Robert Quarry

Known for ActingBorn 1925-11-03Died 2009-02-20Santa Rosa, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Millionaire

Panic!

The Rockford Files

Perry Mason

Quincy, M.E.

The Thin Man

Official Detective

Shadow of a Doubt

The Fugitive

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

A Clear and Present Danger

77 Sunset Strip

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Ironside

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Cannon

Sea Hunt

Fugitive Mind

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Philco Television Playhouse

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Madhouse

A Kiss Before Dying

Rollercoaster

House of Bamboo

Winning

Crime of Passion

Sugar Hill

Count Yorga, Vampire

The Millionaire

The Midnight Man

The Return of Count Yorga

Mob Boss

WUSA

Rapid Assault

Shock Cinema: Volume Two

The Shooter

Evil Toons

Teenage Exorcist

Invisible Mom II

Navy Log

Deathmaster

The Capitol Conspiracy

Mom's Outta Sight