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Bill Quinn
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Appeared in recurring roles on several TV shows including
The Rifleman (1958)
,
McHale's Navy (1962)
,
The Odd Couple (1970)
and
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
. He also could be glimpsed every once in a while on
Newhart (1982)
. Bill's daughter,
Ginny Newhart
, is married to the show's star,
Bob Newhart
.
Bill and
Nanette Fabray
occasionally played
Mary Tyler Moore
's parents on her classic 1970s sitcom,
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
.
Father-in-law of
Bob Newhart
; father of Bob's wife,
Ginny Newhart
.
A vaudeville and stage performer, he made his Broadway debut as "Billy Quinn" in "Daddies" at the age of 6.
Bill Quinn's son-in-law is comedian Bob Newhart.
Longstanding radio performer known for his work on "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" and the aptly-titled "Just Plain Bill."
Appeared in silent films as a child, billed as Billy Quinn.
Bald, skinny, hollow-eyed veteran character actor in hundreds of TV shows, mostly found in bucolic settings with a pipe thrust in his mouth.
Grandfather of
Robert William Newhart
,
Courtney Newhart
, Timothy
Tim Newhart
and Jennifer Newhart.
He played Mary Tyler Moore's father in the "Hawaiian Eye" episode, "Typhoon," based on "Key Largo" that aired on April 27, 1960. This was 12 years before he played Moore's dad, Walter, in three episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," all in 1972.
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