Terry O'Quinn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

24.975

Gender

Male

Birthday

15-Jul-1952

Age

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

Also Known As
  • Terence Quinn
  • Terrance Quinn
  • Terrance K. O'Quinn
  • Terrance O'Quinn
  • Terry O’Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Biography

Terry O'Quinn is an American film and television actor, best known for playing the Emmy Awarded role of John Locke on the television series "Lost".


Credits

WW 3 WW 3 (2001) Character: Eric Farrell
Terrorists release a deadly biological-warfare virus in the United States.
Town Diary Town Diary (2002) Character: N/A
Brian McCauley, A TV producer returns to the bay town where he grew up to produce a simple reality TV show called "Town Diary". Once there he stumbles upon an accidental death of a cheerleader which may be a murder...
The Jogger The Jogger (1988) Character: Jerry
A jogger is attacked and chased one morning by a would be killer. The film sets out to show that the greatest horror in life is often that which lies beneath the calm surface of every day normality.
Lipstick Camera Lipstick Camera (1994) Character: Raymond Miller
Ambitious young woman wants to get into TV news. She borrows a small camera from a friend and obtains incriminating pictures that two former East German spies are after.
Getting LOST Getting LOST (2024) Character: Self
A documentary about the TV show Lost.
Phenomenon II Phenomenon II (2003) Character: N/A
George Malley lives in a small town and is well-liked. One day he sees a strange flash of light in the sky and his life is radically changed. George has mysteriously become highly intelligent.
Between Two Women Between Two Women (1986) Character: Dr. Wallace
When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very happy with their union. In fact, Barbara tries to separate the couple. But, when Barbara suffers a debilitating stroke, Val's compassion and empathy mend the rift between two women, giving Barbara the will to survive. But will Barbara learn to love her daughter-in-law?
On the Edge of Innocence On the Edge of Innocence (1997) Character: David Walker
Teenage Zoe Tyler suffers from manic-depression. With a musician father who is never around life seems hard. Zoe eventually lands up in a psychiatric ward for treatment. There she meets Jake, an unstable teenager with an anger problem. They fall in love and are soon separated by their doctors, psychiatrists and parents. Fuming, Jake suddenly sees a chance for escape and takes Zoe with him, along with a few other patients. After a trip around the country, Jake and Zoe must face up to their illness and their crime.
The Good Fight The Good Fight (1992) Character: Henry Cragin
Grace Cragin is a bright young lawyer who has a passion for the fight against injustice. Her ex-husband Henry is a lawyer too, but his passion is only to win. The two were divorced ten years earlier when Henry's lust for conquest led him to other women. Now, Grace has a case she cannot win alone and, although she hates to admit it, she needs Henry's help.
F.D.R.: The Last Year F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) Character: James Roosevelt
Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day Invasion and engages in tempestuous summit meetings with his wartime allies Stalin and Churchill.
When the Time Comes When the Time Comes (1987) Character: Wes Travis
A terminally ill woman seeks assistance in taking her life when her husband refuses.
Heart of a Child Heart of a Child (1994) Character: Gordon Holc
A drama directed by Sandor Stern.
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983) Character: Colonel Thomas Rhodes
An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.
Justice in a Small Town Justice in a Small Town (1994) Character: Harris Wiley
A civil service worker in Georgia places her family at risk when she agrees to help expose high-level corruption.
Born Too Soon Born Too Soon (1993) Character: Dr. Friedman
American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely and died 53 days after her birth.
The Last to Go The Last to Go (1991) Character: Daniel
Tyne Daly plays a woman who sees the dreams of her youth change over a 22-year period as, first, her surgeon husband leaves her for another relationship, and then, her children, on reaching adulthood, go their separate ways. Adapted from the 1988 novel by Rand Richards Cooper.
Wild Card Wild Card (1992) Character: Barlow
Thriller about a former preacher, now a professional gambler, who heads down New Mexico way to visit an old buddy, only for him to be killed. It is not long before the Preacher is uncovering a hotbed of corruption and murder in the seemingly peaceful town, aptly named Farewell.
Murder in a Small Town Murder in a Small Town (1999) Character: Sidney Lassiter
A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving the murder of a millionaire, who was the most despised man in town.
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995) Character: Frank Darnell
Ray investigates the murder of a judge.
Women of Valor Women of Valor (1986) Character: Maj. Tom Patterson
A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.
Roe vs. Wade Roe vs. Wade (1989) Character: Jay Floyd
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Sexual Advances Sexual Advances (1992) Character: Cliff Ripley
Drama about a happily married career woman who falls victim to a management power play involving sexual harassment by her sports-equipment company's in-house lawyer.
Semper Fi Semper Fi (2001) Character: Cliff's Father
Cliff Truckee refuses a privileged start in life at a top college while other young men are enlisting. On the bus out of Chicago he meets a girl on her way to join the Marines, falls in love and decides to do the same. Paris Island is physically tough, but it is troubles that are brought from home that endanger some recruits success, in an extreme case even a life. Team bonding is changing Cliff, but so can a broken heart.
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989) Character: Aaron Sykes
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North follows the military career of Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, beginning with his Naval Academy days through to his role in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Visions of Murder Visions of Murder (1993) Character: Adm. Truman Hager
Psychological thriller about a San Francisco therapist with paranormal revelations -- or visions -- who comes under suspicion when one of her patients is murdered.
Stranger on My Land Stranger on My Land (1988) Character: Connie Priest
A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.
Right to Kill? Right to Kill? (1985) Character: Jim Barrett
Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.
Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope (1990) Character: Henry
A family friend hires gumshoe John Chapman to find and reunite three sisters estranged by fate for 30 years. The circuitous trail leads Chapman from the Big Apple to Beantown to the City of Light. His investigation, however, opens the door to disturbing revelations about a forgotten past.
MacShayne: Winner Takes All MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994) Character: Danny Leggett
MacShayne is a gambler and small time con-man. After serving a short stretch in jail, he goes to Las Vegas to see his son, but when he gets there, his ex-wife is no longer where she use to live and work and left no forwarding address. Leggett, a recently retired cop, approaches him and tells him that he will help him find his son, if he does something for him. It seems that he is planning to rob a hotel casino and he needs three guys to pull it off. Now two of the guys he recruited has agreed to it but the third is uncertain, so he sets up a poker game wherein MacShayne is suppose to clean him out thus giving Leggett some leverage on him. After doing that he discovers that Leggett is duplicitous and is going stab everybody in the back. So he decides to turn the tables on him.
The X Files The X Files (1998) Character: Michaud
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
The Rocketeer The Rocketeer (1991) Character: Howard Hughes
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
Shadow Warriors Shadow Warriors (1995) Character: Dr. Connors
It began as an experiment. The ultimate bodyguard - half man, half machine - programmed to do anything. Anything! Global Cybernetics, Inc. is making technological history. They can create a bio-mechanical, plasma-driven, Techno-Sapien - the best security system money can buy. But building one requires a human corpse. And when GCI's bodyguard, Taylor is mysteriously gunned down, he becomes the company's 7.4 million dollar prototype, the "TS-4."
A Friend to Die For A Friend to Die For (1994) Character: Ed Saxe
Angela Delvecchio, coming from a rather poor family, moves into the rich town Montevista. She admires Stacy, leader of the most prestigeous clique of her high school. Angela wants to be accepted and seeks Stacy's friendship. But when she defends outsider Monica against Stacy, she becomes Stacy's target herself. Mocked, she stabs Stacy with a kitchen's knife. The trial becomes a sensation.
All the Right Moves All the Right Moves (1983) Character: Freeman Smith
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.
Mrs. Soffel Mrs. Soffel (1984) Character: Detective Buck McGovern
Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
Ghosts of Mississippi Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) Character: Judge Hilburn
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
American Outlaws American Outlaws (2001) Character: Rollin H. Parker - Rains' Gopher
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.
Unsung Hero Unsung Hero (2024) Character: Grandpa James
When David Smallbone's successful music company collapses, he moves his family from Australia to the United States in search of a brighter future. With nothing more than their six children, their suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives from the ground up. Based on a remarkable true story, a mum's faith stands against all odds; and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs.
Silver Bullet Silver Bullet (1985) Character: Sheriff Joe Haller
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside, he's preparing the barbecue.
Young Guns Young Guns (1988) Character: Alex McSween
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Primal Fear Primal Fear (1996) Character: Yancy
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Christmas Sail Christmas Sail (2021) Character: Dennis
When Liz returns home to take care of her estranged father, she is determined to give her daughter a perfect Christmas and reconnects with her best friend.
SpaceCamp SpaceCamp (1986) Character: Launch Director
Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home.
Stepfather 2 Stepfather 2 (1989) Character: Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake
"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.
The Stepfather The Stepfather (1987) Character: Jerry Blake
A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
The Forgotten One The Forgotten One (1989) Character: Bob Anderson
A man moves into a house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman who had been killed in his house 100 years previously.
Hometown Legend Hometown Legend (2002) Character: Buster Schuler
A teenage drifter finds an opportunity to turn his life around when he joins a high-school football program with a hard-nosed coach.
Trial: The Price of Passion Trial: The Price of Passion (1992) Character: Bob Altschuler
Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband.
My Samurai My Samurai (1992) Character: N/A
A boy, Peter McCrea, witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park, to help defend him from the gangsters. On the run from both the gang and the police, Peter learns self-defense and the courage to face his fears.
New Life New Life (2016) Character: Dr. Philip Sumrall
Benjamin Morton's life changed forever the day he met the little girl next door. Ava was and always would be the girl of his dreams. From the innocence of a childhood friendship, through adolescent attraction, their love strengthens and grows. When life takes a turn neither of them expected, their entire future is called into question.
Mischief Mischief (1985) Character: Claude Harbrough
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
Heaven's Gate Heaven's Gate (1980) Character: Captain Minardi
Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.
An Early Frost An Early Frost (1985) Character: Dr. Redding
Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to his parents and the rest of his family. Though fearful of their reactions, he introduces them to his longtime lover, Peter, and looks to them for support.
Without a Trace Without a Trace (1983) Character: Parent
English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.
Don't Talk to Strangers Don't Talk to Strangers (1994) Character: Bonner
After Jane's first marriage collapses, she and her new husband Patrick Brody attempt to build a new life and move to a new state. However, her ex-husband follows them with a view to revenge.
The Cutting Edge The Cutting Edge (1992) Character: Jack Moseley
Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...
Breast Men Breast Men (1997) Character: Hersch Lawyer
We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, they split up and follow different paths. One becomes the surgeon of the everyday woman while the other's career freefalls and has to settle with strippers and actresses. The film covers their history and their inventions, from the sixties until today.
Rated X Rated X (2000) Character: J.R. Mitchell
Based on the true story of Jim and Artie Mitchell, two brothers who entered the porn industry in the early 60's. After creating such legendary porn films as "Behind the Green Door" and "Inside Marily Chambers", they later became addicted to drugs and began a downward spiral leading to bankruptcy and murder.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990) Character: Curt Mitchell
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
Places in the Heart Places in the Heart (1984) Character: Buddy Kelsey
In 1930s Texas, a widow and her family fight to save their home by harvesting cotton.
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance (1991) Character: Sergeant Nicholas
A San Antonio, Texas policeman must stop his best friend, a fellow officer turned vigilante.
Blood Oath Blood Oath (1990) Character: Major Beckett
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes
Blind Fury Blind Fury (1989) Character: Frank Devereaux
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011) Character: Mark Miller
In 2008, New York mother Tiffany Rubin faced every parent's worst nightmare when her six year old son Kobe vanished into thin air. Upon learning that Kobe had been kidnapped by his biological father and taken to South Korea, Tiffany seeks the assistance of American Association for Lost Children representative Mark Miller, who guides her through the arduous process of traveling to Korea, and getting Kobe back.
The Locket The Locket (2002) Character: Casey Keddington
A bereaved man takes a job at a health care center, where he befriends an elderly and embittered woman - and as time passes, he becomes obsessed with reuniting her with her long-lost true love.
The Cast of 'Lost': Before They Were TV Stars The Cast of 'Lost': Before They Were TV Stars (2010) Character: Self
Retrospective on how the stars of LOST went from obscurity to stardom.
Old School Old School (2003) Character: Goldberg (uncredited)
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992) Character: Sergeant Don Bell
A man (Rick Worthington) assaults the Alta Vista Hospital taking four women, a man and two babies as hostages. He wants to kill Dr. Garrick, who, according to Worthington, ruined his life sterilizing his wife. He threatens to detonate a bomb. Based on a true story.
Black Widow Black Widow (1987) Character: Bruce
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Tombstone Tombstone (1993) Character: Mayor John Clum
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
Amityville: A New Generation Amityville: A New Generation (1993) Character: Detective Clark
Keyes, a successful photographer who lives at the border of Skid Row, notices a homeless man with a strange old mirror. Immediately struck by it for reasons he cannot explain, he convinces the man to sell it to him, soon behaving in increasingly erratic and unhinged ways.
My Stepson, My Lover My Stepson, My Lover (1997) Character: Richard Cory
A kind nurse finds herself embroiled in a tense and potentially deadly family affair when she falls for the son of her ruthless new husband.
Shadow Conspiracy Shadow Conspiracy (1997) Character: Frank Ridell
Bobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately gets killed by an assassin. Now bad guys are after Bobby as the only man who knows about a plot. Bishop must now not only survive, but to stop the conspirators from achieving their goal. And he doesn't know whom to trust.
Pin Pin (1988) Character: Dr. Frank Linden
Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with him and his sister Ursula, much to her reluctance. Soon, however, Leon's fixation on Pin spirals out of control, and Ursula must face the devastating consequences.
Company Business Company Business (1991) Character: Colonel Pierce Grissom
An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.



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