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Bill Quinn (May 6, 1912 - April 29, 1994) was the actor who appeared David McCoy, the father of Doctor Leonard McCoy, in the 1989 film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Quinn is probably best known for his roles on four television series: as Sweeney the bartender on The Rifleman (co-starring Paul Fix); as Dr. Melnitz on The Odd Couple; and as Mr. Van Rensselaer on All in the Family and its spin-off series, Archie Bunker's Place. He was also briefly attached to the TV series McMillan and Wife, starring John Schuck. He also appeared in several episodes of Mary Tyler Moore, The Bob Newhart Show, and The Rockford Files, among many others.

Quinn also appeared in numerous motion pictures, beginning with the 1960 war drama The Mountain Road, which starred TOS guest actor Glenn Corbett. He immediately followed this with From the Terrace, in which he and John Warburton made uncredited appearances. He would go on to appear in 1962's Advise & Consent and in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 classic The Birds. His other motion picture credits include Psychic Killer (1975, with Whit Bissell), Dead & Buried (1981, with Glenn Morshower and Michael Pataki), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, with John Larroquette, Dick Miller, Bill Mumy, Larry Cedar, and William Schallert), and Lucky Stiff (1988, with Jeff Kober, W. Morgan Sheppard, Leigh J. McCloskey, and Larry Cedar).

The majority of Quinn's credits are made-for-television movies. These include The Pigeon (1969, with Ricardo Montalban), Set This Town on Fire (1973, with Jeff Corey and Paul Fix), Sin, American Style (1975, with Julie Newmar), The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976, with Cliff deYoung and Quinn's Star Trek V co-star Laurence Luckinbill), The Last Hurrah (1977, with Robert Brown and James B. Sikking), Corey: For the People (1977, with John Rubinstein and Ronny Cox) Terror Out of the Sky (1978, with Bruce French), The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1981, with Lloyd Haynes and Larry Cedar), Mysterious Two (1982, with Vic Tayback, Robert Pine, and Bruce French), and Dark Mirror (1984, with Stephen Collins and Robert Doqui).

He has also appeared in several television mini-series along with other Trek actors, including Captains and the Kings (with Cliff deYounng and John de Lancie), Backstairs at the White House (with Paul Winfield, Robert Hooks, Bibi Besch, and Noble Willingham), Roots: The Next Generations (with the likes of Brock Peters, Bernie Casey, Percy Rodriguez, Bruce French, John Rubinstein, and Paul Winfield), and Scruples (with Paul Carr, Kim Cattrall, and John de Lancie).

Bill Quinn passed away in 1994 at the age of 82. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was his final acting appearance.

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 Quinn also appeared in numerous motion pictures, beginning with the 1960 war drama ''The Mountain Road'', which starred [[TOS]] guest actor [[Glenn Corbett]]. He immediately followed this with ''From the Terrace'', in which he and [[John Warburton]] made uncredited appearances. He would go on to appear in 1962's ''Advise & Consent'' and in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 classic ''The Birds''. His other motion picture credits include ''Psychic Killer'' (1975, with [[Whit Bissell]]), ''Dead & Buried'' (1981, with [[Glenn Morshower]] and [[Michael Pataki]]), ''Twilight Zone: The Movie'' (1983, with [[John Larroquette]], [[Dick Miller]], [[Bill Mumy]], [[Larry Cedar]], and [[William Schallert]]), and ''Lucky Stiff'' (1988, with [[Jeff Kober]], [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], [[Leigh J. McCloskey]], and Larry Cedar).
-The majority of Quinn's credits are made-for-television movies. In 1969, he had a role in the TV movie ''The Pigeon'', featuring [[Ricardo Montalban]]. In 1973, he was in another TV movie, ''Set This Town on Fire'', which featured [[Jeff Corey]] and Paul Fix. In 1976, he had a role in TV's ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'', starring [[Cliff deYoung]] and featuring his ''Star Trek V'' co-star [[Laurence Luckinbill]]. Yet another TV movie was 1977's ''The Last Hurrah'', also featuring [[Robert Brown]] and [[James B. Sikking]]. Then there was 1975's ''Sin, American Style'' with [[Julie Newmar]], 1977's ''Corey: For the People'' with [[John Rubinstein]] and [[Ronny Cox]], 1978's ''Terror Out of the Sky'', featuring [[Bruce French]]), 1981's ''The Kids Who Knew Too Much'' (with [[Lloyd Haynes]] and Larry Cedar), 1982's ''Mysterious Two'' (with [[Vic Tayback]], [[Robert Pine]], and Bruce French), and 1984's ''Dark Mirror'' (with [[Stephen Collins]] and [[Robert Doqui]]).
+The majority of Quinn's credits are made-for-television movies. These include ''The Pigeon'' (1969, with [[Ricardo Montalban]]), ''Set This Town on Fire'' (1973, with [[Jeff Corey]] and Paul Fix), ''Sin, American Style'' (1975, with [[Julie Newmar]]), ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'' (1976, with [[Cliff deYoung]] and Quinn's ''Star Trek V'' co-star [[Laurence Luckinbill]]), ''The Last Hurrah'' (1977, with [[Robert Brown]] and [[James B. Sikking]]), ''Corey: For the People'' (1977, with [[John Rubinstein]] and [[Ronny Cox]]) ''Terror Out of the Sky'' (1978, with [[Bruce French]]), ''The Kids Who Knew Too Much'' (1981, with [[Lloyd Haynes]] and Larry Cedar), ''Mysterious Two'' (1982, with [[Vic Tayback]], [[Robert Pine]], and Bruce French), and ''Dark Mirror'' (1984, with [[Stephen Collins]] and [[Robert Doqui]]).
 He has also appeared in several television mini-series along with other ''Trek'' actors, including  ''Captains and the Kings'' (with Cliff deYounng and [[John de Lancie]]), ''Backstairs at the White House'' (with [[Paul Winfield]], [[Robert Hooks]], [[Bibi Besch]], and [[Noble Willingham]]), ''Roots: The Next Generations'' (with the likes of [[Brock Peters]], [[Bernie Casey]], [[Percy Rodriguez]], Bruce French, John Rubinstein, and Paul Winfield), and ''Scruples'' (with [[Paul Carr]], [[Kim Cattrall]], and John de Lancie).