Francisco Quinn, son of the late acting legend Anthony Quinn (Lawrence of Arabia), died Friday in Malibu of an apparent heart attack according to local news outlets and reported by People. Quinn, one 13 children born to his father, was also an actor, having appeared as a drug kingpin in 1986′s Platoon. He later had roles in TV series like ER and 24.
Aug 7
2011
03:41 PM ET
Anthony Quinn's son dead at 48
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Anthony Quinn was best known for his role in Zorba The Greek and won two Oscars neither of which was for Lawrence of Arabia. Who does your research?
And his son’s name was “Francesco,” not “Francisco.”
Wasn’t he on Y&R?
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he didn’t play a drug kingpin in Platoon…he was a soldier…yeesh
IMDb describes his role that way
I was thinking….I don’t even remember there being a drug kingpin in “Platoon.”
I believe he did play a drug kingpin on the final season of “The Shield”
wow that is some inaccurate reporting.
May he RIP. Loved him in Platoon.
“drug kingpin”??! dude, have you ever seen Platoon? there are no drug kingpins in Platoon. There two camps of soldiers, one of which gets high and tends to side with Elias (Willem Dafoe). Rhah(Francesco Quinn) was a small but memorable part of that group esp in the “what do you all know about death?” scene toward the end. drug kingpin…sheeesh. turn off your rap cd and watch a great movie.
Your last sentence made your entire comment look bad. Take your blinders off, dillweed. This is the 21st century and rap music is not ‘young-person’ exclusive, nor is it exclusive only to people who have never seen Platoon. I was closing my laundry mat this evening, mopping to Jay-Z, and then I came home and watched a ‘great movie’ (The Last Emperor). You’re a moron.
What sloppy reporting. Can’t even get the name right. Absolutely pathetic.
. Shame on you Adam.
Why can’t you include that Mr Quinn was jogging Friday night with his son Max in his neighborhood.
He fell and lost consciousness. People on the scene were unable to revive him.
And getting his character details wrong in Platoon, unacceptable. Or that he was the spokesman in the Old El Paso commercials. Just plain lazy writing.
My condolences to his family.
very sad to hear a fine actor from canada
He was not from Canada.
Mr Quinn was born in Rome, Italy
His first name was spelled Francesco.
Holy smokes! Talk about bad reporting! Makes you wonder if he’s even dead! But, seriously, handsome man, fine actor, one of my favorites from Platoon! Gonna miss him. Way too young. So sad.
PS…Adam….you’re an idiot! Get it together, DB!!
Gorgeous man. Loved him in The Shield. Way too young to die.
I completely agree, this article is terrible. The fact his name isn’t even mentioned in the title of the article is insult enough. Well maybe that’s a good thing since he has it spelled wrong. Not even a picture.
I completely agree. People magazine reported the same way…”Anthony Quinn’s Son…..etc. While Francesco may not have achieved the fame his father did, he was a fine actor in his own right, and should be acknowledged by HIS name, not his father’s. Really bad reporting…..
Really bad EW, really bad.
I sincerely hope you don’t consider yourself a journalist because … damn.
Adam is the token EW lackey.
Sad news, too bad it received such shoddy treatment, treatment actually pretty common on EW now.