Bill Quinn

William Tyrell Quinn (May 6, 1912 – 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. 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. He performed with his older brothers in a children's act in vaudeville. Career As a teenager, Quinn worked in films in New York City. He performed with touring stock theater companies during the 1920s. Quinn began working on radio around 1934. He starred as a detective on Little Herman on ABC in the late 1940s. Other radio programs on which he appeared included Counterspy, The FBI in Peace and War, Gangbusters, and Mr. District Attorney.