Billy Quirk Explained

Billy Quirk
Birth Name:	William Andrew Quirk
Birth Date:	March 27, 1873
Birth Place:	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years Active:	1909–1924
Occupation:	Actor
Spouses:	Jane Quirk (m.1903div. after 1920)^[1]

William Andrew Quirk (March 27, 1873April 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.

Partial filmography

• 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
• 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)^[3]
• 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

External links

• • Billy Quirk at Find a Grave

Notes and References

1. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940", marriage license and certificate of William A. Quirk and Patsy J. Holcomb, 26 January 1903, Manhattan, New York; database of New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FamilySearch copy of database of original records.
2. Book: Katchmer, George A.. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. May 8, 2002. McFarland. October 31, 2018. Google Books. 978-0-7864-4693-3.
3. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series. 1916.