17 Facts About Francesco Quinn

Francesco Daniele Quinn was an Italian-born American actor.

The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and costume designer Iolanda Addolori, Francesco is perhaps best known for his breakout role as Rhah in Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning Platoon.

Francesco Quinn was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Anthony Quinn and second wife Iolanda Addolori, a noted costume designer to whom Anthony Quinn was married for 31 years.

Francesco Quinn acted with his father in several films, including A Star For Two with Lauren Bacall.

Francesco Quinn sometimes played moody, dangerous characters, such as vampire Vlad Tepes in the 2003 direct to video alt-historical thriller Vlad, and wandering warrior Thane Le Mal in the short film The Gnostic.

Later examples of Francesco Quinn's work included Park, which won the audience award at 2007 CineVegas, and the short film Muertas, starring America Ferrera.

From 1999 to 2001, Francesco Quinn appeared on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Nina Webster's boyfriend, Tomas del Cerro, and was nominated for an ALMA Award as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera for his work as Tomas Del Cerro, an aloof writer from New York.

Francesco Quinn appeared extensively in television guest-star roles in crime and thriller dramas.

Francesco Quinn was lead guest star in an episode of JAG.

On CBS's The Fugitive, Francesco Quinn played Victor Gutierrez, a DEA agent with an edge, and played the recurring role of Islamic terrorist Syed Ali on Fox's series 24.

In 2008, Quinn joined Luke Perry and C Thomas Howell in the western film A Gunfighter's Pledge.

Francesco Quinn has eight other surviving half siblings: Alex, Antonia, Catalina, Christina, Danny, Duncan, Ryan, Sean, and Valentina Francesco Quinn.

Francesco Quinn pursued sports such as skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing, free diving, road cycling, mountain biking, and actively raced motocross and street bikes.

Francesco Quinn was an avid motorcycler, and was a spokesman for The Motorcycle Industry Council and Honda.

Francesco Quinn was fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Francesco Quinn was a contestant on Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge on CMT, until he was sidelined with a broken rib after being stomped on by a Level 2 bull.

Francesco Quinn died on August 5,2011, in Malibu, California after experiencing what was believed to be a heart attack while running up a street with his children near his home.