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| caption = Quinn as Roscoe |
| caption = Quinn as Roscoe on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Warner Bros]]. [[television series]], ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' (1962) |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|3|23}} |
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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| yearsactive = 1957–1987 |
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| occupation = Actor |
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| birth_name = Louis Frackt |
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| spouse = Christine Nelson |
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'''Louis Quinn''' (March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe from 1958 to 1963 in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Warner |
'''Louis Quinn''' (born '''Louis Frackt'''; March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe, the comic relief racetrack tout, from 1958 to 1963 in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Warner Bros.]] [[detective]] television series, ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''.<ref name=ct/> |
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==Early years== |
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Born in Chicago, Quinn went to Los Angeles when he was a boy; he was raised by his brother. He sold newspapers on street corners<ref name="os">{{cite news|title=Louis Quinn, Gag Writer, Comedian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8872388/the_oneonta_star/|work=The Oneonta Star|date=December 12, 1951|location=New York, Oneonta|page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = February 10, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> and graduated from [[Los Angeles High School]].<ref name=ct/> He went on to study journalism at the University of New Mexico.<ref name=os/> |
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Quinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for [[Milton Berle]] and ''[[Don McNeill's Breakfast Club]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/obituaries/louis-quinn-character-actor-73.html|title=Louis Quinn, Character Actor, 73 (Obituary)|last=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=1988-09-19|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref> |
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==Military service== |
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| ⚫ | Early in 1953, [[WINS (AM)|WINS]] in New York City carried ''The Louis Quinn Show'' from midnight to 1 a.m., with the program originating in its studios.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hot Flashes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OUUEAAAAMBAJ& |
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Quinn was a member of the [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|U.S. Army Signal Corps]] during World War II. His duties included writing dialogue for training films.<ref name=ss/> |
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== Radio == |
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Quinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for [[Milton Berle]] and ''[[Don McNeill's Breakfast Club]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/obituaries/louis-quinn-character-actor-73.html|title=Louis Quinn, Character Actor, 73 (Obituary)|last=Associated Press|author-link=Associated Press|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=1988-09-19|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Early in 1953, [[WINS (AM)|WINS]] in New York City carried ''The Louis Quinn Show'' from midnight to 1 a.m., with the program originating in its studios.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hot Flashes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OUUEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Louis+Quinn+Show%22+California&pg=PA34|accessdate=11 February 2017|work=Broadcasting|date=February 14, 1953|page=34}}</ref> On December 30, 1953, Quinn began broadcasting his program over KCMJ, Palm Springs, California. The program originated in the Fireside Room of the La Paz Hotel in Palm Springs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Louis Quinn Show Opens Wednesday at La Paz Hotel|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19531228.2.35|accessdate=11 February 2017|work=Desert Sun|date=December 28, 1953|location=California, Palm Springs}}</ref> |
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Quinn's writing career began at [[Warner Bros.]], where director Bryan Foy signed him as a writer in August 1940. He was the writer for seven feature films before he went into the military during World War II.<ref name="ss">{{cite news|title=77 Sunset Strip's 'Roscoe' a Man of Many Talents|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8872802/standardspeaker/|work=Standard-Speaker|date=March 10, 1962|location=Pennsylvania, Hazleton|page=19|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = February 10, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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On the big screen, Quinn played mostly supporting roles in such films as ''[[Al Capone (film)|Al Capone]]'' (1959), ''[[The Crowded Sky]]'' (1960), ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]'' (1962), ''[[For Those Who Think Young (film)|For Those Who Think Young]]'' (1964), ''[[Birds Do It]]'' (1966), ''[[Unholy Rollers]]'' (1972), ''[[Superchick (film)|Superchick]]'' (1973), ''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]'' (1975), and ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'' (1976).<ref name=imdb/> |
On the big screen, Quinn played mostly supporting roles in such films as ''[[Al Capone (film)|Al Capone]]'' (1959), ''[[The Crowded Sky]]'' (1960), ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]'' (1962), ''[[For Those Who Think Young (film)|For Those Who Think Young]]'' (1964), ''[[Birds Do It]]'' (1966), ''[[Unholy Rollers]]'' (1972), ''[[Superchick (film)|Superchick]]'' (1973), ''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]'' (1975), and ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'' (1976).<ref name=imdb/> |
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He was also the emcee for the premiere of ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] on August 27, 1964, though he did not appear in the film itself. |
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== Television == |
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Quinn continued writing for Berle when the comedian made the transition to television in ''[[Texaco Star Theatre#Television|Texaco Star Theatre]]''.<ref name=ct/> |
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His first television role was as a city council member in the 1956 episode "The Bachelor Party' of [[Jackie Cooper]]'s [[NBC]] sitcom, ''[[The People's Choice (TV series)|The People's Choice]]''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703919/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title=Louis Quinn|publisher=[[IMDb|Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=March 6, 2013}}</ref> In 1958 Quinn appeared (uncredited) as the First Hotel Clerk on the TV western ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'' in the episode titled "Dead to Rights." |
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Quinn began his role of "Roscoe" on ''77 Sunset Strip'' when he was brought in as a [[script doctor]] that led to him delivering his own jokes. He admitted that he made more money as a joke writer than he did as an actor.<ref name="ss"/> |
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He appeared regularly on television though not in major or recurring roles apart from ''77 Sunset Strip.'' |
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| ⚫ | He guest starred on the ABC/WB [[Western (genre)|western]] series, ''[[The Alaskans]]''. He appeared in three episodes of ABC's ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (55, 56 and 111), once on NBC's ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', in the 1977 film ''[[Raid on Entebbe (film)|Raid on Entebbe]]'', and the sitcoms, ''[[Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)|Please Don't Eat the Daisies]]'', ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'', Barney Miller and ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''. |
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==Personal life== |
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Quinn was married to Christine Nelson, an actress and entertainer in television, film and night clubs.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Key Mailbag|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8872618/the_salina_journal/|work=The Salina Journal|date=December 22, 1959|location=Kansas, Salina|page=5}}</ref> She made guest appearances on ''77 Sunset Strip'' four times during its run, and joined Quinn in appearing as lighthouse keepers "Mr. and Mrs. Keeper" in the [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]] TV episode ''The Joke's on Catwoman'' (1968). They died a month apart in 1988. |
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==Death== |
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Quinn died of lung cancer at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles, California. He was 73. His survivors included a daughter, a brother, and four sisters.<ref name="ct">{{cite news|title=Louis Quinn, gag writer turned character actor|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/09/18/page/49/article/louis-quinn-gag-writer-turned-character-actor-2|accessdate=11 February 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=September 18, 1988|location=Illinois, Chicago|page=Section 2, Page 7}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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|1954|| ''[[There's No Business Like Show Business (film)|There's No Business Like Show Business]]'' || Cabbie || Uncredited |
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|1957|| ''[[Top Secret Affair]]'' || Trial Broadcaster || Uncredited |
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|1958|| ''[[The Deep Six]]'' || Fisherman || Uncredited |
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|1958|| ''[[Too Much, Too Soon]]'' || Assistant || Uncredited |
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|1958|| ''[[Torpedo Run]]'' || Sub Crewman || Uncredited |
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|1959|| ''[[The Trap (1959 film)|The Trap]]'' || Archie Stoner || Uncredited |
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|1959|| ''[[Al Capone (film)|Al Capone]]'' || Joe Lorenzo || |
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|1959|| ''[[High School Big Shot]]'' || Samuel Tallman || |
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|1960|| ''[[Ocean's 11]]'' || DeWolfe || Uncredited |
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|1960|| ''[[The Crowded Sky]]'' || Sidney Schreiber || |
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|1961|| ''Dondi'' || Dimmy || |
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|1962|| ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]'' || Cigar || |
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|1964|| ''[[For Those Who Think Young (film)|For Those Who Think Young]]'' || Gus Kestler || |
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|1966|| ''[[The Las Vegas Hillbillys]]'' || Louis Quinn || |
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|1966|| ''[[Birds Do It]]'' || Sgt. Skam || |
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|1971|| ''[[Welcome to the Club (1971 film)|Welcome to the Club]]'' || Capt. Sigmus || |
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|1972|| ''[[Unholy Rollers]]'' || Mr. Stern || |
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|1973|| ''[[Superchick (film)|Superchick]]'' || Garrick || |
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|1975|| ''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]'' || Dirty Guy #1 || |
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|1975|| ''Keep Off My Grass!'' || Maury Sherman || |
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|1976|| ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'' || Salesman || |
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|1986|| ''[[Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter]]'' || Priest || |
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==References== |
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Louis Quinn | |
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| Born | Louis Frackt March 23, 1915 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 1988 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–1987 |
| Spouse | Christine Nelson |
Louis Quinn (born Louis Frackt; March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe, the comic relief racetrack tout, from 1958 to 1963 in the ABC/Warner Bros. detective television series, 77 Sunset Strip.[1]
Early years
[edit]Born in Chicago, Quinn went to Los Angeles when he was a boy; he was raised by his brother. He sold newspapers on street corners[2] and graduated from Los Angeles High School.[1] He went on to study journalism at the University of New Mexico.[2]
Military service
[edit]Quinn was a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. His duties included writing dialogue for training films.[3]
Radio
[edit]Quinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for Milton Berle and Don McNeill's Breakfast Club.[4]
Early in 1953, WINS in New York City carried The Louis Quinn Show from midnight to 1 a.m., with the program originating in its studios.[5] On December 30, 1953, Quinn began broadcasting his program over KCMJ, Palm Springs, California. The program originated in the Fireside Room of the La Paz Hotel in Palm Springs.[6]
Film
[edit]Quinn's writing career began at Warner Bros., where director Bryan Foy signed him as a writer in August 1940. He was the writer for seven feature films before he went into the military during World War II.[3]
On the big screen, Quinn played mostly supporting roles in such films as Al Capone (1959), The Crowded Sky (1960), Gypsy (1962), For Those Who Think Young (1964), Birds Do It (1966), Unholy Rollers (1972), Superchick (1973), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), and All the President's Men (1976).[7]
He was also the emcee for the premiere of Mary Poppins at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 27, 1964, though he did not appear in the film itself.
Television
[edit]Quinn continued writing for Berle when the comedian made the transition to television in Texaco Star Theatre.[1]
His first television role was as a city council member in the 1956 episode "The Bachelor Party' of Jackie Cooper's NBC sitcom, The People's Choice.[7] In 1958 Quinn appeared (uncredited) as the First Hotel Clerk on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Dead to Rights."
Quinn began his role of "Roscoe" on 77 Sunset Strip when he was brought in as a script doctor that led to him delivering his own jokes. He admitted that he made more money as a joke writer than he did as an actor.[3]
He appeared regularly on television though not in major or recurring roles apart from 77 Sunset Strip.
He guest starred on the ABC/WB western series, The Alaskans. He appeared in three episodes of ABC's Batman (55, 56 and 111), once on NBC's The Virginian, in the 1977 film Raid on Entebbe, and the sitcoms, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Donna Reed Show, Barney Miller and Gilligan's Island.
Personal life
[edit]Quinn was married to Christine Nelson, an actress and entertainer in television, film and night clubs.[8] She made guest appearances on 77 Sunset Strip four times during its run, and joined Quinn in appearing as lighthouse keepers "Mr. and Mrs. Keeper" in the Batman TV episode The Joke's on Catwoman (1968). They died a month apart in 1988.
Death
[edit]Quinn died of lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 73. His survivors included a daughter, a brother, and four sisters.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Cabbie | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair | Trial Broadcaster | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Deep Six | Fisherman | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | Assistant | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Sub Crewman | Uncredited |
| 1959 | The Trap | Archie Stoner | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Al Capone | Joe Lorenzo | |
| 1959 | High School Big Shot | Samuel Tallman | |
| 1960 | Ocean's 11 | DeWolfe | Uncredited |
| 1960 | The Crowded Sky | Sidney Schreiber | |
| 1961 | Dondi | Dimmy | |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Cigar | |
| 1964 | For Those Who Think Young | Gus Kestler | |
| 1966 | The Las Vegas Hillbillys | Louis Quinn | |
| 1966 | Birds Do It | Sgt. Skam | |
| 1971 | Welcome to the Club | Capt. Sigmus | |
| 1972 | Unholy Rollers | Mr. Stern | |
| 1973 | Superchick | Garrick | |
| 1975 | Linda Lovelace for President | Dirty Guy #1 | |
| 1975 | Keep Off My Grass! | Maury Sherman | |
| 1976 | All the President's Men | Salesman | |
| 1986 | Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter | Priest |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Louis Quinn, gag writer turned character actor". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. Associated Press. September 18, 1988. p. Section 2, Page 7. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Louis Quinn, Gag Writer, Comedian". The Oneonta Star. New York, Oneonta. December 12, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "77 Sunset Strip's 'Roscoe' a Man of Many Talents". Standard-Speaker. Pennsylvania, Hazleton. March 10, 1962. p. 19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Associated Press (1988-09-19). "Louis Quinn, Character Actor, 73 (Obituary)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Hot Flashes". Broadcasting. February 14, 1953. p. 34. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Louis Quinn Show Opens Wednesday at La Paz Hotel". Desert Sun. California, Palm Springs. December 28, 1953. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Louis Quinn". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "TV Key Mailbag". The Salina Journal. Kansas, Salina. December 22, 1959. p. 5.
External links
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- Louis Quinn at IMDb
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