on his birthday, Anthony Quinn, known for the movies "Viva Zapata! (1952)" and " Zorba the Greek (1964)".
Some other memorable movies he starred in are "La Strada (1954)", "The Guns of Navarone (1961)" and "Lawrence of Arabia (1962)".

Anthony Quinn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for his role as Gino in the movie "Wild Is the Wind (1957)" and for playing Alexis Zorba in the movie " Zorba the Greek (1964)".

He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice. Once for his role as Eufemio Zapata in the movie "Viva Zapata! (1952)" and the second time for playing Paul Gauguin in the movie "Lust for Life (1956)".