Francesco Daniele Quinn (March 22, 1963 â€" August 5, 2011) was an
Italian-born actor. The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and
Iolanda Addolori (Anthony Quinn's second wife), Francesco is perhaps
best known for his breakout role as Rhah in Oliver Stone’s Academy
Award-winning Platoon (1986). However, his first major role in
television was in the 1985 prime-time television miniseries Quo
Vadis?. His final role was the voice of the Autobot Dino (Mirage) in
Transformers: Dark of the Moon.Francesco Quinn was born in Rome,
Italy, the son of Anthony Quinn and second wife Iolanda Addolori, a
noted costume designer to whom Anthony Quinn was married for 31 years.
Quinn had Mexican, Irish, and Italian ancestry.Quinn appeared in many
feature films including the New York Independent Film Festival winner
Placebo Effect. He acted with his father in several films, including A
Star For Two with Lauren Bacall. The two Quinns also had the
opportunity to share the role of Santiago in the 1990 mini-series The
Old Man and the Sea, son and father playing the character as a young
and old man.Quinn sometimes played moody, dangerous characters, such
as vampire Vlad Tepes in the 2003 direct to video alt-historical
thriller Vlad, and wandering warrior Thane Le Mal in the short film
The Gnostic. Like his father, Quinn also appeared in historical
dramas, playing such roles as Latino Captain Salamanca in Steven
Spielberg’s mini-series Into the West (2005) and a lead role in
TNT's Rough Riders (1997) (TV). One of Quinn's earliest roles was as
Marcus Vinicius in the 1985 mini-series Quo Vadis?, co-starring with
some major film actors of the 1980s.
Italian-born actor. The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and
Iolanda Addolori (Anthony Quinn's second wife), Francesco is perhaps
best known for his breakout role as Rhah in Oliver Stone’s Academy
Award-winning Platoon (1986). However, his first major role in
television was in the 1985 prime-time television miniseries Quo
Vadis?. His final role was the voice of the Autobot Dino (Mirage) in
Transformers: Dark of the Moon.Francesco Quinn was born in Rome,
Italy, the son of Anthony Quinn and second wife Iolanda Addolori, a
noted costume designer to whom Anthony Quinn was married for 31 years.
Quinn had Mexican, Irish, and Italian ancestry.Quinn appeared in many
feature films including the New York Independent Film Festival winner
Placebo Effect. He acted with his father in several films, including A
Star For Two with Lauren Bacall. The two Quinns also had the
opportunity to share the role of Santiago in the 1990 mini-series The
Old Man and the Sea, son and father playing the character as a young
and old man.Quinn sometimes played moody, dangerous characters, such
as vampire Vlad Tepes in the 2003 direct to video alt-historical
thriller Vlad, and wandering warrior Thane Le Mal in the short film
The Gnostic. Like his father, Quinn also appeared in historical
dramas, playing such roles as Latino Captain Salamanca in Steven
Spielberg’s mini-series Into the West (2005) and a lead role in
TNT's Rough Riders (1997) (TV). One of Quinn's earliest roles was as
Marcus Vinicius in the 1985 mini-series Quo Vadis?, co-starring with
some major film actors of the 1980s.
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