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Anthony Quinn

Actor, also producer and director · Died June 3, 2001, aged 86 · Chihuahua, Mexico

Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone, The Message, Lion of the Desert, and La Strada. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice; for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956. Outside of acting, Quinn was also a writer, painter, and civil rights activist.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1915
Died
June 3, 2001 (aged 86)
From
Chihuahua, Mexico
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
115 on MovieCove · 170 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Anthony Quinn's films like?

Across their 114 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 114 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 30 · Serious 37 · Dark 47

Grounded 47 · Stylized 49 · Heightened 18

Gentle 19 · Charged 56 · Intense 39

Steady 52 · Shifting 54 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced 77 · Some laughs 29 · Funny 8

A split, not a type: Slow burn 55 · Even-paced 54 · Relentless 5

A split, not a type: Casual 56 · Engaged 54 · Full focus 4

Easy watch 41 · Affecting 43 · Heavy 30

Resolved 91 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

93 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 27 of 93 analyzed roles.

Hero
27 of 93
Shadow
24 of 93
Mentor
14 of 93
Trickster
7 of 93
Shapeshifter
7 of 93
Threshold guardian
6 of 93
Ally
6 of 93
Herald
2 of 93
Show the 93 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
66
Melancholic
52
Thrilling
27
Romantic
26
Joyful
22
Other
100

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet52
  • Tragic16
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anthony Quinn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 115 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Quinn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

170 credits, 115 with a MovieCove page; 46 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Green Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • This Is Bob Hope... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That(2005)

    as Manola de Palma

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Avenging Angelo(2002)

    as Angelo Allieghieri

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Terra de canons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sr. de Sicart

  • Oriundi(1999)

    Producer · as Giuseppe Padovani

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Camino de Santiago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Félix Foulé

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Antonio Baracano

  • Seven Servants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Archie

  • Gotti(1996)

    as Neil Dellacroce

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • A Walk in the Clouds(1995)

    as Don Pedro Aragón

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ercole

  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Somebody to Love(1994)

    as Emillio

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • This Can't Be Love(1994)

    as Michael Reyman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Last Action Hero(1993)

    as Tony Vivaldi

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Enopios Enopio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • A Star for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr. Gabriel Todd

  • Mobsters(1991)

    as Don Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Jungle Fever(1991)

    as Lou Carbone

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Only the Lonely(1991)

    as Nick Acropolis

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Old Man and the Sea(1990)

    as Santiago

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Revenge(1990)

    as Tiburon 'Tibey' Mendez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator

  • Ghosts Can't Do It(1989)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • A Man of Passion(1989)

    as Mauricio

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Stradivari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Antonio Stradivari

  • Onassis: The Richest Man in the World(1988)

    as Socrates Onassis

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Treasure Island in Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 5 episodes · as Long John Silver

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Fuentes

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Brainwash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • Rembetika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator

  • Valentina(1982)

    as Mosen Joaquín

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Regina Roma(1983)

    as Papa

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • High Risk(1981)

    as Mariano

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Salamander(1981)

    as Bruno Manzini

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Lion of the Desert(1980)

    as Omar al-Mukhtar

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Passage(1979)

    as The Basque

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Los hijos de Sanchez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Caravans(1978)

    as Zulffiqar

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Children of Sanchez(1978)

    as Jesús Sánchez

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Greek Tycoon(1978)

    as Theo Tomasis

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Target of an Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade

  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Caiaphas

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • The Inheritance(1976)

    as Gregorio Ferramonti

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Con Artists(1976)

    as Philip Bang

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Message(1976)

    as Hamza

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Marseille Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Steve Ventura

  • The Don Is Dead(1973)

    as Don Angelo DiMorra

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Erastus 'Deaf' Smith

  • Across 110th Street(1972)

    Executive Producer · as Capt. Frank Mattelli

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Arruza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Narrator

  • The Murder of Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Julius Caesar

  • The Man and the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 15 episodes · as Thomas Jefferson Alcala

  • The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala

  • Flap(1970)

    as Flapping Eagle

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • R.P.M.(1970)

    as Prof. F.W.J. 'Paco' Perez

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • A Walk in the Spring Rain(1970)

    as Will Cade

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969)

    as Italo Bombolini

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • A Dream of Kings(1969)

    as Matsoukas

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968)

    as Kiril Lakota

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Magus(1968)

    as Maurice Conchis

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Movie Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kubla Khan (archive footage)

  • The Rover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Peyrol

  • The Happening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Roc Delmonico

  • Guns for San Sebastian(1968)

    as Leon Alastray

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The 25th Hour(1967)

    as Johann Moritz

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Lost Command(1966)

    as Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Marco the Magnificent(1965)

    as Kublai Khan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • A High Wind in Jamaica(1965)

    as Chavez

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Zorba the Greek(1964)

    Associate Producer · as Alexis Zorba

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Behold a Pale Horse(1964)

    as Viñolas

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Visit(1964)

    Producer · as Serge Miller

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

    as Auda abu Tayi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Requiem for a Heavyweight(1962)

    as Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Barabbas(1961)

    as Barabbas

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Guns of Navarone(1961)

    as Col. Andrea Stavros

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Portrait in Black(1960)

    as Dr. David Rivera

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Heller in Pink Tights(1960)

    as Tom Healy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Last Train from Gun Hill(1959)

    as Craig Belden

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Warlock(1959)

    as Tom Morgan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Black Orchid(1958)

    as Frank Valente

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Buccaneer(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Hot Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jack Duval

  • Wild Is the Wind(1957)

    as Gino

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Ride Back(1957)

    as Bob Callen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The River's Edge(1957)

    as Ben Cameron

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Wild Party(1956)

    as Tom Kupfen

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1956)

    as Quasimodo

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Man from Del Rio(1956)

    as Dave Robles

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Lust for Life(1956)

    as Paul Gauguin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Seven Cities of Gold(1955)

    as Capt. Gaspar de Portola

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Naked Street(1955)

    as Phil Regal

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Magnificent Matador(1955)

    as Luís Santos

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Attila(1954)

    as Attila

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Ulysses(1954)

    as Antinous

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • La Strada(1954)

    as Zampanò

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Long Wait(1954)

    as Johnny McBride

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Angels of Darkness(1954)

    as Francesco Caserto

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Fatal Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alfio

  • Blowing Wild(1953)

    as Ward 'Paco' Conway

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • East of Sumatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kiang

  • Ride, Vaquero!(1953)

    as José Esqueda

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • City Beneath the Sea(1953)

    as Tony Bartlett

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Seminole(1953)

    as Osceola

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Against All Flags(1952)

    as Captain Roc Brasiliano

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The World in His Arms(1952)

    as Portugee

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Brigand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Prince Ramón

  • Viva Zapata!(1952)

    as Eufemio Zapata

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Waldon · as Jason Burrage · as Pepe

  • Mask of the Avenger(1951)

    as Viovanni Larocca

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Brave Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Raul Fuentes

  • Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ford Theatre Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tycoon(1947)

    as Ricky Vegas

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Black Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Charley Eagle

  • California(1947)

    as Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Sinbad, the Sailor(1947)

    as Emir

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • The Imperfect Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jose Martinez

  • Back to Bataan(1945)

    as Captain Andres Bonifacio

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Where Do We Go from Here? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Chief Badger

  • China Sky(1945)

    as Chen-Ta

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Irish Eyes Are Smiling(1944)

    as Al Jackson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Roger Touhy, Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as George Carroll

  • Ladies of Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Michael Romanescue

  • Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Chief Yellow Hand

  • Guadalcanal Diary(1943)

    as Jesus ('Soose') Alverez

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Ox-Bow Incident(1943)

    as Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Black Swan(1942)

    as Wogan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Road to Morocco(1942)

    as Mullay Kasim

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Larceny, Inc(1942)

    as Leo Dexter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Perfect Snob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Alexander Moreno

  • They Died with Their Boots On(1941)

    as Crazy Horse

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Bullets for O'Hara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tony Van Dyne / Tony Millard

  • Blood and Sand(1941)

    as Manolo de Palma

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Thieves Fall Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Chic Collins

  • Knockout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Harry Trego

  • Texas Rangers Ride Again(1940)

    as Joe Yuma

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • City for Conquest(1940)

    as Murray Burns

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Ghost Breakers(1940)

    as Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Road to Singapore(1940)

    as Caesar

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Parole Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Francis 'Big Boy' Bradmore

  • Emergency Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nick Buller

  • Television Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Forbes

  • Island of Lost Men(1939)

    as Chang Tai

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Cordray

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • King of Chinatown(1939)

    as Mike Gordon

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • King of Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Lou Gedney

  • Bulldog Drummond in Africa(1938)

    as Henchman Fordine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Hunted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mack McGloyne

  • Tip-Off Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marty

  • Dangerous to Know(1938)

    as Nicolai Kusoff

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Buccaneer(1938)

    as Beluche

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Daughter of Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Harry Morgan

  • Partners in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Nicholas Mazaney

  • The Last Train from Madrid(1937)

    as Capt. Ricardo Álvarez

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Waikiki Wedding(1937)

    as Kimo

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Swing High, Swing Low(1937)

    as The Don

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Night Waitress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Gangster

  • The Plainsman(1936)

    as Cheyenne Indian

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Sworn Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • The Milky Way(1936)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 168 titles from 1936 to 2018; peak year 1994.

Film career

19362018

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 46 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting166 of 168: 162 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 168: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 168: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

168 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1930s19 · acting1940s32 · acting1950s34 · 33 acting · 1 crew1960s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew1970s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew1980s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew1990s22 · acting2000s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 72 roles
364146566166718191

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Anthony Quinn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 113; across their 114 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 114

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 114

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 114

Midcredits score across 115 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th45
  • 25th to 49th37
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

65 of their 115 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser65
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed25

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 111 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anthony Quinn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles39–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles7–61 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles9–89 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles23–54 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles31–72 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anthony Quinn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Quinn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maurice Jarre shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles