Billy Warlock

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Billy Warlock
Publicity still of Billy Warlock for Happy Days, 1983
Warlock in a promotional photo for Happy Days
Born
William Alan Leming

(1961-03-26) March 26, 1961 (age 63)
Gardena, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2011
Spouses
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(m. 1985; div. 1987)​
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Billy Warlock (born William Alan Leming; March 26, 1961) is an American actor known for playing

A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital
.

Early life

Warlock was born William Alan Leming in

né Richard Anthony Leming), a successful Hollywood stunt man who did stunts for Kurt Russell and was the stunt driver in the Disney picture, The Love Bug
. His siblings include Lance Warlock and a sister, Rhonda.

After graduation from

Van Nuys, California in 1979, his father landed him a stunt job as Robin Williams's stunt double in a Mork & Mindy episode, one that was produced by Garry Marshall.[1] Several months later, Billy auditioned for Marshall and won his first major television role as Leopold "Flip" Phillips, Roger's brother (and the Cunninghams' younger nephew), in the ninth season of Happy Days.[1]

Career

As a young adult, Warlock had a small role in Halloween II (1981), and Lovely But Deadly (1981), directed by David Sheldon. He later appeared in Hotshot (1987), directed by Rick King, and played the lead role in the horror film Society (1989), directed by Brian Yuzna.

The same year, Warlock appeared as an original cast member of Baywatch, where he played lifeguard Eddie Kramer for the first three seasons. In the early 1990s, he also was on the short-lived TV Series The Hat Squad, with Nestor Serrano and Don Michael Paul from 1992 to 1993, and portrayed Lyle Menéndez in the 1994 television movie Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders.

He also starred on soap operas such as Days of Our Lives and General Hospital. In the latter, he portrayed A. J. Quartermaine from June 13, 1997, to December 11, 2003, and for several visits in 2005 from February 4 to February 11, when his character was presumed dead. He reprised the role from March 15 until April 26 when his character was actually murdered in his hospital room by Dr. Asher Thomas (Larry Poindexter) after he kidnapped his biological son, Michael Corinthos (Dylan Cash).

On Days of Our Lives, Warlock portrayed

Jack Abbott's campaign manager. Warlock appeared on the show from May 2007 to January 2008.[3]

In 2003, Warlock reprised his role of Eddie Kramer in the Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding television film. The following year, he appeared in an off-Broadway revival production of The Normal Heart at the Public Theater in New York City.[4] Charles Isherwood of Variety praised his performance as "sincere and nicely understated."[4] During the summer of 2010, Warlock appeared on As the World Turns as Anthony Blackthorn.

Personal life

Warlock was once engaged to his Baywatch co-star

Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 Halloween II Craig As Bill Warlock [7]
1981 Lovely But Deadly Boy on beach
1983 Six Pack Duffy Akins
1986 21⁄2 Dads Danny Selzer
1987 Hotshot Vinnie Fortino
1989 Class Cruise Sam McBride
1989 Society Bill Whitney
1989 Swimsuit Chris Television film
1989 Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier Eddie Kramer Television film
1994 Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
Lyle Menéndez
 Television film
1995
Mr. Payback
 Payton Bach Interactive film
1996 Panic in the Skies! Flight Attendant Matt Eisenhauer
1997
Steel Sharks
 Bob Rogers
2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
Eddie Kramer
 Television film
2004 The Thing Below Captain Jack Griffin
2009 Hatchet Man Boss Short film [8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1982–1983 Happy Days Flip Phillips [7]
1983 ABC Afterschool Special Craig Foster 1 episode
1983 Lottery! Billy 1 episode
1984–1985 Capitol Ricky Driscoll 1 episode
1986–1988 Days of Our Lives Frankie Brady Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
1987 Rags to Riches Tommy 1 episode
1989 21 Jump Street Ron Green Episode: "Come from the Shadows"
1989–1992 Baywatch
Eddie Kramer
 45 episodes
1990–1991 Days of Our Lives Frankie Brady
1992–1993 The Hat Squad Matty
1995 Baywatch Nights
Eddie Kramer
 Episode: "Backup"
1995 NYPD Blue Mike Barnett Episode: "One Big Happy Family"
2005–2006 Days of Our Lives Frankie Brady 589 episodes (total)
1997–2003; 2005 General Hospital A. J. Quartermaine 237 episodes
2007–2008 The Young and the Restless Ben Hollander [9]
2009 Damages Undercover Customer #2 Episode: "New York Sucks" [10]
2010 As the World Turns Anthony Blackthorn 15 episodes
2010 One Life to Live Ross Rayburn 18 episodes [11]

Stage credits

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 The Normal Heart Felix Turner The Public Theater [4]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-823-08933-8
    .
  2. ^ Reichardt, Nancy M. (September 23, 1990). "Better 'Days' Are in Store for Billy Warlock". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Billy Warlock's Actor's Profile". Soap Central. December 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Isherwood, Charles (April 21, 2004). "The Normal Heart". Variety. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Days of Our Lives Stars Get Married". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Ulrica, Wilhborg (August 26, 2006). "Days of Our Lives Star Get Married". People. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-0-787-69050-2
    .
  8. ^ Van Hoven, Matt (June 10, 2009). "The Story Behind 'Hatchet Man' – a Film Inspired, Written and Produced by Ad Folk". Adweek. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Billy Warlock ex-Days/GH star Joins Y&R!". Soaps.com. 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Billy Warlock Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  11. Soap Opera Network. Archived
    from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

External links
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