Cast & creator
John Quade
Best known for Bonanza, Bonanza, Knight Rider
John William Saunders III (April 1, 1938 – August 9, 2009), better known by the stage name John Quade, was an American character actor who starred in film and television. He was best known for his role as Cholla, the leader of the motorcycle gang the Black Widows in the Clint Eastwood films Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980).
Also known as: John William Saunders, John William Saunders III, جان کواد
41
film credits
52
television credits
93
1954–1993 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (93)
Showing 93 of 93 credits
Bonanza
Tallman
1959Bonanza
Telegrapher
1959
Knight Rider
1982
Ironside
Johnny Andrews
1967
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
Charlie's Angels
Brown
1976
The A-Team
Garber
1983The A-Team
McKaydoo
1983
The Rockford Files
Tenner
1974
Baywatch
Kyle Rigler
1989
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Wild Wild West
Man
1965
Hunter
Jim Holloway
1984
Police Woman
1974
Gunsmoke
Shaw
1955
The Fall Guy
1981
McCloud
1970
The High Chaparral
Bartender
1967
Kojak
Colby
1973
Baretta
1975
The Bionic Woman
1976
Switch
Sheriff Jacobs
1975
Vega$
1978
Police Story
1973
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Jolen Quince
1979
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
CHiPs
Reno
1977
B. J. and the Bear
1979B. J. and the Bear
Taker
1979
How the West Was Won
1977
Roots
Sheriff Charlie Biggs
1977
The Sting
Riley
1973
Galactica 1980
Sheriff Ellsworth
1980
Nichols
Scully One
1971Nichols
Zeb
1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
Knife
1954
Papillon
Masked Breton
1973
Werewolf
Storage Shed Owner
1987
The Quest
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Comanchero Leader
1976
High Plains Drifter
Jake Ross
1973
Return to Lonesome Dove
Martin
1993
La Bamba
Bartender
1987
Paris
1979
Sword of Justice
1978
Lucky Luke
1992Lucky Luke
Frank
1992
Every Which Way but Loose
Cholla, The Biker Leader
1978
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Faraday and Company
Hooper
1973
The Highwayman
Bartender
1987Crazy Dan
Garmes
1984
The Blue Knight
Knobby Booker
1973
Power
Loading Dock Foreman
1980
Any Which Way You Can
Cholla
1980
Bad Company
Nolan
1972
The Ghost of Flight 401
Marshall
1978
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Morgan
1981
Go West, Young Girl
Ingalls
1978
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
Walter Kotzwinkle
1991
The Last Hard Men
Gant
1976
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
Knife
1986
Unconquered
Guard
1989
The Tracker
Lomax
1988
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Jake
1976Flatbush
1979
The Blue Knight
Knobby Booker
1973
Kung Fu
Johnson
1972
Escape from Bogen County
Sheriff Mason
1977
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Sen. Stansbury
1986
92 in the Shade
Roy
1975
Planet Earth
Kreeg Commandant
1974
Rancho Deluxe
Circular Face (uncredited)
1975
Trouble in High Timber Country
Roy
1980
Special Delivery
Barney
1976
The Swinging Cheerleaders
Belski
1974
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Carl (Townsman)
1990
Deadhead Miles
Spud Holder
1972
Last Hours Before Morning
Korbett
1975
Honky Tonk
1974
The Godchild
Denton
1974
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
Adam
1977
Night Terror
The Derelict
1977
Mr. Ricco
Arkansas
1975
Virginia Hill
Mousie
1974
Goodnight, My Love
Edgar
1972
Melinda
Cop (uncredited)
1972
Seasons in the Sun
Gordie Vickers
1986
Hammer
Riley
1972
Longarm
1988
Tigershark
'Cowboy' Dave Reynolds
1987