Billy Quirk was born on March 29, 1873 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA as William A. Quirk. He was an actor and director, known for Algie, the Miner (1912), Canned Harmony (1912) and An Affair of Hearts (1910). He was married to Patsy J Holcomb. He died on April 20, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Early silent screen comedian with stage experience, whose heyday was between 1908 and 1919. Started at Biograph in 1908, occasionally under the direction of D.W. Griffith. With Solax and Gem, 1912-1914, then at Vitagraph. Couldn't cope with the pressure of making full-length features and consequently suffered a nervous breakdown, followed by attempted suicide, in 1920. His health continued to decline and he died six years later.
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Off screen pseudonym: James Wilson
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Billy Turns Burglar
1913
Short
Billy
Billy Gets Arrested
1913
Short
Billy
Billy's Double
1913
Short
Billy (dual role)
Billy's Mistaken Overcoat
1913
Short
Billy
Billy Wins
1913
Short
Billy
Billy's Troubles
1913
Short
Billy
Billy Joins the Band
1913
Short
Billy
Billy's Strategy
1913
Short
Billy
Billy Fools Dad
1913
Short
Billy
Billy's Board Bill
1913
Short
Billy
The Hater of Women
1912
Short
Bob
The Jenkins-Perkins War
1912
Short
Billy
A Comedy of Errors
1912
Short
Billy
Just Hats
1912
Short
Billy
The Idol Worshipper
1912
Short
Chinese Laundryman
The Maverick
1912
Short
Billy Taylor
Canned Harmony
1912
Short
Billy - Evelyn's Sweetheart
Treasures on the Wing
1912
Short
Dr. Brown
Open to Proposals
1912
Short
Billy
Playing Trumps
1912
Short
Harry
Phantom Paradise
1912
Short
The Office Boy
The Equine Spy
1912
Short
A Colored Servant
The Blood Stain
1912
Short
The Star Reporter
The Four Flush Actor
1912
Short
The Ham Actor
Between Two Fires
1912
Short
Bill Burke - a Burglar
Father and the Boys
1912
Short
Billy - the Youngest Son
Fra Diavolo
1912
Short
Fra Diavolo
Planting Time
1912
Short
The College Boy
The Great Discovery
1912
Short
A Message from Beyond
1912
Short
Charles
The Knight in Armor
1912
Short
Billy
The Glory of Light
1912
Short
The Kind Boy
In the Year 2000
1912
Short
Robert's Mother
Auto Suggestion
1912
Short
Billy - the Motor-Maniac
A Question of Hair
1912/I
Short
Billy
Billy's Insomnia
1912
Short
Billy
Billy, the Detective
1912
Short
Billy - the Detective
Billy's Nurse
1912
Short
Billy
Billy's Troublesome Grip
1912
Short
Billy
Handle with Care
1912
Short
Charlie
Billy's Shoes
1912
Short
Billy - the Traveler
Count Henri, the Hunter
1912
Short
Count Henri
The Bachelor's Club
1912
Short
The Boarding House Heiress
1912
Short
Billy Doolittle
The Animated Bathtub
1912
Short
The Young Inventor
Algie, the Miner
1912
Short
Algie Allmore
Boom Billy
1912
Short
Billy
Hubby Does the Washing
1912
Short
Mr. Jay Poole
A Terrible Lesson
1912
Short
Frank's Friend
Bessie's Suitors
1912
Short
Lend Me Your Wife
1912
Short
Billy
Mignon
1912/I
Short
Federico
The Fixer Fixed
1912
Short
Percy
A Windy Dream
1912
Short
Billy
A Man's a Man
1912
Short
A Son of Erin
Parson Sue
1912
Short
Bill
Bill's Bills
1912
Short
Billy (unconfirmed)
The Professor's Daughters
1912
Short
The Daughter's Sweetheart
A Solax Celebration
1912
Short
Kid Pirate of Bogota
A Pinch of Snuff
1911
Short
The Boy
College Sweethearts
1911
Short
Billy
Billy's Marriage
1911
Short
Billy
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
Running Away from a Fortune
1910
Short
Denny Hoolihan
The Animated Armchair
1910
Short
Harry Stevens
How Rastus Gets His Turkey
1910
Short
Rastus (as William A. Quirk)
The Other Way
1910
Short
Billy
A Lucky Toothache
1910
Short
A Summer Flirtation
1910
Short
Jim
The Hoodoo
1910
Short
Augustus Slip
A Simple Mistake
1910
Short
Augustus Slip
The Oath and the Man
1910
Short
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
Short
Muggsy
Wilful Peggy
1910
Short
Man at the party
When We Were in Our Teens
1910
Short
Tom
Serious Sixteen
1910
Short
Tom
A Child's Faith
1910
Short
A Midnight Cupid
1910
Short
At Store
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
1910
Short
Muggsy
May and December
1910
Short
June
Never Again
1910/I
Short
A Rival Sweetheart
The Face at the Window
1910
Short
At Second Club
A Knot in the Plot
1910
Short
Cowboy
An Affair of Hearts
1910
Short
Monsieur Borni
Up a Tree
1910
Short
Country Lout
The Way of the World
1910
Short
A Rich Revenge
1910
Short
Harry
The Two Brothers
1910/I
Short
Mexican
His Last Dollar
1910
Short
The Boyfriend
The Smoker
1910
Short
George
Faithful
1910
Short
Neighbor
The Newlyweds
1910
Short
Conductor
One Night, and Then --
1910
Short
Workman
The Woman from Mellon's
1910
Short
Harry Townsend
The Last Deal
1910
Short
Bank Teller
The Call
1910
Short
At Show
The Dancing Girl of Butte
1910
Short
In Music Hall
The Heart of an Outlaw
1909
Short
Outlaw Gang
Choosing a Husband
1909
Short
Bachelor
To Save Her Soul
1909
Short
In Little Italy
1909
Short
At the Ball
The Test
1909
Short
Harry
A Corner in Wheat
1909
Short
On the Floor of the Exchange
Banquet Invitee (uncredited)