William Andrew Quirk (March 27, 1873April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent-film actor. 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.
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) 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
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References
External links
Billy Quirk at Find a Grave