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J.C. Quinn was an American actor who appeared in films such as Maximum Overdrive, The Abyss and The Prophecy. He was born in 1940 in Philadelphia and died in 2004 in Mexico in a car crash.
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J.C. Quinn was born on 30 November 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Maximum Overdrive (1986), The Abyss (1989) and Days of Thunder (1990). He died on 10 February 2004 in Mexico.
- November 30, 1940
- February 10, 2004
J.C. Quinn (November 30, 1940 – February 10, 2004) was an American film and theatre actor. His acting career included stage, television and film television roles.
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J.C. Quinn (born November 30, 1940 - died February 10, 2004) was an American and television actor. J.C. appeared on Quantum Leap as Boss Cooley, the corrupt prison guard of Talawaga County Prison, in Talawaga, Mississippi, who is in hot pursuit of escaped prisoner Chance Terence Cole (leapee played by Mark Kemble), an inmate whom Sam Beckett leaps ...
Quinn studied acting in New York City, and spent 17 years on stage before moving to Hollywood to act in films. With his rugged facial features and gravelly voice, J.C. Quinn was often mistaken for two better-known actors, Harvey Keitel and Dick Miller, both of whom he resembled. His most memorable role was probably that of Elmo, a cook in the 1985 movie Vision Quest with Matthew Modine. The downtrodden Elmo gives his "That Six Minutes" speech (about the meaning all events have in the grand scheme of life), which inspires Modine's character, Louden Swain, to pursue his Vision Quest.
In 1978, he first appeared in On the Yard (1978) as Luther.
In 1984, J.C. appeared as Tibeats, an overseer, in the critically PBS network American Playhouse TV film Solomon Northup's Odyssey with Avery Brooks, John Saxon, Lee Bryant and Art Evans.
In 1986, Quinn starred along with fellow actors Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle|, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney, Yeardley Smith, Marla Maples, and Canadian actor Pat Miller in Stephen King's directorial debut film Maximum Overdrive (1986) as Duncan Keller.
In 1989, Quinn had a lead along with fellow actors Ed Harris and Michael Biehn in the James Cameron film The Abyss (1989) as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson.
1992, he had a lead in the film The Babe (1992) as Jack Dunn. In 2000, Quinn starred as Sgt. Tom Janks in the film Takedown.
On February 10, 2004, Quinn was killed in a car crash in Mexico at the age of 63.
•J.C. Quinn at the Internet Movie Database
J.C. Quinn is an actor who played gruff and rough characters in movies such as The Abyss, Days of Thunder, and Primary Colors. See his full filmography, ratings, reviews, and biography on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetRotten audience score. 55%Sgt. Tom Janks (Character)No Score YetFresh audience score. 62%Harmon (Character)No Score YetFresh audience score. 62%Bob (Character)80%Fresh audience score. 64%Uncle Charlie (Character)A scratchy-voiced actor drawn to characters who were a bit rough around the edges, J.C. Quinn is best known for playing gruff guys such as crew member "Sonny" Dawson in the James Cameron thriller "The Abyss," starring Ed Harris, and rival pit crew chief Waddell in Tony Scott's car-racing flick...
A scratchy-voiced actor drawn to characters who were a bit rough around the edges, J.C. Quinn is best known for playing gruff guys such as crew member "Sonny" Dawson in the James Cameron thriller "The Abyss," starring Ed Harris, and rival pit crew chief Waddell in Tony Scott's car-racing flick "Days of Thunder," starring Tom Cruise and Nicole ...
