Person Details

Birthday: 1925-11-03 10:07:33

Death: 2009-02-20 10:07:33

Aliases: Robert Connell , Darius Beiderbeck , Bob Quarry , Robert Connel

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Santa Rosa, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Philco Television Playhouse
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6

The Philco Television Playhouse

(1948) Dr. Wheeler
Perry Mason
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8

Perry Mason

(1957) Casey Banks
The Rockford Files
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7

The Rockford Files

(1974) Joe Zakarian
Kraft Suspense Theatre
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5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

(1963) Bob Detweiler
The Fugitive
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7

The Fugitive

(1963) Howard Pascoe
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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7

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

(1979) Commander Corliss
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
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7

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

(1958) Ralph Shields
The Millionaire
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5

The Millionaire

(1955) Andy Murray

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 (archive footage)
2000 Count Yorga (archive footage)
1999 Mark Putnam
Randolph St.John
Agent Betts
1998 Mr. Ambrose
Robert Secord
1997 Military Officer
Examiner
Dr. Farrell (as Robert Connell)
1996 Judge
Self
1995 Chew'Bah
1994 Steve Warren
Bob
1993 Murray
1992 Demon (voice) (uncredited)
1991 Father McFerrin
Self
1990 Dr. Richard Wicks
Dr. Jones
Visconti
Doc Burnside
Doctor
1989 King Faraday
Dr. Mathers
Jimmy
Father Ferraro
1987 Prof. Strock
Knowles
Milo
Dr. Khorda
1979 Commander Corliss
1978 Michael Anthony
1977 Mayor
1976 N/A
1974 Lee Russo
Joe Zakarian
Oliver Quayle
Dr. Prichette
Morgan
1972 Khorda
Darius Biederbeck
1971 N/A
Count Yorga
1970 Noonan
Count Yorga
Scientist (uncredited)
Hollis Kent
1969 Sam Jagin (uncredited)
1967 N/A
1966 Borg
1963 Bob Detweiler
Howard Pascoe
1958 N/A
Ralph Shields
N/A
1957 Danny Talbert
Casey Banks
N/A
Charlie Wendell
Larry
Arnie Bullock
N/A
N/A
1956 Sam, Reporter
Dwight Powell
1955 N/A
Phil (uncredited)
Andy Murray
Myles (uncredited)
1951 Bushy
1948 Dr. Wheeler
1943 Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1972 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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