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.
Joe Zakarian
Lee Russo
Dr. Wheeler
Danny Talbert
Casey Banks
Howard Pascoe
Ralph Shields
Commander Corliss
Myles (uncredited)
Andy Murray
Arnie Bullock
Larry
Charlie Wendell
Bob Detweiler
Perriscale
Bushy
Santa Rosa Teenager (uncredited)
Sam Jagin (uncredited)
Demon (voice) (uncredited)
Judge
Count Yorga
Sam, Reporter
Examiner
Hollis Kent
Scientist (uncredited)
Darius Biederbeck
Count Yorga (archive footage)
Noonan
Prof. Strock
Dwight Powell
Count Yorga
Oliver Quayle
Doc Burnside
Murray
Agent Betts
Dr. Jones
Dr. Prichette
Dr. Mathers
Steve Warren
Mark Putnam
Randolph St.John
Mayor
Jimmy
Knowles
Dr. Farrell (as Robert Connell)
Father Ferraro
Chew'Bah
Bob
Visconti
Dr. Richard Wicks
Khorda
Michael Anthony
Father McFerrin
Doctor
Morgan
Phil (uncredited)
Military Officer
Dr. Khorda
King Faraday
Mr. Ambrose
Milo
Robert Secord
Self
Self
Borg
(archive footage)