Billy Quirk
William Andrew 'Billy' Quirk (March 27, 1873 – April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent film actor. He performed in more than 180 films between 1909 and 1924. Gem Motion Picture Company produced a series of "Billy"-titled pictures starring Quirk. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as BartenderThe story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven...
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A Corner in Wheat
as uncreditedOn a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price...
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Algie, the Miner
as Algie AllmoreWhen Algie Allmore asks to marry Clarice, the young woman's father gives him one year to prove...
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A Strange Meeting
as A DrunkMary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into...
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They Would Elope
as HarryTwo lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them...
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The Son's Return
as uncreditedA son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his...
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The Broken Locket
as Outside Company OfficeGeorge Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal...
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1776, or The Hessian Renegades
as HessianDuring the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington...
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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as First Couple / FishermanSoon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return....
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The Light That Came
as SuitorA disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still...
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Nursing a Viper
as Fleeing AristocratDuring the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs....
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The Little Darling
as In Boarding HouseThis might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple...
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The Gibson Goddess
as An AdmirerA pack of admirers won't leave a beautiful woman alone at a seaside resort, so she devises a...
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The Glimpses of the Moon
as Bob FulmerThe film is based upon the 1922 Edith Wharton novel The Glimpses of the Moon.
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Canned Harmony
as Billy - Evelyn's SweetheartThe Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be...
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The Redman's View
as ConquerorAn Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary...
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Getting Even
as Bud (as William A. Quirk)All the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a...
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The Necklace
as In Pawnshop / Party GuestMrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The...
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Sweet and Twenty
as FrankAlice misunderstands when she sees her sweetheart Frank accidentally kissing her sister, and...
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His Day Out
as Feminine CustomerIn this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver...
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Faithful
as NeighborAdonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a...
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What's Your Hurry?
as HarryPapa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and...
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Billy the Bear Tamer
as BillyA young man's girlfriend is forbidden by her father to see him again. When the father takes his...
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The Mountaineer's Honor
as TownsmanA mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down...
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To Save Her Soul
as uncreditedAgnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her...
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Wilful Peggy
as Man at the PartyPeggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a...
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Pippa Passes
as In StudioPippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a healing...
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The Oath and the Man
as uncreditedA rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which...
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Parson Sue
as CowboyA parson arrives in the midst of a bunch of wild cowboys. Expecting a male parson, the boys set...
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The Two Brothers
as MexicanIn Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel....
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May and December
as JuneThe quartet comprising this story are of ages as the months are to each other. June, a young...
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A Simple Mistake
as Augustus SlipMr. Hallate is leaving for a trip and his loving wife is helping him to get his belongings out...
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Broadway Broke
as Joe KargerNellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a...
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The Last Deal
as Bank TellerOwen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James...
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The Web of Life
as The ValetVincent, the lazy son of a wealthy father, travels to the country in an attempt to clean up his...
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The Renunciation
as Kittie's FianceTwo miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the...
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The Egyptian Mummy
as Dick GrahamIn order to make money, a man hires a bum to pretend to be a mummy, so he can sell the "body"...
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Through the Breakers
as At the BallA society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl...
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The Faded Lilies
as At PartyA disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his...
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Muggsy's First Sweetheart
as MuggsyA scrappy lad from the skids attempts to court a well-to-do maiden. During his visits to her...
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In the Year 2000
as The Gang LeaderA remake for the US market of Alice Guy's Les Résultats du féminisme. The film is considered to...
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Pranks
as SunbatherTom and Ethel separately decide to go bathing in a river. Pranksters switch their clothes and...
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His Wife's Visitor
as Harry WrightHarry leaves his new wife at home while he goes out to play poker. Angry, his wife fakes...
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Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as MuggsyTwo spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is...
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Success
as Nick WalkerThe often-told film story of a drunken actor hitting the skids, making a comeback, and helping...
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When We Were in Our 'Teens
as TomDiplomacy was not Tom's strong suit. So when May showed to him her latest painting he poured...
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Fra Diavolo
as Fra DiavoloBased on the opéra comique of the same name, the film follows the exploits of Italian brigand...
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A Terrible Lesson
as Frank's FriendThe story involves a man who goes to a gambling den regardless of the protestations of his wife....
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Oh, Uncle!
as Tom Wright, Zeke's NephewHarry's rich old bachelor uncle thinks Harry is still single. When Uncle announces a visit,...
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My Old Kentucky Home
as Loney SmithAfter serving time in Sing Sing, for which he was unjustly sentenced, and encouraged by two...
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A Man's a Man
as A Son of ErinA Jewish man is treated poorly by a member of the upper-class. When tragedy strikes, the Jewish...
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Cousins of Sherlocko
as uncreditedTwo mediocre detectives try and catch a notorious pickpocket. Meanwhile, an innocent man is...
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A Comedy of Errors
as BillyA man mistakes a woman's blown kisses as being directed at him. When he comes over to call on...
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The Hater of Women
as Bob BurnsBob Burton is a misogynist who spends time with other men who share his views, but Bob's friends...
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Billy's Strategy
as BillyBilly and his sweetheart have had a little quarrel, and just to make him jealous, she accepts...
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