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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 64)
Gardena, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2011
Spouses
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(m. 1985; div. 1987)​
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FatherDick Warlock

Billy Warlock (born William Alan Leming; March 26, 1961) is a retired American actor known for playing Eddie Kramer, a lifeguard on the first three seasons of Baywatch and in the reunion movie in 2003, as well as for numerous daytime roles, most notably Frankie Brady on Days of Our Lives and A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital. His last known acting credit was in 2011.

Early life

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Billy Warlock was born William Alan Leming in Gardena, California, one of three siblings. He has a brother, Lance, and a sister, Rhonda. Their father, Dick Warlock (né Richard Anthony Leming), was a successful Hollywood stunt man (who did stunts for Kurt Russell and was the stunt driver in the Disney picture, The Love Bug).

After graduation from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California in 1979, Warlock's 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, Warlock auditioned for Marshall and won his first major television role as Leopold "Flip" Phillips, Roger (Ted McGinley)'s brother and Marion Cunningham (Marion Ross)'s younger nephew, in the ninth and tenth seasons of Happy Days.[1]

Career

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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 Menendez in the 1994 television movie Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders.

Warlock 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 Frankie Brady from 1986 to 1988, from 1990 to 1991, and again beginning in June 2005. In 1988, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series at the 15th Daytime Emmy Awards for his performance on the series.[2] He was let go from the soap and his final airdate was November 2006. In spring 2007, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in the role of Ben Hollander, Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman)'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

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Warlock was once engaged to his Baywatch co-star Erika Eleniak, who had played his character Eddie's love interest on the show, Shauni McClain, as well.[5] Warlock was married to soap actress Marcy Walker but they later divorced. He married former Days of our Lives and As the World Turns co-star Julie Pinson on August 26, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Halloween II Craig As Bill Warlock[7]
Lovely But Deadly Boy on Beach As Bill Warlock
1987 Hotshot Vinnie Fortino
1989 Society Bill Whitney
1995 Mr. Payback Payton Bach Interactive film
1997 Opposite Corners Bryant Donatello
Steel Sharks Bob Rogers
2004 The Thing Below Captain Jack Griffin
2006 Fatwa Vince
2009 Hatchet Man Boss Short film[8]
2011 Discedo Robert (voice) Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1982–1983 Happy Days Leopold "Flip" Phillips 13 episodes[7]
1983 ABC Afterschool Special Craig Foster Episode: "But It's Not My Fault"
Lottery! Billy Episode: "Los Angeles: Bigger Volume"
Six Pack Duffy Akins Television film
1984 Capitol Ricky Driscoll Episode: "November 1, 1984"
1986 2 1⁄2 Dads Danny Selzer Television film
1986–2006 Days of Our Lives Frankie Brady Main cast (589 episodes)

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

1987 Rags to Riches Tommy Episode: "Pilot"
1989 Swimsuit Chris Television film
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier Eddie Kramer Television film
21 Jump Street Ron Green Episode: "Come from the Shadows"
Class Cruise Sam McBride Television film
1989–1992 Baywatch Eddie Kramer Main cast (45 episodes)
1990 TV or Not TV? Student Television special
1992–1993 The Hat Squad Matty Matheson Main cast (13 episodes)
1994 Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders Lyle Menendez Television film
1994–1996 Silk Stalkings Brent/Jason Hemmings 2 episodes
1995 Marker Shawn Episode: "Snowballs in Hawaii"
NYPD Blue Mike Barnett Episode: "One Big Happy Family"
1996 Baywatch Nights Eddie Kramer Episode: "Backup"
Panic in the Skies! Matt Eisenhauer Television film
1997–2005 General Hospital A. J. Quartermaine Main cast (308 episodes)
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Derek Shaw 2 episodes
2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Eddie Kramer Television film
2007–2008 The Young and the Restless Ben Hollander 32 episodes[9]
2009 Damages Undercover Customer #2 Episode: "New York Sucks"[10]
2010 As the World Turns Anthony Blackthorn 15 episodes
One Life to Live Ross Rayburn 18 episodes[11]

Stage credits

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Brant, Marley (2006). Happier Days: Paramount Television's Classic Sitcoms, 1974-1984. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 61–62. 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. ^ a b Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Cengage Gale. 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. ^ Gore, Scotty (August 11, 2010). "In Or Out? Billy Warlock At 'One Life'". Soap Opera Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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