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Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 American film directed by Ralph Nelson based on the television play of the same name with Anthony Quinn in the role originated by Jack Palance and Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in the parts portrayed on television by Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn. Social worker Grace Miller was portrayed by Julie Harris.
"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was adapted into the 1962 feature film of the same name starring Anthony Quinn , Jackie Gleason , Mickey Rooney , and Julie Harris .
Anthony Quinn at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1988. Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a Mexican and American actor. The following is a filmography of his work.
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian.He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor, which continued into the 1960s. [2]
The plot had similarities to Bain's future collaboration with Quinn in Requiem for a Heavyweight. [12] In Columbia Pictures' 1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight, Anthony Quinn told the press that he modeled his character Mountain Rivera on Bain using the same rough voice and mannerisms. Considered one of the better boxing pictures ever made, Bain ...
John Arthur Lithgow (/ ˈ l ɪ θ ɡ oʊ / LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor.He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen.
A full-length version of a 19th-century title bout. The Gordon Sisters Boxing: 1901 Documentary Silent film The Joe Gans – Battling Nelson Fight: 1906 Archival footage Silent footage of most of the championship bout that lasted an astounding 48 rounds. The film company ran out of money – and film – in the 38th round and had to stop shooting
Calhoun appears briefly at the end of the 1962 theatrical motion picture version of Rod Serling's teleplay Requiem For A Heavyweight. [5] The protagonist, played by Anthony Quinn , is a punch-drunk prize fighter slipping into oblivion but his manager, played by Jackie Gleason , finds a way to squeeze a few more bucks from his career by lining ...