Editing Anthony Quinn (section)

===1959–1969: Return to Hollywood and Broadway===
The following year, he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his part in [[George Cukor]]'s ''[[Wild Is the Wind (1957 film)|Wild Is the Wind]]''. Quinn starred in the film ''[[The Savage Innocents]]'' (1959) as Inuk, an [[Eskimo]] who finds himself caught between two clashing cultures.<ref name="IMDb name|63" /> He teamed with Kirk Douglas once again in the Western ''[[Last Train from Gun Hill]]'' (1959).

He appeared on Broadway to great acclaim in ''[[Becket]]'', as King Henry II to [[Laurence Olivier]]'s Thomas Becket in 1960. Quinn's performance earned him a [[15th Tony Awards|Tony Award nomination]] for best leading actor and ''Becket'' received the award for best play. An erroneous story arose in later years that during the run, Quinn and Olivier switched roles and Quinn played Becket to Olivier's King. In fact, Quinn left the production for a film, never having played Becket, and director [[Peter Glenville]] suggested a road tour with Olivier as Henry. Olivier happily agreed and [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]] took on the role of Becket for the tour and brief return to Broadway.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,874346,00.html| title=Henry the Second| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date=April 7, 1961| access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last=Spoto| first=Donald| title=Laurence Olivier: A Biography| location=New York| publisher=Harper Collins| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0U99kAr6SLQC&q=henry+tour| pages=360–68| year=1993| isbn=978-0061090356}}</ref>

[[File:Anthony Quinn en Barrabás (1961).jpg|thumb|upright|Quinn in ''[[Barabbas (1961 film)|Barabbas]]'' (1961)]]

As the decade ended, Quinn allowed his age to show and began his transformation into a major character actor. His physique filled out, his hair grayed, and his once smooth, swarthy face weathered and became more rugged. He played a Greek resistance fighter in ''[[The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone]]'' (1961), an aging boxer in ''[[Requiem for a Heavyweight (film)|Requiem for a Heavyweight]]'', and the Bedouin ''[[Sheikh|shaikh]]'' [[Auda abu Tayi]] in ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (both 1962). ''Lawrence of Arabia'' would go on to win the Oscar and Golden Globe for best picture, and Quinn received a Golden Globe nomination for best actor alongside co-star [[Peter O'Toole]]. He also played the title role in the 1961 film ''[[Barabbas (1961 film)|Barabbas]]'', based on a novel by [[Pär Lagerkvist]].<ref name="IMDb name|63"/> In 1962, he returned to Broadway, playing the role of Caesario Grimaldi in the Tony Award-nominated ''[[Tchin-Tchin]]'', and had the lead role in the film ''[[Requiem for a Heavyweight (film)|Requiem for a Heavyweight]]''.

The success of ''[[Zorba the Greek (film)|Zorba the Greek]]'' in 1964 resulted in another Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Other films included ''[[The 25th Hour (film)|The 25th Hour]]'', ''[[The Magus (film)|The Magus]]'', ''[[La Bataille de San Sebastian|Guns for San Sebastian]]'', and ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]''.<ref name="IMDb name|63"/> In 1969, he starred in ''[[The Secret of Santa Vittoria]]'' with [[Anna Magnani]]; each was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1970 Golden Globe awards: 1970], IMDb; accessed March 30, 2015.</ref>