Anthony Quinn is one of the Mexican-Irish Academy Award-winning actors.
He made millions of people believe he was larger than life with his earthy interpretations of characters like Zorba the Greek and the patriarch in “The Children of Sanchez,” passed away on Sunday. He was 86.
According to lifelong friend and Providence Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, Quinn, who resided in Bristol near Providence, Rhode Island, passed away in a Boston hospital from respiratory failure.
Did Anthony Quinn win any Oscars?
In 1952 for Viva Zapata! and in 1956 for Lust for Life, Quinn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on two separate occasions.
He also garnered five Golden Globe nominations, two BAFTA Award nominations, and two Academy Award nominations in the field of Best Leading Actor.
He received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award from the Golden Globes in 1987.
He continues to be a key player in the image of Latin America in American media through both his artistic achievements and civil rights advocacy.