William Tyrell Quinn (May 6, 1912[1] – April 29, 1994) was an American character actor of film and television.
Early years
Quinn was born on May 6, 1912, in New York City.[2] His father, Edward Quinn, was a supervisor in the United States Shipping Board's copying department. His mother, Lillian Tyrrell, was an actress in films and a chorus girl on Broadway.[3] He performed with his older brothers in a children's act in vaudeville.[4]
Career
As a teenager, Quinn worked in films in New York City. He performed with touring stock theater companies during the 1920s.[3]
Quinn married Mary Catherine Roden in 1939,[6] and they had three daughters.[3] One of those is Virginia "Ginnie" Quinn Newhart, wife of comedian Bob Newhart,[4] on whose sitcoms, Newhart and The Bob Newhart Show, Quinn occasionally appeared in small supporting roles.[7][8][4]
Quinn died on April 29, 1994, at the age of 81 in Camarillo, California of natural causes.[4] He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.[2]
Filmography
No Mother to Guide Her (1923) - Billy Mills, as a child