Robert Quarry
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1925-11-03
- Died
- 2009-02-20
- Place of birth
- Santa Rosa, California, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Connell · Darius Beiderbeck · Bob Quarry · Robert Connel · Robert Walter Quarry
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Walter Quarry (3 November 1925 – 20 February 2009) was an American actor, known for several prominent horror film roles.
Quarry was born in Santa Rosa, California, the son of Mable and Paul Quarry, a doctor. His films include Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), its sequel The Return of Count Yorga (1971), and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), in which he played alchemist Dr. Biederbeck pitted against Vincent Price's Phibes in a race to find the mythical elixir of eternal life. Although it is well-known that Price did not care for his co-star - once, when Quarry was singing in his dressing room during the making of Dr Phibes Rises Again, he said to Price, "You didn't know I could sing did you?" and Price replied: "Well I knew you couldn't act." - the two were later also paired in Madhouse (1974). American International Pictures had plans for Quarry to succeed Price, but the decline in the company's fortunes, and old style horror films falling out of fashion, meant that it never happened. Quarry did make further horror film appearances, as the hippy guru vampire Khorda in 1973's The Deathmaster and as a gangster in the 1974 zombie movie Sugar Hill. A third Count Yorga film was often rumored to be in the works, but never materialised.
Quarry's career was further set back by a road accident that resulted in serious facial injuries (in which he was hit by a drunk driver), but he made several memorable guest appearances on TV shows, notably The Rockford Files episode, "Requiem For a Funny Box", as Lee Russo. He also played disfigured gunrunner Commander Corliss in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Return of the Fighting 69th". In the 1980s and 1990s, he returned to film, becoming a favorite of director Fred Olen Ray.
Quarry died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 83.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Perry Mason
1957
as Danny Talbert / Casey Banks
The Fugitive
1963
as Howard Pascoe
Ironside
1967
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Rockford Files
1974
as Joe Zakarian / Lee Russo
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Dr. Wheeler
Cannon
1971
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Commander Corliss
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Bob Detweiler
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Arnie Bullock / Larry / Charlie Wendell
The Millionaire
1955
as Myles (uncredited) / Andy Murray
Navy Log
1955
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Perriscale
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Ralph Shields
The Thin Man
1957
Panic!
1957
Official Detective
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bushy
Movies (50)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)
Rollercoaster
1977
as Mayor
Sexbomb
1989
as King Faraday
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as Scientist (uncredited)
Evil Toons
1992
as Demon (voice) (uncredited)
Crime of Passion
1956
as Sam, Reporter
Angel Eyes
1993
as Murray
Alienator
1990
as Doc Burnside
Winning
1969
as Sam Jagin (uncredited)
Rapid Assault
1997
as Military Officer
Madhouse
1974
as Oliver Quayle
Teenage Exorcist
1991
as Father McFerrin
Spirits
1990
as Dr. Richard Wicks
Mob Boss
1990
as Dr. Jones
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Darius Biederbeck
A Kiss Before Dying
1956
as Dwight Powell
Cyclone
1987
as Knowles
WUSA
1970
as Noonan
Cyberzone
1995
as Chew'Bah
House of Bamboo
1955
as Phil (uncredited)
Count Yorga, Vampire
1970
as Count Yorga
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Hollis Kent
The Shooter
1997
as Examiner
Fugitive Mind
1999
as Mark Putnam
Moon in Scorpio
1987
as Dr. Khorda
Inner Sanctum II
1994
as Steve Warren
Warlords
1989
as Dr. Mathers
The Midnight Man
1974
as Dr. Prichette
The Phantom Empire
1987
as Prof. Strock
Sugar Hill
1974
as Morgan
Commando Squad
1987
as Milo
Haunting Fear
1990
as Visconti
Invisible Mom II
1999
as Randolph St.John
Fugitive Rage
1996
as Judge
The Millionaire
1978
as Michael Anthony
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Count Yorga (archive footage)
Beverly Hills Vamp
1989
as Father Ferraro
Deathmaster
1972
as Khorda
L.A. Bounty
1989
as Jimmy
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998
as Agent Betts
Hybrid
1997
as Dr. Farrell (as Robert Connell)
The Return of Count Yorga
1971
as Count Yorga
Evil Spirits
1991
as Doctor
Dear Santa
1998
as Mr. Ambrose
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
as Self
Mom's Outta Sight
1998
as Robert Secord
Mind Twister
1994
as Bob
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
2015
as (archive footage)
Agent for H.A.R.M.
1966
as Borg
Shock Cinema: Volume Two
1991
as Self
About Robert Quarry
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Walter Quarry (3 November 1925 – 20 February 2009) was an American actor, known for several prominent horror film roles. Quarry was born in Santa Rosa, California, the son of Mable and Paul Quarry, a doctor. His films include Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), its sequel The Return of Count Yorga (1971), and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), in which he played alchemist Dr. Biederbeck pitted against Vincent Price's Phibes in a race to find the mythical elixir of eternal life. Although it is well-known that P… With 70 credits spanning from 1943 to 2015, Robert Quarry has appeared in 50 films and 20 TV shows.
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- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)
- Rollercoaster (1977) — as Mayor
- Sexbomb (1989) — as King Faraday
- Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) — as Scientist (uncredited)
- Evil Toons (1992) — as Demon (voice) (uncredited)
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