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).
Known For
The Sting
(1973)
Riley
High Plains Drifter
(1973)
Jake Ross
The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976)
Comanchero Leader
Papillon
(1973)
Masked Breton
La Bamba
(1987)
Bartender
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978)
Cholla, The Biker Leader
Any Which Way You Can
(1980)
Cholla
Bad Company
(1972)
Nolan
The Godchild
(1974)
Denton
Planet Earth
(1974)
The Tracker
(1988)
Lomax
Full Filmography
Acting
Bad Company
(1972)
Nolan
Deadhead Miles
(1972)
Spud Holder
Goodnight, My Love
(1972)
Edgar
The Sting
(1973)
Riley
Papillon
(1973)
Masked Breton
High Plains Drifter
(1973)
Jake Ross
The Blue Knight
(1973)
Knobby Booker
The Godchild
(1974)
Denton
Virginia Hill
(1974)
Mousie
The Swinging Cheerleaders
(1974)
Belski
Honky Tonk
(1974)
Planet Earth
(1974)
92 in the Shade
(1975)
Roy
Mr. Ricco
(1975)
Arkansas
Last Hours Before Morning
(1975)
Korbett
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Circular Face (uncredited)
The Last Hard Men
(1976)
Gant
The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976)
Comanchero Leader
Special Delivery
(1976)
Barney
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
(1976)
Jake
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
(1977)
Adam
Night Terror
(1977)
The Derelict
Escape from Bogen County
(1977)
Sheriff Mason
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978)
Cholla, The Biker Leader
The Ghost of Flight 401
(1978)
Marshall
Go West, Young Girl
(1978)
Ingalls
Power
(1980)
Loading Dock Foreman
Trouble in High Timber Country
(1980)
Roy
Any Which Way You Can
(1980)
Cholla
Houston: The Legend of Texas
(1986)
Sen. Stansbury
Seasons in the Sun
(1986)
Gordie Vickers
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
(1986)
Knife
Tigershark
(1987)
'Cowboy' Dave Reynolds
La Bamba
(1987)
Bartender
Longarm
(1988)
The Tracker
(1988)
Lomax
Unconquered
(1989)
Guard
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
(1990)
Carl (Townsman)
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
(1991)
Walter Kotzwinkle