Robert Quarry Movies
Though his official film debut was 1955's
House of Bamboo, American actor
Robert Quarry had been playing bit parts since at least 1943. In his mid-forties, Quarry finally attained stardom as the leading character in
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) and
Return of Count Yorga(1971). Touted as the "new
Vincent Price" (with whom he co-starred in 1973's
Dr. Phibes Rises Again), Quarry went on to play such juicy roles as the mad guru in
Deathmaster (1975, which he also produced) before inexplicably fading from films in the late 1970s. Except for a one-shot as Michael Anthony in a 1978 TV-movie revival of the old series The Millionaire, Quarry virtually disappeared, returning in the mid-1980s in a smattering of low-budget "regional" thrillers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
