Billy Quirk

{{Infobox person

| name = Billy Quirk

| image = Billy Quirk 1912.jpg

| image_size = 180px

| caption = Publicity portrait, 1912

| birth_name = William Andrew Quirk

| birth_date = {{birth date|1873|3|27|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1926|4|20|1873|3|29|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| years_active = 1909–1924

| occupation = Actor

| spouses = Jane Quirk
(m.1903{{ndash}}div. after 1920)"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.{{efn|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.}}

}}

William Andrew Quirk (March 27, 1873{{snd}}April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent-film actor.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkOeCQAAQBAJ&q=Billy+Quirk+silent+films&pg=PA312|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|date=May 8, 2002|publisher=McFarland|access-date=October 31, 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=978-0-7864-4693-3}} 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

[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000902/ 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
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449839/?ref_=nm_mv_desc Billy in Trouble] (1911 short) - Billy
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449200/?ref_=nm_mv_desc The Burglar's Fee] (1911 short) - The Burglar
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098335/?ref_=nm_mv_desc Hearts, Hunger, Happiness] (1911 short) - Billy
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1177112/?ref_=nm_mv_desc Father Against His Will] (1911 short) - Harry
Algie the Miner (1912 short) - Algie Allmore
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223307/?ref_=nm_mv_desc Fra Diavolo] (1912 short directed by Alice Guy) - Fra Diavolo
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338971/?ref_=nm_mv_desc The Equine Spy] (1912 short) - colored servant (in blackface)
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1344125/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_3 The Maverick] (1912 short) - Billy Taylor
[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1242628/?ref_=nm_mv_desc The Great Scientist] (1912 short) - young chemist
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340565/ Billy Gets Arrested] (1913 short) - Billy
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344977/ Burglarizing Billy] (1913 short) - Billy
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340577/ Billy's First Quarrel] (1913 short) - Billy
Billy's Adventure (1913 short) - Billy
[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0340569/?ref_=ttpl_ov Billy in Armor] (1913 short) - Billy
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4523594/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_1 Animated Weekly, no. 67] (1913) "Who's Who in Pictures: Billy Quirk"
The Egyptian Mummy (1914) - Dick Graham
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315786/?ref_=nm_mv_desc The Arrival of Josie] (1914) - Hank
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704334/mediaviewer/rm1146136065/ Josie's Coney Island Nightmare] (1914) - Hank
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486374/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_2_cdt_t_47 Josie's Declaration of Independence] (1914 short) - Hank
[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0496113/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 Romantic Josie] (1914 short) - Hank
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704334/mediaviewer/rm2102437377/ Josie's Legacy] (1914) - Hank
[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0004444/?ref_=nm_mv_desc Our Fairy Play] (1914 short) - Willie Finley
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004017/?ref_=nm_mv_desc The Girl from Prosperity] (1914 short) - Jim
What Happened to Father? (1915) - Dawson Hale
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196564/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_3 The Flirt] (1916 short) - acted and directed.
Intolerance (1916) - Bartender
The Matinee Idol (1916 short){{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O1ccAQAAIAAJ&q=the+matinee+idol+%22leta+vance%22&pg=PA1454 |title = Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series|year = 1916}}
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5886038/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2 Excess Baggage] (1917 short) - Director with Leatrice Joy. Film later adapted in 1919 as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV2bSAPCz04 His Neglected Wife]
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4427340/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_2 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

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0704334|name=Billy Quirk}}
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48880211/william-andrew-quirk Billy Quirk] at Find a Grave

Category:1873 births

Category:1926 deaths

Category:Silent film comedians

Category:Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey

Category:American male silent film actors

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:American male comedians

Category:Comedians from Jersey City, New Jersey