J C Quinn
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A scratchy-voiced actor drawn to characters who were a bit rough around the edges, J.C. Quinn is best known for playing gruff guys such as crew member "Sonny" Dawson in the James Cameron thriller "The Abyss," starring Ed Harris, and rival pit crew chief Waddell in Tony Scott's car-racing flick "Days of Thunder," starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Before transitioning almost exclusive...
Biography
A scratchy-voiced actor drawn to characters who were a bit rough around the edges, J.C. Quinn is best known for playing gruff guys such as crew member "Sonny" Dawson in the James Cameron thriller "The Abyss," starring Ed Harris, and rival pit crew chief Waddell in Tony Scott's car-racing flick "Days of Thunder," starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Before transitioning almost exclusively to feature films, Quinn spent the 1980s hopping from one TV series to the next in guest roles, including "Hill Street Blues" and "Miami Vice," having lived and trained for the theater in New York City for many years.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Holy Joe
(1999)
Primary Colors
(1998)
Deceiver
(1997)
Buried Alive II
(1997)
Curtis
Country Justice
(1997)
Jimmy Tulin
Last Lives
(1997)
To Love, Honor and Deceive
(1996)
Bastard Out of Carolina
(1996)
Officer
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Hit Me
(1996)
Bascomb
God's Lonely Man
(1996)
The Gift of Love
(1994)
Pontiac Moon
(1994)
The Program
(1993)
The Babe
(1992)
Crisscross
(1992)
All-American Murder
(1992)
The Rape of Dr. Willis
(1991)
Secret Life of Archie's Wife
(1990)
Sebastian
Megaville
(1990)
Newman
The China Lake Murders
(1990)
Ben
Prayer Of The Rollerboys
(1990)
Love Dream
(1990)
The Preppie Murder
(1989)
The Abyss
(1989)
Wired
(1989)
Comedy Coach
Gross Anatomy
(1989)
Turner & Hooch
(1989)
Blanc de chine
(1988)
Mayotte
Big Business
(1988)
Young Harry Houdini
(1987)
Barfly
(1987)
Twisted
(1986)
At Close Range
(1986)
Heartbreak Ridge
(1986)
Quartermaster Sergeant
Maximum Overdrive
(1986)
Violated
(1984)
Kevin Mcbane
Places In The Heart
(1984)
C.H.U.D.
(1984)
An Invasion of Privacy
(1983)
Silkwood
(1983)
Eddie Macon's Run
(1983)
Times Square
(1980)
Gloria
(1980)
Brubaker
(1980)
On the Yard
(1978)
Luther
Cast (Special)
O'Malley
(1983)
Baliff (Guest)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Animal Factory
(2000)
From the Earth to the Moon
(1998)
Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder
(1987)
North Beach and Rawhide
(1985)
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