# John Quade > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Quade > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Quade.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quade > Source revision: 1354619624 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2020}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = John Quade | image = John Quade.jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = John Quade as Cholla in ''[Every Which Way but Loose](/source/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose)'' | birth_name = John William Saunders III | birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|4|1}} | birth_place = [Kansas City, Kansas](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Kansas), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|8|9|1938|4|1|mf=yes}} | death_place = [Rosamond, California](/source/Rosamond%2C_California), U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Film, television actor | years_active = 1968–93 | spouse = Gwendolyn Rice (1970-2009) (his death) }} '''John William Saunders III''' (April 1, 1938 – August 9, 2009), better known by the stage name '''John Quade''', was an American [character actor](/source/character_actor) who starred in film and in television.{{cite web|work=[The Los Angeles Times](/source/The_Los_Angeles_Times)|title=John Quade dies at 71; character actor specialized in playing heavies|first=Dennis|last=McLellan|date=August 13, 2009|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-john-quade13-2009aug13,0,494533.story}} He was best known for his role as Cholla, the leader of the motorcycle gang the Black Widows in the [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood) films ''[Every Which Way but Loose](/source/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose)'' (1978) and its sequel ''[Any Which Way You Can](/source/Any_Which_Way_You_Can)'' (1980). ==Early life== Born in [Kansas City, Kansas](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Kansas), Quade attended Perry Rural High School in [Perry, Kansas](/source/Perry%2C_Kansas) before transferring to [Highland Park High School](/source/Highland_Park_High_School_(Topeka%2C_Kansas)) in Topeka on September 7, 1954. While at Highland Park, he was a [football](/source/American_football) tackle and also participated in [basketball](/source/basketball) and [track](/source/track_and_field_athletics).''Highlander 1992: Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition''; yearbook of [Highland Park High School (Topeka, Kansas)](/source/Highland_Park_High_School_(Topeka%2C_Kansas)), pg. 12 He was a member of the [Stamp](/source/Stamp_collecting), [Radio](/source/Amateur_radio), and [Chess](/source/Chess)/[Checkers](/source/Draughts) clubs. He graduated from Highland Park in May 1956. Quade attended [Washburn University](/source/Washburn_University) in the fall semester of 1956. He worked for the [Santa Fe Railway](/source/Santa_Fe_Railway) repair shop in Topeka. Quade met an engineer building [missile silo](/source/missile_silo)s in Kansas, which led to a job in California working at the [Jet Propulsion Laboratory](/source/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory) as an [aerospace engineer](/source/Aerospace_engineering).{{cite web |last1=Blankenship |first1=Bill |title=In memoriam: John Quade |url=https://www.cjonline.com/article/20090824/LIFESTYLE/308249782 |website=cjonline.com |publisher=The Topeka Capital Journal |access-date=August 19, 2021}} Some of the parts Quade constructed are still on the moon. While at a restaurant in [Pasadena](/source/Pasadena), a talent scout from the movie industry approached Quade to ask if he had ever done any acting. ==Acting career== Quade began acting on TV in 1968 with a part on the TV show ''[Bonanza](/source/Bonanza)'', and made his first film in 1972. Due to Quade's gruff look, he usually played roles as a brutish villain or ruthless authority figure. He appeared opposite [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood) in ''[High Plains Drifter](/source/High_Plains_Drifter)'',{{cite news |title=John Quade, Character Actor, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/movies/15quade.html |website=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=August 15, 2009 |access-date=August 19, 2021}} ''[The Outlaw Josey Wales](/source/The_Outlaw_Josey_Wales)'', ''[Every Which Way but Loose](/source/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose)'', and ''[Any Which Way You Can](/source/Any_Which_Way_You_Can)''. Quade's wife stated that, "Clint hired him for his face and told him afterward that he felt like he got a bonus because John could act." He appeared in ''[Papillon](/source/Papillon_(1973_film))'' with [Steve McQueen](/source/Steve_McQueen) and [Dustin Hoffman](/source/Dustin_Hoffman). He played the role of Sheriff Briggs in the mini-series ''[Roots](/source/Roots_(1977_miniseries))'' and was in the 1986 western mini-series'' [Dream West](/source/Dream_West)''. Quade starred in two short-lived television series, ''Flatbush'' (1979) and ''[Lucky Luke](/source/Lucky_Luke_(1992_TV_series))'' (1992). He made many guest appearances on television shows ranging from ''[Kojak](/source/Kojak)'',{{cite web |title=John Quade |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-quade/credits/3000478606/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=August 20, 2021}} ''[Bonanza](/source/Bonanza)'', ''[Gunsmoke](/source/Gunsmoke)'', ''[Starsky & Hutch](/source/Starsky_%26_Hutch)'', ''[Vega$](/source/Vega%24)'', ''[The Rockford Files](/source/The_Rockford_Files)'', ''[Bionic Woman](/source/The_Bionic_Woman)'', ''[The Dukes Of Hazzard](/source/The_Dukes_Of_Hazzard)'' (in the episode "Hazzard Connection"), ''[Knight Rider](/source/Knight_Rider_(1982_TV_series))'' (in the [pilot episode](/source/pilot_episode) "Knight of the Phoenix"), ''[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century](/source/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series))'' (in the two-part episode "The Plot to Kill a City" as Quince, a telekinetic supervillain), ''[Galactica 1980](/source/Galactica_1980)'' (in the two-part episode "The Super Scouts" as the town sheriff), ''[The A-Team](/source/The_A-Team)'' (in the episodes "There's Always A Catch" and "Skins") and ''[On the Air](/source/On_the_Air_(TV_series))'', to TV miniseries such as ''Roots'', ''Dream West'' and ''[Return to Lonesome Dove](/source/Return_to_Lonesome_Dove)''. ==Death== On August 9, 2009, John Quade died at his home in [Rosamond, California](/source/Rosamond%2C_California), at the age of 71 due to a heart attack while sleeping. ==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *''[Melinda](/source/Melinda_(film))'' (1972) as Cop (uncredited) *''[Hammer](/source/Hammer_(1972_film))'' (1972) as Riley *''[Bad Company](/source/Bad_Company_(1972_film))'' (1972) as Nolan *''[Goodnight, My Love](/source/Goodnight%2C_My_Love)'' (1972) as Edgar *''[Deadhead Miles](/source/Deadhead_Miles)'' (1972) as Spud Holder *''[High Plains Drifter](/source/High_Plains_Drifter)'' (1973) as Jake Ross *''Brother on the Run'' (1973) as 'Fatback' - Hit Man *''[The Blue Knight](/source/The_Blue_Knight_(film))'' (1973) as Knobby Booker *''[Papillon](/source/Papillon_(1973_film))'' (1973) as Masked Breton *''[The Sting](/source/The_Sting)'' (1973) as Riley *''[Planet Earth](/source/Planet_Earth_(film))'' (1974) as Kreeg Commandant *''[The Swinging Cheerleaders](/source/The_Swinging_Cheerleaders)'' (1974) as Belski *''[Mr. Ricco](/source/Mr._Ricco)'' (1975) as Arkansas *''[Rancho Deluxe](/source/Rancho_Deluxe)'' (1975) as Circular Face (uncredited) *''[92 in the Shade](/source/92_in_the_Shade)'' (1975) as Roy *''[The Last Hard Men](/source/The_Last_Hard_Men_(film))'' (1976) as Gant *''[The Outlaw Josey Wales](/source/The_Outlaw_Josey_Wales)'' (1976) as Comanchero Leader *''[Special Delivery](/source/Special_Delivery_(1976_film))'' (1976) as Barney *''[Roots](/source/Roots_(1977_miniseries))'' (1977, TV Mini-Series) as Sheriff Biggs *''[Night Terror](/source/Night_Terror_(1977_film))'' (1977) as the Derelict *''[Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion](/source/Peter_Lundy_and_the_Medicine_Hat_Stallion)'' (1977) as Adam *''[The Ghost of Flight 401](/source/The_Ghost_of_Flight_401)'' (1978) as Marshall *''[Every Which Way but Loose](/source/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose)'' (1978) as Cholla (Black Widows Leader) *''[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century](/source/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series))'' (1979, TV Series) as Jolen Quince (two episodes) *''[Any Which Way You Can](/source/Any_Which_Way_You_Can)'' (1980) as Cholla (Black Widows Leader) *''[Galactica 1980](/source/Galactica_1980)'' (1980, TV Series) as Sheriff *''[Cattle Annie and Little Britches](/source/Cattle_Annie_and_Little_Britches)'' (1981) as Morgan *''[No Man's Land](/source/No_Man's_Land_(1984_film))'' (1984) as Henry Lambert *''Fury to Freedom'' (1985) as Mr. Ries *''The B.R.A.T. Patrol'' (1986) as 'Knife' *''[Gone to Texas](/source/Gone_to_Texas_(film))'' (1986) as Senator William Stansbury *''[La Bamba](/source/La_Bamba_(film))'' (1987) as Bartender *''[Tigershark](/source/Tigershark_(film))'' (1987) as 'Cowboy' Dave Reynolds *''[The Tracker](/source/The_Tracker_(1988_film))'' (1988) as Lomax (outlaw) *''[The Giant of Thunder Mountain](/source/The_Giant_of_Thunder_Mountain)'' (1991) as Carl (Townsman) *''[And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird](/source/And_You_Thought_Your_Parents_Were_Weird)'' (1991) as Walter Kotzwinkle {{div col end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0702723|name=John Quade}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708130710/http://www.celebrity-deaths.com/celebrity-deaths-and-obituaries/actor-john-quade-dies-at-71/ Celebrity Deaths - John Quade] Includes videos, cause of death, & biography. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Quade, John}} Category:1938 births Category:2009 deaths Category:Male actors from Kansas City, Kansas Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Male actors from Kern County, California Category:20th-century American male actors Category:Amateur radio people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Quade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quade) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quade?action=history)). 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