Quentin Charles Sondergaard (January 11, 1925 – February 15, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Deputy Sheriff Quint in the American

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television series ''

Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the second seaso ...

''.

Career

Sondergaard began his career in 1951, first appearing in the film ''

Badman's Gold ''Badman's Gold'' is a 1951 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Johnny Carpenter, Alyn Lockwood and Clarke Stevens.Pitts, p. 57. Plot A US Marshall is called in to investigate a series of robberi ...

'', where he played Rambo. Later in his career, Sondergaard guest-starred in television programs including ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'', ''

Zane Grey Theatre ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre'' is an American Western anthology television series that was broadcast on CBS from October 5, 1956, until September 20, 1962. Format Many episodes were based on novels by Zane Grey, to all of which Four Star F ...

'', ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...

'', ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'', ''

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before ''Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely base ...

'', ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'', ''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'' and ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

''. He also appeared and co-starred in films, such as, '' The Miracle'', '' This Property Is Condemned'', ''

Five Guns to Tombstone ''Five Guns to Tombstone'' is a 1960 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown (actor), James Brown, John Wilder, Walter Coy, Robert Karnes and Della Sharman. Plot Young outlaw Billy Wade, determ ...

'' and ''

Gunfight in Abilene ''Gunfight in Abilene'' is a 1967 American Western film starring Bobby Darin in a non-singing role. It is the second film based on the short story "Gun Shy" by Clarence Upson Young, the first being ''Showdown at Abilene'' (1956), starring Jock ...

''. Sondergaard retired in 1982, last appearing in the film '' The Ghost Dance'', where he played the campus guard.

Personal life

Sondergaard died in February 1984 in

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, at the age of 59.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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