Robert Quarry

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-11-03

Deathday 2009-02-20 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Santa Rosa, California, USA

Also Known As Robert Connell, Darius Beiderbeck, Bob Quarry, Robert Connel, Robert Walter Quarry

Robert 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Quarry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula

as Count Yorga (archive footage)

1999
Fugitive Mind

as Mark Putnam

1999
Invisible Mom II

as Randolph St.John

1998
The Capitol Conspiracy

as Agent Betts

1998
Dear Santa

as Mr. Ambrose

1998
Mom's Outta Sight

as Robert Secord

1997
Rapid Assault

as Military Officer

1997
The Shooter

as Examiner

1997
Hybrid

as Dr. Farrell (as Robert Connell)

1996
Fugitive Rage

as Judge

1995
Cyberzone

as Chew'Bah

1994
Inner Sanctum II

as Steve Warren

1994
1993
Angel Eyes

as Murray

1992
Evil Toons

as Demon (voice) (uncredited)

1991
Teenage Exorcist

as Father McFerrin

1990
Spirits

as Dr. Richard Wicks

1990
Mob Boss

as Dr. Jones

1990
Haunting Fear

as Visconti

1990
Alienator

as Doc Burnside

1990
Evil Spirits

as Doctor

1989
Sexbomb

as King Faraday

1989
Warlords

as Dr. Mathers

1989
L.A. Bounty

as Jimmy

1989
Beverly Hills Vamp

as Father Ferraro

1987
Moon in Scorpio

as Dr. Khorda

1987
The Phantom Empire

as Prof. Strock

1987
Cyclone

as Knowles

1987
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Commander Corliss

1978
The Millionaire

as Michael Anthony

1977
Rollercoaster

as Mayor

1974
Madhouse

as Oliver Quayle

1974
The Midnight Man

as Dr. Prichette

1974
Sugar Hill

as Morgan

1974
The Rockford Files

as Joe Zakarian

1974
The Rockford Files

as Lee Russo

1972
Deathmaster

as Khorda

1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again

as Darius Biederbeck

1971
1971
1970
WUSA

as Noonan

1970
Count Yorga, Vampire

as Count Yorga

1970
Colossus: The Forbin Project

as Scientist (uncredited)

1970
1969
Winning

as Sam Jagin (uncredited)

1966
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Bob Detweiler

1963
The Fugitive

as Howard Pascoe

1958
1958
1957
Perry Mason

as Danny Talbert

1957
Perry Mason

as Casey Banks

1957
1957
1956
Crime of Passion

as Sam, Reporter

1956
A Kiss Before Dying

as Dwight Powell

1955
House of Bamboo

as Phil (uncredited)

1955
The Millionaire

as Myles (uncredited)

1955
The Millionaire

as Andy Murray

1943
Shadow of a Doubt

as Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)

Producer

1972
Deathmaster

as Producer