Billy Quirk (born 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 Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.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 ''How Rastus Gets His Turkey'' is a 1910 slapstick comedy silent film directed by Theodore Wharton. The film stars Billy Quirk (in blackface), Edward José and Octavia Handworth. The movie was written by José and produced and released by Path ...

'' (1910, Short) - Rastus *''

Algie the Miner ''Algie, the Miner'' is a 1912 American silent Western film produced by Solax Studios. It was directed by Harry Schenck, Edward Warren, and Alice Guy and stars Billy Quirk, with Clarice Jackson as Miss Lyons. The film was advertised as: "A real ...

'' (1912, Short) - Algie Allmore *''

Billy Gets Arrested Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...

'' (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) *''The Web of Life'' (1917) - The Valet *''

His Day Out ''His Day Out'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy short film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Leatrice Joy as Joy * Oliver Hardy as Oliver * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Ethel Marie Burton * Bud Ross as The Fathe ...

'' (1918, Short) *''

The Man Worth While ''The Man Worth While'' is a 1921 American silent melodrama film, directed by Romaine Fielding. It stars Joan Arliss, Lawrence Johnson, and Eugene Acker, and was released on September 9, 1921. Cast list * Joan Arliss as Mary Alden * Lawrence Jo ...

'' (1921) - Napoleon *'' At the Stage Door'' (1921) - Harold Reade *'' My Old Kentucky Home'' (1922) - Loney Smith *''

Success Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person mig ...

'' (1923) - Nick Walker *'' The Glimpses of the Moon'' (1923) - Bob Fulmer *''

Salomy Jane Salomy Jane may refer to: *" Salomy Jane's Kiss", an 1889 western short story by Bret Harte, included in ''Stories of Light and Shadow'' (1898) * ''Salomy Jane'' (play), a 1907 stage adaptation by Paul Armstrong *"Salomy Jane", a 1910 western nove ...

'' (1923) - Colonel Starbottle *'' Broadway Broke'' (1923) - Joe Karger *''A Bride for a Knight'' (1923) *'' The Dixie Handicap'' (1924) - A Tout

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Billy 1873 births 1926 deaths Silent film comedians Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors American male comedy actors