J. C. Quinn

J. C. Quinn
Born	(1940-11-30)November 30, 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	Mexico

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.

Career

Born in Philadelphia, Quinn relocated to New York City to study acting. He spent 17 years there, active in stage productions, before moving to Hollywood to act in films. With his rugged facial features and gravelly voice, Quinn was 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.

Quinn's television credits include appearances on Cagney and Lacey, Miami Vice, Quantum Leap, Dawson's Creek, and Cheers. Quinn died in a car crash in Mexico on February 10, 2004.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Eddie Macon's Run	Shorter
1984	C.H.U.D.
	Solomon Northup's Odyssey	Mr. Tibeats	TV movie
1985	Vision Quest	Elmo
1986	At Close Range	Boyd
	Maximum Overdrive	Duncan Keller
	Heartbreak Ridge	Quartermaster Sgt.
1987	Barfly	Jim
1989	Turner & Hooch	Walter Boyett
	The Abyss	Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
	Gross Anatomy	Papa Slovak
	The Preppie Murder	Jack Dorian	TV movie
1990	Days of Thunder	Waddell
	Megaville	Mr. Newman
1992	The Babe	Jack Dunn
1995	The Prophecy	Burrows
1997	Buried Alive II	Curtis
	Deceiver	Priest
1998	Primary Colors	Uncle Charlie
	Digging to China	Minister
2000	Animal Factory	Ivan McGhee
	Across the Line	Mr. Harmon

External links

• J. C. Quinn at the Internet Movie Database