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

Notes

References

External links

• Billy Quirk at Find a Grave