Anthony Quinn was so good at playing ethnic types that it wasn't until late in his career that I found out he was Mexican. When he played Zorba he was a Greek. He played Mexicans, American Indians, Lot's of Italians, Arabs, and even Asians. Many of his roles featured him as a "heavy" and he was very good at it. He and Omar Sharrif were outstanding in Lawrence of Arabia. The movie made in Italy "La Strada" (1954) was a good one too. There weren't many movies where he was the star but he was great as best supporting actor. He was quite a talented artist also.
