Born 1938 (age 71) · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Appears in 87 titles

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).

Filmography

The Sting
8.0
The Sting
1973
as Riley
Papillon
7.8
Papillon
1973
as Masked Breton
High Plains Drifter
7.3
High Plains Drifter
1973
as Jake Ross
The Outlaw Josey Wales
7.4
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
as Comanchero Leader
La Bamba
7.3
La Bamba
1987
as Bartender
Every Which Way but Loose
6.1
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
as Cholla, The Biker Leader
Any Which Way You Can
5.8
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Cholla
Bad Company
6.4
Bad Company
1972
as Nolan
The Last Hard Men
6.2
The Last Hard Men
1976
as Gant
Planet Earth
5.8
Planet Earth
1974
as Kreeg Commandant
Night Terror
6.4
Night Terror
1977
as The Derelict
Rancho Deluxe
5.4
Rancho Deluxe
1975
as Circular Face (uncredited)
The Swinging Cheerleaders
5.8
The Swinging Cheerleaders
1974
as Belski
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
5.4
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
1991
as Walter Kotzwinkle
The Tracker
6.0
The Tracker
1988
as Lomax
Hammer
5.3
Hammer
1972
as Riley
The Ghost of Flight 401
5.6
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978
as Marshall
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
5.8
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
as Knife
The Blue Knight
5.5
The Blue Knight
1973
as Knobby Booker