Billy Quirk
American actor (1873–1926)
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William Andrew Quirk (March 27, 1873 – April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent-film actor.[2] He performed in more than 180 films between 1909 and 1924. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he died in Los Angeles, California. Gem Motion Picture Company produced a series of "Billy"-titled pictures starring Quirk.
Born
March 27, 1873
William Andrew Quirk
March 27, 1873
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 1926 (aged 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1909–1924
Billy Quirk | |
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Publicity portrait, 1912 | |
| Born | William Andrew Quirk March 27, 1873 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1926 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1909–1924 |
| Spouses | Jane Quirk (m.1903–div. after 1920)[1][a] |
Partial filmography
- His Wife's Visitor (1909 short with Mary Pickford) - Harry Wright (credited as William A. Quirk)
- A Sound Sleeper (1909 short) - uncredited
- The Hessian Renegades (1909 short) - Hessian
- Pippa Passes (1909 short) - In Studio
- Nursing a Viper (1909 short) - Fleeing Aristocrat
- The Red Man's View (1909 short) - Conqueror (uncredited)
- In Little Italy (1909 short) - At the Ball
- To Save Her Soul (1909 short)
- Choosing a Husband (1909 short) - 2nd Bachelor
- The Woman from Mellon's (1910 short) - Harry Townsend
- The Two Brothers (1910 short) - Mexican
- May and December (1910 short with Mary Pickford) - June
- The Lucky Toothache (1910 short)
- How Rastus Gets His Turkey (1910 short) - Rastus
- Billy in Trouble (1911 short) - Billy
- The Burglar's Fee (1911 short) - The Burglar
- Hearts, Hunger, Happiness (1911 short) - Billy
- Father Against His Will (1911 short) - Harry
- Algie the Miner (1912 short) - Algie Allmore
- Fra Diavolo (1912 short directed by Alice Guy) - Fra Diavolo
- The Equine Spy (1912 short) - colored servant (in blackface)
- The Maverick (1912 short) - Billy Taylor
- The Great Scientist (1912 short) - young chemist
- Billy Gets Arrested (1913 short) - Billy
- Burglarizing Billy (1913 short) - Billy
- Billy's First Quarrel (1913 short) - Billy
- Billy's Adventure (1913 short) - Billy
- Billy in Armor (1913 short) - Billy
- Animated Weekly, no. 67 (1913) "Who's Who in Pictures: Billy Quirk"
- The Egyptian Mummy (1914) - Dick Graham
- The Arrival of Josie (1914) - Hank
- Josie's Coney Island Nightmare (1914) - Hank
- Josie's Declaration of Independence (1914 short) - Hank
- Romantic Josie (1914 short) - Hank
- Josie's Legacy (1914) - Hank
- Our Fairy Play (1914 short) - Willie Finley
- The Girl from Prosperity (1914 short) - Jim
- What Happened to Father? (1915) - Dawson Hale
- The Flirt (1916 short) - acted and directed.
- Intolerance (1916) - Bartender
- The Matinee Idol (1916 short)[3]
- Excess Baggage (1917 short) - Director with Leatrice Joy. Film later adapted in 1919 as His Neglected Wife
- Winning an Heiress (1917 short) - Director.
- The Web of Life (1917) - The Valet
- His Day Out (1918 short)
- The Man Worth While (1921) - Napoleon
- At the Stage Door (1921) - Harold Reade
- My Old Kentucky Home (1922) - Loney Smith
- Success (1923) - Nick Walker
- The Glimpses of the Moon (1923) - Bob Fulmer
- Salomy Jane (1923) - Colonel Starbottle
- Broadway Broke (1923) - Joe Karger
- A Bride for a Knight (1923)
- The Dixie Handicap (1924) - A Tout
Notes
- The United States Census of 1920 documents that the Quirks remained legally married in January that year, but Billy was living then in Manhattan in a boardinghouse. In his 1926 death certificate, however, he is documented as divorced. He and Patsy therefore divorced sometime between February 1920 and April 1926.
