | 5.30 | 103.4 | 103.40 | 60 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 88.1 | |
| 29 | Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) | Kirk Douglas | 6.70 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 37 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 30 | Portrait in Black (1960) | Lana Turner | 10.00 | 156.2 | 156.20 | 23 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 31 | Where Do We Go From Here? (1945) Uncredited Role |
Fred MacMurray | 4.90 | 154.1 | 154.10 | 75 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 33 | The World in His Arms (1952) | Gregory Peck & Ann Blyth |
8.20 | 160.6 | 160.60 | 19 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 34 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) | Gina Lollobrigida | 6.40 | 126.0 | 126.00 | 38 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 32 | The Message (1976) | Irene Papas | 9.00 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 62 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 36 | Ulysses (1954) | Kirk Douglas | 6.30 | 147.3 | 147.30 | 52 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 35 | Larceny Inc./A Night Before Christmas (1942) | Edward G. Robinson | 2.10 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 123 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 37 | Wild Is the Wind (1957) AA Best Actor Nom |
Anna Magnani & Directed by George Cukor |
4.30 | 82.5 | 82.50 | 56 | 71 | 03 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 38 | Jungle Fever (1991) | Wesley Snipes & Halle Berry |
32.50 | 83.2 | 112.40 | 43 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 39 | Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962) | Mickey Rooney & Jackie Gleason |
3.10 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 75 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 41 | China Sky (1945) | Randolph Scott | 3.60 | 114.1 | 141.80 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 42 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) | Anna Magnani | 7.70 | 58.6 | 58.60 | 36 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 40 | La Strada (1954) | Directed by Federico Fellini | 0.60 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 173 | 86 | 02 / 01 | 80.4 | |
| 43 | Across 110th Street (1972) | Anthony Franciosa | 10.30 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 39 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 43 | Ride, Vaquero! (1953) | Robert Taylor & Ava Gardner |
5.60 | 99.9 | 186.60 | 54 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 44 | King of Alcatraz (1938) | Dennis Mogan & Robert Preston |
2.00 | 80.1 | 80.10 | 115 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 47 | The Long Wait (1954) | Charles Coburn | 4.30 | 100.4 | 100.40 | 70 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 46 | A Walk in the Clouds (1995) | Keanu Reeves | 50.00 | 123.9 | 123.90 | 37 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 45 | Behold a Pale Horse (1964) | Gregory Peck | 5.10 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 56 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 50 | Against All Flags (1952) | Errol Flynn & Maureen O'Hara |
4.40 | 87.1 | 87.10 | 73 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 51 | Last Action Hero (1993) | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 50.00 | 130.2 | 357.50 | 26 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 48 | Lion of the Desert (1980) | Olvier Reed | 3.50 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 117 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 52 | Warlock (1959) | Henry Fonda & Richard Widmark |
4.30 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 61 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 53 | The Perfect Snob (1941) | Cornel Wilde | 1.80 | 70.1 | 70.10 | 129 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 54 | Seminole (1953) | Rock Hudson | 4.20 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 56 | Hot Spell (1958) | Shirley MacLaine | 2.60 | 46.2 | 46.20 | 89 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 55 | The Visit (1964) | Ingrid Bergman | 2.30 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 104 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 58 | Seven Cities of Gold (1955) | Richard Egan & Jeffrey Hunter |
2.60 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 57 | The Savage Innocents (1960) | Peter O'Toole | 1.20 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 121 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 59 | Island of Lost Men (1939) | Broderick Crawford | 1.30 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 158 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 60 | Black Gold (1947) | Katherine DeMille | 1.80 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 141 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 61 | City Beneath The Sea (1953) | Robert Ryan | 3.80 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 96 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 62 | Only the Lonely (1991) | John Candy & Maureen O'Hara |
21.80 | 55.9 | 55.90 | 60 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 63 | Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) | Harry Morgan & Victor McLaglen |
1.10 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 141 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 64 | The Wild Party (1956) | Carol Ohmart | 2.00 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 64 | Blowing Wild (1953) | Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck |
5.80 | 103.7 | 182.30 | 51 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 66 | The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) | Laurence Olivier | 4.60 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 68 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 65 | The Naked Street (1955) | Anne Bancroft & Farley Granger |
1.10 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 167 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 68 | Attila (1954) | Sophia Loren | 2.90 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 108 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 67 | The Last Train from Madrid (1937) | Dorothy Lamour | 0.40 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 206 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 69 | East of Sumatra (1953) | Jeff Chandler | 2.60 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 72 | The Brave Bulls (1951) | Mel Ferrer | 2.90 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 133 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 70 | A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) | James Coburn | 2.70 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 84 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 71 | Guns for San Sebastian (1968) | Charles Bronson | 2.60 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 103 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 73 | Angels of Darkness (1954) | Linda Darnell | 0.40 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 184 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 73 | The 25th Hour (1967) | Michael Redgrave | 0.90 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 144 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 76 | Lost Command (1966) | George Segal & Alain Delon |
2.90 | 28.2 | 120.10 | 79 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 77 | The Happening (1967) | Faye Dunaway | 2.00 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 77 | Thieves Fall Out (1941) | Eddie Albert | 0.90 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 78 | Caravans (1978) | Christopher Lee | 4.40 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 87 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 79 | Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940) | John Howard | 0.90 | 35.1 | 35.10 | 172 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 79 | Oriundi (2000) | Paulo Betti | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 377 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 81 | Mobsters (1991) | Christian Slater | 20.20 | 51.8 | 51.80 | 63 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 81 | The Passage (1979) | James Mason | 2.90 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 93 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 85 | Man From Del Rio (1956) | Katy Jurado | 2.00 | 40.0 | 40.00 | 138 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 84 | The Greek Tycoon (1978) | Jacqueline Bisset | 14.70 | 67.6 | 67.60 | 48 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 84 | The River's Edge (1957) | Ray Milland | 0.90 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 168 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 86 | The Rover (1967) | Rita Hayworth | 0.70 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 151 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 87 | Heller in Pink Tights (1960) | Sophia Loren | 2.70 | 42.4 | 42.40 | 83 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 90 | The Magnificent Matador (1955) | Maureen O'Hara | 2.40 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 124 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 89 | Marco the Magnificent (1965) | Orson Welles | 0.30 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 148 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 91 | Flap (1970) | Shelley Winters | 1.80 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 92 | The Black Orchid (1958) | Sophia Loren | 2.90 | 51.3 | 51.30 | 73 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 92 | High Risk (1981) | James Coburn | 2.20 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 93 | Knockout (1941) | Arthur Kennedy | 0.70 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 190 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 96 | Revenge (1990) | Kevin Costner | 15.60 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 78 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 95 | The Don Is Dead (1973) | Directed by Richard Fleischer | 1.70 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 134 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 94 | A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) | Ingrid Bergman | 2.00 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 105 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 98 | The Magus (1968) | Michael Caine | 2.90 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 97 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 99 | The Destructors/The Marseille Contract (1974) | Michael Caine & James Mason |
0.50 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 145 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 98 | The Salamander (1981) | Christopher Lee | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 187 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 101 | R.P.M. (1970) | Ann-Margret & Directed by Stanley Kramer |
1.30 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 132 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 102 | Somebody to Love (1994) | Harvey Keitel & Steve Buscemi |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 228 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 103 | Avenging Angelo (2002) | Sylvester Stallone | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.60 | 306 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 104 | Ghosts Can't Do It (1990) | Bo Derek | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 225 | 16 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Anthony Quinn
1. Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca on April 21, 1915 in Chihuahua, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution
2. Before acting…..Anthony Quinn boxed professionally to earn money, then studied art and architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright. It was Wright’s suggestion that Quinn go after an acting career.
3. Anthony Quinn appeared in more movies with other Oscar-winning actors than any other Oscar-winning actor – a total of 46 Oscar®-winning co-stars (28 male, 18 female).
4. Anthony Quinn was nominated for four acting Oscars®. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscars® for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956. He received two Best Actor Oscar® nominations for 1957’s Wild Is The Wind and 1964’s Zorba the Greek. Quinn was the first Mexican-American to win an Academy Award®.
5. Anthony Quinn only appeared on screen for a total of 23 minutes and 40 seconds in 1956’s Lust for Life. Though his screen time was short…..he did get an Oscar® for those 23 minutes.
6. Anthony Quinn was good friends with actress Maureen O’Hara, they starred together six times. The films are The Black Swan (1942), Buffalo Bill (1944), Sinbad, the Sailor (1947), Against All Flags (1952), The Magnificent Matador (1955) and Only the Lonely (1991).
7. Anthony Quinn was married 3 times. He had ten children. Quinn was married to Katharine DeMille from 1937-1965. That made Quinn the son-in-law of legendary director Cecil B. DeMille.
8. Anthony Quinn and two extremes. We have 25,103 movies in our database. Quinn’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is the 6th highest rated movie in our database. Meanwhile….coming in 25,101st (or 3rd worst) place is Quinn’s Ghosts Can’t Do It (1990).
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Now that’s a lot of films! Anthony Quinn was a busy actor and very popular too.
Let’s see I’ve seen… 1 2 3… 30 of the 81 films you’ve listed.
Good to see some of my favorites at the top of the moviescore. Lawrence, Navarone and Road to Morocco. The Black Swan was a fun swashbuckler in gorgeous Technicolor.
Of the critics top 10 I haven’t seen – The Message, La Strada or Requiem for a Heavyweight.
Quinn had a long movie career, he was playing villains in the 1930’s and nearly 60 years later was threatening Arnold Schwarzenegger in Last Action Hero.
10 children? whoa! Excellent job putting this together Bruce. Voted up.
Hey Steve thanks for the visit. Let’s see you are at 30…. I am at…drum roll…counting….21. Flora tops us both with 35. Requiem for a Heavyweight is a good movie….but a one and done movie for me. I have not the other highly rated movies either. I agree he had a long and very successful career. One of his 10 children was in Platoon. As always thanks for sharing your movie thoughts.
Hello Bruce, I’m so happy you did an Anthony Quinn page. Quinn was won of my favorite film stars from the 1960’s. Critics thought he just kept playing Zorba the Greek throughout the 1960’s. One of Quinn’s daughters said that Quinn was most like Zorba in real life so he was playing himself perhaps. So I figure the critics just didn’t like Quinn. But I loved Anthony Quinn. Some of my favorite Quinn films are “La Strada”, “Warlock”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “The Guns of Navarone”, “Barabbas”, “Zorba the Greek”, “A High Wind in Jamaica”, “The 25th Hour”, “The Shoes of the Fisherman” and “The Secret of Santa Vittoria”.
Hey Lyle….glad you like your requested page. Actually the last three pages came from your requests…not sure how that worked out. Quinn had a very impressive movie career. I think critics liked him…when I look at my master file…which has 288 actors/actresses. His average rating per movie is 64.8%…that is 143rd of 288…so he is in the top half. One day I will get that table of information out there too…I think it is pretty interesting cumulative stats.
Of the movies you listed….only The 25th Hour escaped me…I will have to go back and see if I can find a box office number. Pretty sure it did not even come close to a million dollars in rentals…so its box office ceiling is pretty low. Hope your New Year is awesome.
Oh my! That’s was a task and a half!
Lots of work in that page..but it does cover 60 plus years of movies.
In my eye, Guns of Navarone is a better movie than Larry of Overrated. Just saying.
Hey Navarone….I think we will agree to disagree on that. Guns of Navarone is a great movie to…but Lawrence of Arabia is pretty good too….thanks for checking out my latest movie page.
Hey, he was a good actor – I really liked his role in Guns for Navarone with Gregory Peck. That was a good movie. I did not realize that he had that many children. I believe that he was a painter or had a great art collection. Enjoyed all the facts once again. LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE IN 2016! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hey BERN1960…good to see you again.I figured you would mention Guns of Navarone. Mr Quinn was a very active person….pretty sure his youngest child is about Bryan’s age. He was indeed a painter…and it sounds like he was a very good painter. Glad you liked the page. Happy New Year to you too.