Billy Quirk

Born: 1873-03-27

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]


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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Bartender
Released: 1916-09-04

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven...

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The Necklace

as In Pawnshop / Party Guest
Released: 1909-07-01

Mrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The...

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Getting Even

as Bud (as William A. Quirk)
Released: 1909-09-12

All the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a...

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Oh, Uncle!

as Tom Wright, Zeke's Nephew
Released: 1909-08-26

Harry's rich old bachelor uncle thinks Harry is still single. When Uncle announces a visit,...

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Broadway Broke

as Joe Karger
Released: 1923-10-26

Nellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a...

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Canned Harmony

as Billy
Released: 1912-10-09

The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be...

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Success

as Nick Walker
Released: 1923-02-25

The often-told film story of a drunken actor hitting the skids, making a comeback, and helping...

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Parson Sue

as Bill
Released: 1912-01-17

A parson arrives in the midst of a bunch of wild cowboys. Expecting a male parson, the boys set...

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A Corner in Wheat

as uncredited
Released: 1909-12-13

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price...

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Pippa Passes

as In Studio
Released: 1909-10-03

Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a healing...

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The Renunciation

as Kittie's Fiance
Released: 1909-07-19

Two miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the...

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Wilful Peggy

as Man at the Party
Released: 1910-08-24

Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a...

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Pranks

as Sunbather
Released: 1909-08-30

Tom and Ethel separately decide to go bathing in a river. Pranksters switch their clothes and...

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Faithful

as Neighbor
Released: 1910-03-20

Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a...

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Fra Diavolo

as Fra Diavolo
Released: 1912-07-01

Based on the opéra comique of the same name, the film follows the exploits of Italian brigand...

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Billy the Bear Tamer

as Billy
Released: 1915-07-14

A young man's girlfriend is forbidden by her father to see him again. When the father takes his...

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Algie, the Miner

as Algie Allmore
Released: 1912-02-28

When Algie Allmore asks to marry Clarice, the young woman's father gives him one year to prove...

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They Would Elope

as Harry
Released: 1909-08-09

Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them...

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My Old Kentucky Home

as Loney Smith
Released: 1922-04-09

After serving time in Sing Sing, for which he was unjustly sentenced, and encouraged by two...

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The Son's Return

as uncredited
Released: 1909-06-14

A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his...

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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

as First Couple / Fisherman
Released: 1909-10-27

Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return....

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The Little Darling

as In Boarding House
Released: 1909-09-01

This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple...

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The Faded Lilies

as At Party
Released: 1909-06-17

A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his...

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The Glimpses of the Moon

as Bob Fulmer
Released: 1923-03-25

The film is based upon the 1922 Edith Wharton novel The Glimpses of the Moon.

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A Strange Meeting

as A Drunk
Released: 1909-08-01

Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into...

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1776, or The Hessian Renegades

as Hessian
Released: 1909-09-06

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington...

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The Gibson Goddess

as An Admirer
Released: 1909-11-01

A pack of admirers won't leave a beautiful woman alone at a seaside resort, so she devises a...

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Nursing a Viper

as Fleeing Aristocrat
Released: 1909-11-03

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs....

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The Redman's View

as Conqueror
Released: 1909-12-09

An Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary...

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His Day Out

as Feminine Customer
Released: 1918-01-14

In this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver...

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To Save Her Soul

as uncredited
Released: 1909-12-27

Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her...

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The Light That Came

as Suitor
Released: 1909-11-11

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still...

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Muggsy's First Sweetheart

as Muggsy
Released: 1910-06-30

A scrappy lad from the skids attempts to court a well-to-do maiden. During his visits to her...

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What's Your Hurry?

as Harry
Released: 1909-11-01

Papa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and...

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The Broken Locket

as Outside Company Office
Released: 1909-09-16

George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal...

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Through the Breakers

as At the Ball
Released: 1909-12-06

A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl...

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The Last Deal

as Bank Teller
Released: 1910-01-27

Owen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James...

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Cousins of Sherlocko

as uncredited
Released: 1913-01-01

Two mediocre detectives try and catch a notorious pickpocket. Meanwhile, an innocent man is...

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The Oath and the Man

as uncredited
Released: 1910-09-21

A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which...

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Sweet and Twenty

as Frank
Released: 1909-07-22

Alice misunderstands when she sees her sweetheart Frank accidentally kissing her sister, and...

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The Mountaineer's Honor

as Townsman
Released: 1909-11-24

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down...

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A Man's a Man

as A Son of Erin
Released: 1912-01-19

A Jewish man is treated poorly by a member of the upper-class. When tragedy strikes, the Jewish...

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The Dixie Handicap

as A Tout
Released: 1924-12-29

Tale of a man and his horse.

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A Terrible Lesson

as Frank's Friend
Released: 1912-02-16

The story involves a man who goes to a gambling den regardless of the protestations of his wife....

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The Egyptian Mummy

as Dick Graham
Released: 1914-12-16

In 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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His Wife's Visitor

as Harry Wright
Released: 1909-08-19

Harry leaves his new wife at home while he goes out to play poker. Angry, his wife fakes...

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The Two Brothers

as Mexican
Released: 1910-05-12

In Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel....

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Muggsy Becomes a Hero

as Muggsy
Released: 1910-09-01

Two spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is...

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When We Were in Our 'Teens

as Tom
Released: 1910-08-18

Diplomacy was not Tom's strong suit. So when May showed to him her latest painting he poured...

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May and December

as June
Released: 1910-06-20

The quartet comprising this story are of ages as the months are to each other. June, a young...

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A Comedy of Errors

as uncredited
Released: 1912-11-20

A 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 uncredited
Released: 1912-12-11

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The Web of Life

as The Valet
Released: 1917-04-01

Vincent, the lazy son of a wealthy father, travels to the country in an attempt to clean up his...

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A Simple Mistake

as Augustus Slip
Released: 1910-09-24

Mr. Hallate is leaving for a trip and his loving wife is helping him to get his belongings out...

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