Quinn Redeker

Quinn Redeker
Quinn Redeker in The Love Boat II 1977
Born(1936-05-02)May 2, 1936
Woodstock, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2022(2022-12-20) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1960–2022
Awards

Quinn Redeker (May 2, 1936 – December 20, 2022) was an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his work on daytime dramas.

Life and career

Redeker and Lou Garfield co-authored the story for the 1978 film The Deer Hunter.[1] Throughout 1960, Redeker was cast as a photographer on the short-lived NBC crime drama Dan Raven starring Skip Homeier and Dan Barton. The following year, he appeared as nerdy Schulyer Davis in the film The Three Stooges Meet Hercules.

On television, he started acting in 1960 and amassed appearances on over five dozen television series. He is best known for his roles as Alex Marshall on Days of Our Lives, whom he played from 1979 to 1987, and on The Young and the Restless where he played Nick Reed in 1979, Joseph Taylor from 1979 to 1980, and his best-known character, Rex Sterling, from 1987 to 2004.[2]

Redecker's friendship with Robert Redford also saw him play supporting roles in three of Redford's films: The Candidate (1972), The Electric Horseman (1979) and Ordinary People (1980), where he played Mary Tyler Moore's brother.

Redeker died on December 20, 2022, at the age of 86.[2]

Awards

As a writer, Redeker was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a WGA Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screenplay for The Deer Hunter, along with Deric Washburn, Louis A. Garfinkle and Michael Cimino.

As an actor, Redeker was twice nominated for an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on The Young and the Restless, both in 1989 and 1990. He also was a two-time winner at the Soap Opera Digest Awards, taking the 1983 Soapy Award (last year they used that name) for Best Villain for his role on Days of our Lives,[citation needed] along with the 1989 award for "Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role: Daytime" for The Young and the Restless.[3]

Filmography

List of television and film performances by Quinn Redeker
Year Title Role Notes
1960 Sea Hunt USCG Lt. Bob Camp / Joey television; 2 episodes
1961 The Marriage-Go-Round Crewcut – Party Guest film; Uncredited
1962 The Three Stooges Meet Hercules Schuyler Davis film
1962 The Virginian Daniel Kroeger Episode: "Impasse"
1967 Spider Baby Peter Howe film
1970 Airport John Reindel film; Uncredited
1970 The Christine Jorgensen Story Tom Crawford film
1971 The Andromeda Strain Capt. Morris film; Uncredited
1972 The Candidate Rich Jenkin film
1972 The Limit Jeff McMillan
1972 Adam-12 Officer. Charlie Burnside Episode: "Badge Heavy"
1973 The Slams Warden film
1974 The Midnight Man Swanson film
1974–1978 Barnaby Jones various television; 4 episodes
1975 At Long Last Love Kitty's Boyfriend film
1975 Starsky & Hutch Dr. Melford television
1977 Rollercoaster Owner No. 2 film
1979 The Electric Horseman Bud Broderick film
1980 Where the Buffalo Roam Pilot film
1980 Ordinary People Ward film
1980 Coast to Coast Benjamin Levrington film
2003 An American Reunion Coach Grayman
2006 Sweet Deadly Dreams Blaisdale
2008 For Heaven's Sake Prof. Harris film
2009 The Confessional Father Mills
2012 Big Miracle President Reagan film

References

  1. ^ Goudas, John N. (November 20, 1987). "The many sides of Quinn Redeker". The Times-News. Idaho, Twin Falls. p. 21. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Quinn Redeker, 'Days of Our Lives' Actor and Oscar-Nommed Screenwriter, Dies at 86". Variety. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "'Knots Landing,' 'Days' clean up in soap awards". The Clarion-Ledger. Mississippi, Jackson. January 17, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.