Tall, handsome and charismatic actor Robert Quarry was born on November 3, 1925 in Santa Rosa, California. His father was a doctor. Robert's grandmother first introduced him to the world of theater. Quarry finished school at age 14 and was on the swimming team in high school. In the early 40s he was a busy juvenile actor on the radio; he even had a regular part on the "Dr. Christian" program. Robert joined the Army Combat Engineers at age 18 and formed a theatrical group which put on a hit production of the play "The Hasty Heart' that Quarry both acted in and helped produce. Quarry made his film debut with a small role in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. He acted alongside Paul Newman in both Winning (1969) and WUSA (1970). Robert worked steadily throughout the 50s and 60s in both movies and TV shows alike. Quarry achieved his greatest enduring cult popularity with his splendidly sardonic portrayal of suavely sinister bloodsucker Count Yorga in the excellent drive-in hit Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) and its solid sequel The Return of Count Yorga (1971) Robert capitalized on his newfound fright feature fame by appearing in several hugely enjoyable horror pictures: at his commanding best as vampire hippie guru Khorda in the offbeat Deathmaster (1972), (Quarry was also an associate producer on this film), driven scientist Darius Biederbeck in Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), evil mob boss Morgan in the groovy blaxploitation zombie opus Sugar Hill (1974), and quite amusing as slimy producer Oliver Quayle in Madhouse (1974). Quarry popped up in the disaster outing Rollercoaster (1977) as the Mayor of Los Angeles. Alas, Robert's career was abruptly curtailed by a serious car accident, but he thankfully recovered and made a welcome comeback in the mid 80s. He's appeared in a slew of entertainingly trashy low-budget movies for prolific exploitation flick director Fred Olen Ray . Moreover, Quarry has done guest spots on such TV shows as "Studio 57," "The Lone Ranger," "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Mike Hammer," "The Fugitive," "Perry Mason," "Ironside," "Cannon," "The Rockford Files," and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century." Outside of his work in movies and television, Robert also had a highly distinguished stage career. Quarry acted in Broadway productions of "As You Like It," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Richard III," and "Gramercy Ghost." He acted alongside Cloris Leachman in "Design for Living" at the Stage Society in Los Angeles and in 1966 went on tour with a traveling roadshow production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". He regularly studied his craft at the Actors Lab in Hollywood. Blessed with an IQ of 168, Quarry was a Lifemaster at bridge. In addition, Robert studied cooking at the Cardon Bleu School in Manhattan and was the author of the best-selling cookbook "Wonderfully Simple Recipes for Simply Wonderful Food." Robert Quarry died at age 83 from a heart condition on February 20, 2009 in Woodland Hills, California. Good night and rest in peace, Count Yorga.

Has an IQ of 168.In 1988, he authored the cookbook "Wonderfully Simple Recipes for Simply Wonderful Food." It sold over 60,000 copies.He and Cloris Leachman teamed up for a production of "Design for Living" at the Stage Society in Los Angeles that ran eight months.He completed high school at age 14.Appeared with Paul Newman in Winning (1969). Cut from the film, Newman gave him a part in WUSA (1970). He remained friends with Newman and wife Joanne Woodward for over 20 years.His personal life was fraught with life-threatening incidents. He had a cancer scare in 1965. In the 1970s he was the victim, as a pedestrian, of a drunken driver and suffered severe facial injuries which required a long recovery period. In 1982, outside his North Hollywood apartment, he was beaten and robbed. The muggers broke his knees, ribs and cheekbone. He suffered his first heart attack as a result.Director/producer/writer Fred Olen Ray , director of many lowbudget independent films, contacted Robert in 1987 while he was recuperating in a wheelchair and used him in over a dozen films.A fine chef, he studied the art of cooking at the Cardon Bleu School in Manhattan under the supervision of Dione Lucas.Won an acting scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse.Won the role of Teresa Wright 's boyfriend in the 1943 Hitchcock classic Shadow of a Doubt (1943). His glimpse of a role, however, was all but cut out, but it did lead to an eventual Hollywood career, as well as lifelong friendships with Wright and Joseph Cotten .In 1950, he made his Broadway debut as Silvius in "As You Like It" at the Cort Theatre. He was handpicked for the role by the star Katharine Hepburn who played Rosalind. They became lifelong friends.A brief bout with cancer in 1965 gave him time to learn how to play bridge, and became an expert.Joined the Army Combat Engineers at age 18 and formed his own theatrical troupe while in the Army. He acted in and helped produce a hit production, "The Hasty Heart" in which President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt were attendees.Louis B. Mayer signed him up at MGM, but the management suddenly changed and he instead Quarry sat around for two years without working.Formed a theatre group while enlisted in the Army. President and Mrs. Roosevelt attended a performance of one of his productions, "The Hasty Heart".Once won a scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse and was discovered by Alfred Hitchcock while filming Shadow of a Doubt (1943) in Robert's home town.Encouraged to pursue acting by his grandmother, a frustrated actress.Had an IQ of 165 and graduated from high school at age 14.