Billy Quirk

William A. Quirk (March 27, 1873 – April 20, 1926) was an American silent film actor.[1] He appeared in 182 films between 1909 and 1924. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in Los Angeles, California. Gem Motion Picture Company produced a series of "Billy" titled pictured starring Quirk.

Billy Quirk
Billy Quirk publicity portrait (1912)
Born	William A. Quirk (1873-03-27)March 27, 1873 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 20, 1926(1926-04-20) (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1909–1924

Partial filmography

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
The Lucky Toothache (1910, Short)
How Rastus Gets His Turkey (1910, Short) - Rastus
Algie the Miner (1912, Short) - Algie Allmore
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
What Happened to Father? (1915) - Dawson Hale
Intolerance (1916) - Bartender
The Matinee Idol (1916, Short)[2]
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

References

Katchmer, George A. (May 8, 2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved October 31, 2018 – via Google Books.
"Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series". 1916.

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