# Quinn Redeker

Quinn Redeker (May 2, 1936 – December 20, 2022) was an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his work on daytime dramas.

## Life and career

Redeker and Lou Garfield co-authored the story for the 1978 film The Deer Hunter. Throughout 1960, Redeker was cast as a photographer on the short-lived NBC crime drama Dan Raven starring Skip Homeier and Dan Barton. The following year, he appeared as nerdy Schulyer Davis in the film The Three Stooges Meet Hercules.
On television, he started acting in 1960 and amassed appearances on over five dozen television series. He is best known for his roles as Alex Marshall on Days of Our Lives, whom he played from 1979 to 1987, and on The Young and the Restless where he played Nick Reed in 1979, Joseph Taylor from 1979 to 1980, and his best-known character, Rex Sterling, from 1987 to 2004.
Redecker's friendship with Robert Redford also saw him play supporting roles in three of Redford's films: The Candidate (1972), The Electric Horseman (1979) and Ordinary People (1980), where he played Mary Tyler Moore's brother.
Redeker died on December 20, 2022, at the age of 86.

## Awards

As a writer, Redeker was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a WGA Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screenplay for The Deer Hunter, along with Deric Washburn, Louis A. Garfinkle and Michael Cimino.
As an actor, Redeker was twice nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on The Young and the Restless, both in 1989 and 1990. He also was a two-time winner at the Soap Opera Digest Awards, taking the 1983 Soapy Award (last year they used that name) for Best Villain for his role on Days of our Lives, along with the 1989 award for "Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role: Daytime" for The Young and the Restless.

## Filmography

List of television and film performances by Quinn Redeker :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960 | Sea Hunt | USCG Lt. Bob Camp / Joey | television; 2 episodes |
| 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round | Crewcut – Party Guest | film; Uncredited |
| 1962 | The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | Schuyler Davis | film |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Daniel Kroeger | Episode: "Impasse" |
| 1967 | Spider Baby | Peter Howe | film |
| 1970 | Airport | John Reindel | film; Uncredited |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Tom Crawford | film |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Capt. Morris | film; Uncredited |
| 1972 | The Candidate | Rich Jenkin | film |
| 1972 | The Limit | Jeff McMillan | |
| 1972 | Adam-12 | Officer. Charlie Burnside | Episode: "Badge Heavy" |
| 1973 | The Slams | Warden | film |
| 1974 | The Midnight Man | Swanson | film |
| 1974–1978 | Barnaby Jones | various | television; 4 episodes |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love | Kitty's Boyfriend | film |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Dr. Melford | television |
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Owner No. 2 | film |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Bud Broderick | film |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Pilot | film |
| 1980 | Ordinary People | Ward | film |
| 1980 | Coast to Coast | Benjamin Levrington | film |
| 2003 | An American Reunion | Coach Grayman | |
| 2006 | Sweet Deadly Dreams | Blaisdale | |
| 2008 | For Heaven's Sake | Prof. Harris | film |
| 2009 | The Confessional | Father Mills | |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | President Reagan | film |