{{Short description|American actor (1873–1926)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{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<br>(m.1903{{ndash}}div. after 1920)<ref>"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.</ref>{{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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 == {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *''[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)<ref>{{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}}</ref> *''[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 {{div col end}}
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== External links == {{Commons category|Billy Quirk}} * {{IMDb name|id=0704334|name=Billy Quirk}} * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48880211/william-andrew-quirk Billy Quirk] at Find a Grave
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Billy}} 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